Martin Hancock is an English actor best known for his roles as Geoffrey "Spider" Nugent in the English soap ''

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'' (between 1997 and 2003 and again from 2022 onwards) and as Reg Lund in ''

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Early life

Hancock was born in

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to an English father and a New Zealander mother. He attended

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and trained at the

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Career

Hancock has had roles in a number of English television series, including BBC's '' This Life'' and the ITV1 cult drama ''

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''. He has also had film roles in ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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'' (2008), as well as in a number of theatre productions. However, his most famous role remains that of Emily Bishop's eco-warrior nephew, Geoffrey "Spider" Nugent, in the long-running English soap ''

''. Hancock left the show as a regular in 2000, feeling that his character of Spider had run its course. It was announced in May 2022, that Hancock is to return to the programme and reprise the role of Spider in July 2022. In 2007, he appeared as himself on an episode of ''

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.''

Personal life

He lives in London with his wife, and is a supporter of

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * Living people Male actors from London People educated at Drayton Manor High School Alumni of the Drama Centre London English male soap opera actors 1969 births {{UK-screen-actor-stub