The performers, not the suspects

Actor profiles.

Career background, notable work and Midsomer record for the 13 actors who form the detective–sergeant–pathologist teams across the released cases.

Core cast

Detectives

2 profiles
Actor John Nettles at a public event in 2013
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Detectives

John Nettles

Plays DCI Tom Barnaby

An English actor, author and narrator who was already a household name as Jersey detective Jim Bergerac. After Bergerac he spent five seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company and later returned to television drama in Poldark.

BergeracPoldarkRoyal Shakespeare Company
Profile source: Career profile
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Detectives

Neil Dudgeon

Plays DCI John Barnaby

An English actor whose television work before Causton included Piece of Cake, The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, Messiah and the sitcom Life of Riley. He also appeared in Midsomer Murders years earlier as a different character in Garden of Death.

MessiahLife of RileyThe Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Profile source: Career profile

Core cast

Sergeants

5 profiles
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Sergeants

Daniel Casey

Plays DS Gavin Troy

An English stage and television actor also known for Our Friends in the North, Steel River Blues, EastEnders and Emmerdale. He later returned to the Midsomer world to play Tom Barnaby in the first professional stage adaptation.

Our Friends in the NorthSteel River BluesMidsomer Murders on stage
Profile source: Norwich Theatre interview
Actor John Hopkins in 2013
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Sergeants

John Hopkins

Plays DS Dan Scott

An English actor with extensive stage, screen and voice work. His credits include the Royal Shakespeare Company, Poldark and Alice in Wonderland, as well as prominent game performances in Horizon, Hitman and Assassin's Creed.

Royal Shakespeare CompanyPoldarkHorizon game series
Profile source: Career profile
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Sergeants

Jason Hughes

Plays DS Ben Jones

A Welsh actor who first became widely known as Warren Jones in the BBC drama This Life. His later television work includes Marcella and The Pact, alongside substantial theatre work at venues including the Donmar Warehouse and Royal Court.

This LifeMarcellaThe Pact
Profile source: LA Theatre Works profile
Actor Gwilym Lee during an MTV Movies interview in 2018
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Sergeants

Gwilym Lee

Plays DS Charlie Nelson

A British actor whose screen career includes Jamestown, The Great and Top End Wedding. International audiences may know him best as Queen guitarist Brian May in the film Bohemian Rhapsody.

Bohemian RhapsodyThe GreatJamestown
Profile source: Career profile
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Sergeants

Nick Hendrix

Plays DS Jamie Winter

An English actor trained at the University of Exeter and RADA. His theatre work includes the National Theatre, Old Vic and West End, while his screen credits include Black Mirror, Marcella, The Crown, Legend and Suffragette.

Black MirrorMarcellaThe Crown
Profile source: Career profile

Core cast

Pathologists

6 profiles
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Pathologists

Barry Jackson

Plays Dr George Bullard

An English stage and screen character actor whose career lasted more than five decades. His credits ranged from the landmark television play Cathy Come Home to Doctor Who, Barry Lyndon and many familiar British television dramas.

Cathy Come HomeDoctor WhoBarry Lyndon
Profile source: The Guardian obituary
Actor Toby Jones at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival
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Pathologists

Toby Jones

Plays Dr Dan Peterson

An acclaimed English character actor across theatre, film and television. His work includes Infamous, Detectorists, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the voice of Dobby in Harry Potter and an Olivier-winning performance in The Play What I Wrote.

DetectoristsMr Bates vs The Post OfficeInfamous
Profile source: BIFA profile
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Pathologists

Michael Bertenshaw

Plays Dr Michael Rycroft

An English actor with a long stage career that includes the Royal Shakespeare Company and major regional theatres. His screen credits include The Da Vinci Code, Doctor Who and a broad range of British television work.

Royal Shakespeare CompanyThe Da Vinci CodeDoctor Who
Profile source: AHA Talent CV
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Pathologists

Tamzin Malleson

Plays Dr Kate Wilding

An English actor whose best-known television work includes Dangerfield, Teachers, the medical drama Bodies and Unforgotten. She has also appeared in Poirot, Marcella and A Touch of Frost.

TeachersBodiesUnforgotten
Profile source: Career profile
Actor and director Manjinder Virk in a frame from Out of Darkness
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Pathologists

Manjinder Virk

Plays Dr Kam Karimore

A British actor, writer and director known for The Arbor, Britz and Trigger Point. Her filmmaking work includes the award-winning short Out of Darkness, which she wrote and directed.

The ArborTrigger PointOut of Darkness
Profile source: United Agents profile
Actor Annette Badland at BBC Elstree Centre in 2016
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Pathologists

Annette Badland

Plays Dr Fleur Perkins

An award-winning English actor with an extensive career in theatre, television, film and radio. Her many recognisable roles include Doctor Who, EastEnders, Outlander, Bergerac and pub landlady Mae in Ted Lasso.

Ted LassoDoctor WhoEastEnders
Profile source: AHA Talent CV