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Colin Buchanan
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Buchanan was born in 1967 and took up acting at the suggestion of his father, who was a major in the Royal Marines. He got his break in 1994 with the role of Hodge in the comedy d…
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Buchanan was born in 1967 and took up acting at the suggestion of his father, who was a major in the Royal Marines. He got his break in 1994 with the role of Hodge in the comedy drama series Preston Front. When that show ended in 1997, he starred opposite Warren Clarke as Peter Pascoe in the long running series Dalziel and Pascoe, based on the crime novels of Reginald Hill. Prior to acting he had tried his hand at a number of jobs including singing in a rock band, working on a building site and delivering leaflets. He lives in Birmingham and has two daughters Kira and Maya.
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2018
The Last Witness
Movie Ellison
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2015
Kooperman
Movie Original Music Composer
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2009
Diverted
Movie Andrew Tyler
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2000
The Secret
TV show Freddie Musgrave
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1997
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Movie Mark Easterbrook
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1996
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
TV show Rowland Richardson
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1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
TV show DI Peter Pascoe
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1996
Witness Against Hitler
Movie Peter Yorck
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1994
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
TV show Hodge
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1993
Red Hot
Movie Vladimir
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1992
A Touch of Frost
TV show PC Austin
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1992
Heartbeat
TV show Mike
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1984
The Bill
TV show Tony Pilbeam
