Martin Turner (born September 1950) is an English stage and television actor.

Early life

Turner was born in Hong Kong. In the 1970s he was a member of the Inter-Action Community Arts Trust founded by

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, before deciding to train as an actor at the Drama Centre, London, under

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and Christopher Fettes.

Career

Theatre

His stage career has been distinguished by playing lead roles for

Cheek by Jowl Cheek by Jowl is an international theatre company founded in the United Kingdom by director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod in 1981. Donnellan and Ormerod are Cheek by Jowl's artistic directors and together direct and design all of ...

(including Oberon/Theseus in their world tour of '' A Midsummer Night's Dream''), the Royal Shakespeare Company, Liverpool Everyman Theatre, Royal Exchange, Manchester,

Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is an open-air theatre in Regent's Park in central London. The theatre Established in 1932, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is one of the largest theatres in London (1,256 seats) and is situated in Queen Mary� ...

Shakespeare's Globe Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays, in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames. The original theatre was built in ...

Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Barry Jackson, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre ...

Sheffield Crucible The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as "The Crucible") is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971. Although it hosts regular theatrical performances, it is best known for hosting professional snooker's ...

Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, it was opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Mart ...

and other companies. On the West End stage he has played Evelyn Oakleigh opposite Elaine Paige in ''Anything Goes'', and Pierre Guerre in ''Martin Guerre'' (both at the Prince Edward Theatre); Ronald Reagan in ''Gaddafi'' at the English National Opera; Father in ''Rabbit'' at Trafalgar Studios;

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, at the Gielgud Theatre, in the highly acclaimed ''Macbeth'' directed by Rupert Goold and starring Patrick Stewart, which transferred to New York's BAM Harvey Theatre and Broadway; and as Juror 11 in ''

Twelve Angry Men ''Twelve Angry Men'' is an American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose concerning the jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. The following year it was adapted for the stage. It was adapted for a ...

'' at the

Garrick Theatre The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, named after the stage actor David Garrick. It opened in 1889 with ''The Profligate'', a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and another Pinero play, ' ...

Television

His featured roles on television include John Harrison in ''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Her ...

('' Wasp's Nest'')''; Neil Spicer in ''

Rosemary & Thyme ''Rosemary & Thyme'' is a British television cosy mystery thriller series starring Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris as gardening detectives Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme. The show began on ITV in 2003. The third series ended in August 2007 ...

''; Charles in ''Prince William'', Cimon in ''

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''(ABC/Fox); Wing-Commander Turner in ''

Foyle's War ''Foyle's War'' is a British detective drama television series set during and shortly after the Second World War, created by '' Midsomer Murders'' screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series ...

'' ''(Series 2 & 3)'';

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in '' Charles II: The Power and The Passion''; William Wilberforce in ''Breaking the Chains'';

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in '' The Somme - From Defeat to Victory''; Frogton in ''

Killer Net ''Killer Net'' is a British television crime drama mini series, first broadcast on Channel 4 in May 1998. The drama was written and produced by Lynda La Plante, directed by Geoffrey Sax and featured a cast of up and coming actors. One of the ma ...

''; Tim Pye in ''The Money Men''; as well as guest roles in ''Holby City'', ''Casualty'', ''The Bill'', ''The Knock'', ''Pie in the Sky'', ''Trainer'', ''Dangerfield'', ''Bergerac'', and ''Rumpole of the Bailey''.

References

External links

* Living people English male stage actors 1950 births English male television actors {{England-actor-stub