Tom Cotcher (born 28 July 1950) is a Scottish actor who played Alan Woods in ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...

'' from 1992 to 1996. He also appeared briefly in an earlier episode of the police drama (as did several of the cast) as a local resident with a missing dog. Since then he has appeared in ''

Taggart ''Taggart'' is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries "Killer" from 6 until 20 Septembe ...

'' and '' Night and Day'', and in October 2007 as a doctor in '' EastEnders''. He has also made appearances as Chief Superintendent Hobbs in

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...

. Tom voiced the character of Rick, the spotter in the racing video games

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and 3, in 2004 and 2006, respectively, as well as the characters of Benhart of Jugo and Cromwell the Pardoner in the action role-playing video game Dark Souls II in 2014. He appeared as Daniel Brown in the 2017 Holby City episode Sleep Well. Tom is the narrator on the UK editions of

Ice Road Truckers ''Ice Road Truckers'' (commercially abbreviated ''IRT'') is a reality television series that premiered on History Channel, on June 17, 2007. It features the activities of drivers who operate trucks on seasonal routes crossing frozen lakes and ...

. He is a husband and father living in Brighton, England. In 2018, Cotcher recorded a two-part edition of ''The Bill Podcast'' to discuss his life and career.

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* Scottish male television actors Scottish male soap opera actors 1950 births Living people {{UK-actor-stub