John Hodgkinson (born 21 June 1966) is an English actor. He is known predominantly for his stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for his performance as Tom Kettle in The Ferryman, for which he has been nominated as Best Actor in a Supporting Role in the 2018 Laurence Olivier Awards.^[1] In 2011, he was named The Journal's Performing Artist of the Year for the part of Chris Mullin in Michael Chaplin's A Walk on Part with the Live Theatre Company.^[2]

Early life

Hodgkinson was born in Surbiton, Greater London. He attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.^[3]

Filmography

Film

• Firelight (1997) – Carlo
• Thunderpants (2002) – Launch Controller 1
• Skyfall (2012) – Silva's Isolation guard
• Leave to Remain (2013) – Judge
• Heart of Lightness (2014) – Jason Malvern

Television

• Inside Victor Lewis-Smith (1993–95) – 'BBC suit' 1
• Sometime, Never (1996) – Kev
• Dad (1997)
• Keeping Mum (1998) – Geoffrey
• Duck Patrol (1998) – Gareth
• Boyz Unlimited (1999) – Steve Peebles
• People Like Us (1999)
• Pure Wickedness (1999) – Colin
• The Peter Principle (2000) – Mike Cooper
• Chambers (2000) – Guy
• Holby City (2001) – Terry Thomson
• Doctors (2001) – Robert Shields
• The Bill (2001) – Mark Pinney
• Lee Evans - So What Now? (2001) – Raymond
• The Estate Agents (2002) – Death Row Client
• EastEnders (2004) – Bowers
• Peep Show (2003–04) – Tony
• My Family (2004) – Registrar / Vicar
• Broken News (2005) – Reporter in the Sea
• Doctors (2005) – Timothy Lutterworth
• Heartbeat (2007) – Brian Rogers
• Criminal Justice (2008) – Rogers
• Holby City (2010) – Glyn Hibbert
• Silk (2012) – DS Roger Berwick
• Big Bad World (2013) – Graham
• Whitechapel (2013) – Sid Walden
• The Escape Artist (2013) – Mr. Hughes
• The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2016) – Helicopter Pilot
• Witless (2016) – Sergeant Forrest
• Victoria (2016) – Police Inspector
• Rillington Place (2016) – DCI Griffin
• Life After Life (2022) - Dr Kellet

Personal life

Hodgkinson is based in Tottenham, North London, and is married with two sons, a whippet and a greyhound.^[4] He is a member of the Equity trade union, and is a 'highly skilled' cricketer.^[5]