Peter Martin (actor)

Not to be confused with Peter Martyn (actor).

Peter Martin is an English actor (born 1934, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire) best known for playing Joe Carroll in The Royle Family (1998—2012) and Len Reynolds in Emmerdale (2001—2007). As well as this, he has appeared in many other productions on both screen and stage.

Peter Martin
Born	1934 (age 88–89) Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1967–present

Career

He became known in the 1980s for his appearances in TV ads for the Jewson hardware chain. His acting works includes playing the fish shop man in First of the Summer Wine. He also played 'Charlie the moonlighting gravedigger' in the Beiderbecke Tapes. He was in The Royle Family as Joe Carroll,.^[1] He also starred in the film Brassed Off, the television series All Creatures Great and Small, Chucklevision, Coronation Street, Playing the Field, Victoria Wood and Last of the Summer Wine.

In 2001, Martin began playing Len Reynolds in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. In May 2007, it was announced that Martin's character Len, would be killed off, as Martin had accepted the role of Captain Mainwaring in a stage production of Dad's Army.^[2] In 2018, Martin had a role in the comedy film Walk like a Panther.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	Pretty Polly	Sailor
1979	The Brontë Sisters	Minor role
1985	Wetherby	Helpful Parent
1989	Ladder of Swords	Policeman
1995	Funny Bones	Skipper
1996	Brassed Off	Ernie
2001	The Parole Officer	Tom
2018	Walk Like a Panther	Harry

References

1. Newcomb, Horace (2004). Encyclopedia of television. CRC Press. p. 1974. ISBN 9781579583941. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
2. Roberts, Brian (12 May 2007). "LEN'S A GONER". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

External links

• Peter Martin at IMDb
• Peter Martin at the British Film Institute