Patrick Robinson (born 6 November 1963) is a

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actor best known for his work in the long-running medical drama series ''

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'' on

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. In the early years of the show, he played first a staff nurse and later a

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; in later years, he played Consultant Martin "Ash" Ashford.

Early life

Robinson was the fifth of seven children born to a

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n-immigrant

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father and his English-born wife. Robinson joined the South East London School Drama Group aged 14. The

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of footballer and TV personality

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, Robinson was offered a trial at

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, which he turned down to attend additional drama classes. After studying

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for a year, he left to join the

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organisation as a messenger boy. He then graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

On graduation he started his career in theatre, and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, spending two seasons in Stratford-upon-Avon and then two in London. Robinson left the RSC to join the cast of ''Casualty'' as the character Martin "Ash" Ashford, a nurse, beginning in 1990. He left the series but returned in 2013-14 to reprise the Ashford role as a Consultant. He returned to ''Casualty'' in 2016 as part of the anniversary celebrations. Robinson played

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agent Leon Washington in the 2003 action film ''

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'', alongside

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. He appeared in an episode in the last series of the popular

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as Crash Daniels's abusive father Theo. In late 2007, he played former slave Thomas Peters who went on to become a leader in

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, in a stage adaptation of ''

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'' by historian

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at the

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. From 2008 he appeared as Detective Constable

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in the

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police drama ''

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), 13 February 2008. In 2009 he participated in ''Let's Dance for

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'' with Lisa Maxwell dancing a routine based on ''

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''. In March 2011, he was appearing as a German cavalry officer 'Friedrich' in the

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production of ''War Horse''. In 2013, Patrick participated in the eleventh series of '' Strictly Come Dancing''. His dance partner was

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, a new professional dancer that year. They were voted out in the semi-final. He played Gregory Brantner in ''Schooled for Murder'', a two part episode of '' Midsomer Murders'' (2013, S15). In September 2015, he joined series 5 of

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's '' Mount Pleasant'' as Policeman Cameron Miller, and returned for series 6 in September 2016. In March 2020 he played Marcus Ormansby, a novelist, in “The Trouble with Maggie Cole” an ITV drama with Dawn French. In June 2020 Patrick played Anthony Bryan in “ Sitting in Limbo”, a feature-length factual

drama about the Windrush scandal. In January 2021, he guest starred in Death in Paradise (S10:E1) as TV host Garfield Tourné. He played Father Benedict in Season 5 of

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, in 2022.

Personal life

Married, the couple have three daughters and one son. The family lives in Stratford-upon-Avon. A supporter of football club Arsenal F.C., where his cousin

played, Robinson has played regularly for the club's ex-pro and celebrity team. He also plays

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with the Ashmead Cruisers, a team that he co-founded in 1980. The team was the runner-up in the national street hockey tournament twice in the 1980s.

References

External links

Official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Patrick 1963 births Living people Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Male actors from London English male stage actors English male television actors Royal Shakespeare Company members Black British male actors English people of Jamaican descent