Robson Green

Robson Green

Active - 1995 - 2008  |   Born - Dec 18, 1964 in Hexham, Northumberland, England  |   Genres - Drama, Mystery, Crime

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With an impossibly cool demeanor and a starkly handsome visage, U.K. actor Robson Green embarked on a formidable dramatic career in his early twenties. He subsequently became a sensation in his native Britain, with a marked emphasis on television roles, and amassed well over 200 appearances within 20 years.

Green launched his entertainment career on a low-key basis, as one of the presenters in the 1984 employment documentary Who Needs a Union? This marked the actor's last nonfiction work for some time, however, and in successive years, he became a veritable staple on such English fiction series as Casualty, Soldier Soldier, Reckless, and Touching Evil. In 2002, Green gained additional notoriety as Liam Marple -- a dirt-digging tabloid journalist who sets out to expose skeletons in the closets of female prime minister Laura Bowden (Caroline Goodall), but ultimately falls in love with her, in the popular British telemovie Me & Mrs. Jones. Green continued his explorations of domestic discord with the visceral one-hour dramatic feature Beaten (2005) and the same year's shocking miniseries Like Father, Like Son. In the latter, Green portrayed a young man engaged to be married but plagued with problems from his intended's psychopathic ex-husband and equally malevolent teenage son.

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  • Considered a career in professional boxing and had 3 training sessions in preparation for his role as a boxer in Francie Nichol when he was a teenager.
  • Received an Honorary Degree from the University of Northumbria in July 1989.
  • Landed a huge chart success in 1995 with the song "Unchained Melody," which he recorded together with Jerome Flynn for an episode of Soldier Soldier.
  • In 1996, he set up an independent production company called Coastal Productions with the aim of supporting and promoting young aspiring actors from the North-East of England.
  • When filming Extreme Fishing near Alaska, the team was hit by a Force 10 hurricane, while in the middle of the ocean, for 36 hours.
  • Has a pyrotechnics license and occasionally puts on displays for events, including weddings.