David Lonsdale (born 21 May 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for playing David Stockwell in the ITV period police drama series Heartbeat.
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Career
Television
Lonsdale's first major role on television occurred in 1986 when he played Peter Barlow in Coronation Street. He has subsequently re-appeared in the show on two occasions: he first returned in 2011 in a minor role working for a solicitor, and again in May 2012, this time playing Edwin Soames.
Other, more minor television appearances, have seen Lonsdale take roles in the 1989 Inspector Morse episode Driven to Distraction, in which he played a detective; in the medical drama Casualty (2011); and in the soap opera Emmerdale (2018), in which he played a private detective.
Lonsdale has also twice appeared in the drama series Vera. His first appearance was in the role of a policeman; he later played pub landlord Phil Annerly in the episode "Dirty" (2020). Furthermore, he has appeared in The Bay (2022), in the ITV drama series Anne and as a Catholic priest who hears the confession of disgraced television personality Jimmy Savile in the BBC's four-part drama The Reckoning (2023).
Film
Lonsdale had a minor role as a repo man in the 1997 feature film The Full Monty. In 2019, he appeared as a desk sergeant in the movie Downton Abbey.
Theatre
Lonsdale appeared in the pantomime Dick Whittington at the Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale, in 2018–2019. In recent years, he has played the part of Gordon Bennett in Uncle Eric musical comedy plays at the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Personal life
Lonsdale married his wife, Diane, in 1993. Together, they have three children.
He presents a Sunday morning show, The Southport Arts Show, on community radio station Mighty FM. Lonsdale is a regular guest at the annual Heartbeat Car Rally in Goathland, where he spends time meeting and greeting fans, usually with his co-star Tricia Penrose.