Thomas Craig
Born
Craig Thompson

(1962-12-04) 4 December 1962 (age 61)
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Known forCoronation Street (2002–2005)
Murdoch Mysteries (2008–)

Thomas Craig (born Craig Thompson; 4 December 1962) is an English actor.[1] He is known for his roles in Murdoch Mysteries, Where the Heart Is, Hidden, Coronation Street, and The Navigators.[2][3]

Biography

Craig was originally a plumber before making the move into acting in the 1980s.[4] He attended the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.[5] His stage name is taken from the name of former Sheffield Wednesday player Tommy Craig.[6]

In 1994 he appeared sporadically in the first series of Common As Muck, alongside Edward Woodward and Neil Dudgeon and he also had a brief role in the 1995 film I.D., where he played one of the Tyneburn leaders during the market fight scene, his only word then was "Well!" when asking for a fight.

Craig appeared in EastEnders in 1992 as Mandy Salter's mother's boyfriend. Around 1994 he appeared as Aelfric in "Monk's Hood", an episode of the Cadfael television series starring Sir Derek Jacobi. He currently stars as Inspector Brackenreid in the Canadian show Murdoch Mysteries.[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 I.D. Tyneburn Leader
2001 The Navigators Mick
2007 Six Bend Trap Debt Enforcer
2014 A Gun Roland Short film
Hyena Harrison

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Paradise Club D.C. Lambton Main role
1990 Screenplay Robson "Night Voice"
1991 The Chief Det. Sgt. Bradley "2.1"
Smack and Thistle Spikey TV film
1992 A Time to Dance Allan TV miniseries
Between the Lines P.C. Wilks "Words of Advice"
Screen One Myles / Don Summers "Born Kicking", "Seconds Out"
Boon Barry Winder "Is There Anybody There?"
EastEnders Gary
Inspector Morse Desk Sergeant
1993 Spender Jim Harris "Puck"
Peak Practice Paul "Giddy Heights"
1994 Pie in the Sky D.S. Maltby "The Best of Both Worlds"
Mystery!: Cadfael Aelfric "Monk's Hood"
Common As Muck Phillip Edwards "The Nose of Joint", "Keeping the Refuse Tender", "Cash Bonus"
The Bill Sgt. Northfield "Killing Time"
Casualty Graham Evans "A Breed Apart", "Learning Curve", "Trials and Tribulations"
1995 Prime Suspect: Inner Circles D.S. Booth TV film
Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness
1996 Madson Gordon Berry
Out of the Blue Terry Forrest "2.3"
The Demon Headmaster Policeman "2.2", "2.3", "2.4"
The Bill P.C. Penrose "Final Drive"
1997 The Bill Mark Scott "Walkabout"
Soldier Soldier Fus Jacko Barton Main role
1997-2005 Where the Heart Is Simon Goddard Recurring role
1999 Dangerfield Bryn Edmunds "Chasing Shadows"
2002-05 Coronation Street Tommy Harris Recurring role
2005 Coronation Street: Pantomime TV film
2006 Holby City Ian Keel "Just Another Day"
Doctors Ian Reed "Nobody's Perfect"
2007 Heartbeat Ken Hutchinson "Troubled Waters"
Forgiven Matt TV film
Blue Murder Chris Milligan "Not a Matter of Life and Death"
2008–present Murdoch Mysteries Inspector Thomas Brackenreid Main role
2009 U Be Dead D.C. Lee Rutter TV film
Casualty Steve "Better Drowned"
2010 Doctors Sgt. Dean Frater "An Officer and a Gentle Man"
2011 The Listener Jake Coogan "Ace in the Hole"
Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs Inspector Thomas Brackenreid Main role
Hidden D.I. Fenton Russell TV miniseries
2012 Murdoch Mysteries: The Murdoch Effect Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
2013 Captain Canuck Prof. Walker (voice) "Out Foxed"
2017 Alias Grace: Part 3
2022 Hudson & Rex Henry Ward "No Man is an Island"

External links

References

  1. ^ "Murdoch Mysteries Press Kit 2015 2016 Complete Season" (PDF). GDMX Syndication. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Thomas Craig - IMDb". IMDB. IMDb.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ Morgan, Clive (10 February 2009). "Interview: Thomas Craig on Murdoch Mysteries". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ Armstrong, Julia. "How star actor sneaked Sheffield Wednesday into TV shows". The Star. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Murdoch Mysteries Cast". CBC.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ^ Atkinson, Nathalie (7 January 2013). "Scenes from a Life: How Thomas Craig moved through the ranks to make chief on Murdoch Mysteries". National Post. canada.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Murdoch Mysteries interview: Thomas Craig on his return in the Canadia". standard.co.uk. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Murdoch Mysteries - Wandsworth's former Corrie star turned TV copper talks to us about Christmas special". News Shopper. Retrieved 30 September 2016.


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