Neil Stuke






















Neil Stuke
Born
Neil Robert Stuke


(1966-02-22) 22 February 1966 (age 52)

Deal, Kent, England

Nationality British
Occupation Actor
Years active 1991–present

Neil Robert Stuke (born 22 February 1966 in Deal, Kent) is an English actor best known for his role of Matthew in the TV sitcom Game On and more recently for playing Billy Lamb in the BBC legal drama Silk.




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Filmography


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Career


Stuke played Matthew in the second and third series of Game On. He also played the role of head clerk Billy Lamb in the BBC television series Silk. His television career also includes Between the Lines, Trust, Reggie Perrin, At Home with the Braithwaites, Monday Monday, Office Gossip, Bedtime, A Touch of Frost, The Catherine Tate Show and playing an alcoholic footballer/policeman in a 1997 episode of Pie in the Sky.


In 2006 he guest-starred in The Bill in which his character (James Tennant) was involved in the storyline of missing child Amy Tennant.


In the summer of 2010, Stuke featured in Celebrity MasterChef. He has also been a panellist on several episodes of the topical discussion series The Wright Stuff.


In August 2014, Stuke was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.[1]



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Television
Year
TV Show
Role
Notes
1991

The Bill
Thomas Jeffries
1 episode: "Empire Building"

Drop the Dead Donkey
Star Batter
1 episode: "Baseball"
1993

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Peter Baker
1 episode: "The Case of the Missing Will"

The Bill
Dave Slater
1 episode: "By Hook or by Crook"

Between the Lines
Det. Con. Green
1 episode: "Crack Up"
1994

The Bill
Lewis
2 episodes: "Living Legend" and "Inquest"

Heartbeat
Snakey
1 episode: "Treading Carefully"
1995

The Chief
Bobby Dean
1 episode

Cardiac Arrest
Director
1 episode: "The Critical Hour"

Resort to Murder
Skins
4 episodes
1996

The Bill
Alex Easby
1 episode: "No Assistance Required"

A Touch of Frost
Det. Sgt. Nash
1 episode: "The Things We Do for Love"

Karaoke
Peter (Movie)
4 episodes

Cold Lazarus
Peter (Movie)
1 episode

Out of the Blue
Tommy Defty
1 episode
1996–98

Game On
Matthew
Series 2 & 3 (12 episodes)
1997

Pie in the Sky
Kirk Flowerbridge
1 episode: "Return Match"

Light Lunch
Himself (guest)
1 episode: "We're Game On"
1998

Seesaw
Jon
3 episodes

Silent Witness
Andy Fox
1 episode: "Divided Loyalties: Part 1"

Casualty
Tony
1 episode: "Eye Spy"

Grafters
Paul
7 episodes

Drop the Dead Donkey
Wes Jasper
2 episodes
2000

At Home with the Braithwaites
Keith Kershaw
Pilot episode

The Sins
Carl Rogers
7 episodes
2001

Office Gossip
Simon
6 episodes
2002

Murder in Mind
Colin Edwardson
1 episode: "Victim"
2003

Trust
Martin Greig
6 episodes

Murphy's Law
Carl
1 episode: "Reunion"

Madre Teresa
Kline
TV film

Bedtime
John
3 episodes
2005

The Afternoon Play
Steve Passmore
1 episode: "The Hitch"

Faith
Nigel
TV film

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky
Andy
2 episodes

Murder in Suburbia
Steve
1 episode: "Dogs"

Chopratown
Det. Insp. Nigel Caro
TV film

Life and Death in Rome
Himself (narrator)
Documentary (unknown episodes)
2006

The Virgin Queen
Francis Bacon
2 episodes

Soundproof
Chris Groves
TV film
2006–07

The Bill
James Tennant
18 episodes
2007

Kingdom
Damien
1 episode
2009

Midsomer Murders
Glen Jarvis
1 episode: "Secrets and Spies"

Monday Monday
Max
7 episodes

Saturday Kitchen
Himself (guest)
1 episode (16 May 2009)
2009–10

Reggie Perrin
Chris
Series 1 & 2 (10 episodes)
2010

Agatha Christie's Marple
Dr. Haydock
1 episode: "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side"

New Tricks
Duncan Miller
1 episode: "Dark Chocolate"

The Slammer
Agent Alec Baldwin
1 episode: "Gov on the Run"

Celebrity Masterchef
Himself (contestant)
7 episodes

Jane Goodall: Beauty and the Beasts
Himself (narrator)
Documentary
2010–11

BBC Breakfast
Himself (guest)
2 episodes (12 August 2010 & 28 February 2011)
2011

Death in Paradise
Lucas Talbot
1 episode

Fern
Himself (special guest)
1 episode
2011–14

Silk
Billy Lamb
18 episodes

The Wright Stuff
Himself (panelist)
26 episodes
2012

Fathers Day
(unknown)
TV film

One Night
Kenny
Mini-series (3 episodes)

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Himself
1 episode
2013

Lewis
Professor Andrew Crane
2 episodes: "Down among the Fearful: Parts 1 & 2"
2014

Plebs
Cornelius
2 episodes
2015

The Interceptor
Reid
1 episode

Doctor Foster
Chris Parks
4 episodes
2016

Suspects
Mo Jones
4 episodes

Silent Witness
Det. Insp. Laurence Cooke
2 episodes: "In Plain Sight: Parts 1 & 2"

Paranoid
Michael Niles





















































































































Film
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1993

Century
Felix

1994

Borderland
Soldier
Short film
1995

Suckers
Dave
Short film
1996

Masculine Mescaline
Mike
Short film
1998

Shark Hunt
(unknown)
Uncredited

Sliding Doors
Defensive bloke


If Only...
Freddy

1999

Let the Good Times Roll
Mike
Short film

Dead Bolt Dead
The Assassin


Mad Cows
Desk Sergeant

2000

The Suicide Club
Captain May


Circus
Roscoe


The Wedding Tackle
Salty


Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
Headlam

2001

The Dark
Apprentice (voice)

2004

School for Seduction
Craig

2005

Out on a Limb
Simon

2008

Le Petit Mort
Promoter
Short film by Jason Merrells
2016

The Comedian's Guide to Survival
Adam



References





  1. ^ "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories | Politics". theguardian.com. 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-08-26..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links



  • Neil Stuke Official Website


  • Neil Stuke on IMDb


  • Neil Stuke at BBC Online

  • Rookery Nook website











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