Thomas Craig (actor)

Thomas Craig (born Craig Thompson; 4 December 1962) is an English actor.^[1] He is known for his roles in Murdoch Mysteries, Where the Heart Is, Hidden, Coronation Street, and The Navigators.^[2][3]

Thomas Craig
Born	Craig Thompson (1962-12-04) 4 December 1962 (age 62) Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nationality	English
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Known for	Coronation Street (2002–2005) Murdoch Mysteries (2008–)

Biography

Craig was originally a plumber before making the move into acting in the 1980s.^[4] He attended the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.^[5] His stage name is taken from the name of former Sheffield Wednesday player Tommy Craig.^[6]

In 1994 he appeared sporadically in the first series of Common As Muck, alongside Edward Woodward and Neil Dudgeon and he also had a brief role in the 1995 film I.D., where he played one of the Tyneburn leaders during the market fight scene, his only word then was "Well!" when asking for a fight.

Craig appeared in EastEnders in 1992 as Mandy Salter's mother's boyfriend. Around 1994 he appeared as Aelfric in "Monk's Hood", an episode of the Cadfael television series starring Sir Derek Jacobi. He currently stars as Inspector Brackenreid (Chief Constable from season 18) in the Canadian show Murdoch Mysteries.^[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	I.D.	Tyneburn Leader
2001	The Navigators	Mick
2007	Six Bend Trap	Debt Enforcer
2014	A Gun	Roland	Short film
	Hyena	Harrison

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Paradise Club	D.C. Lambton	Main role
1990	ScreenPlay	Robson	"Night Voice"
1991	The Chief	Det. Sgt. Bradley	"2.1"
	Smack and Thistle	Spikey	TV film
1992	A Time to Dance	Allan	TV miniseries
	Between the Lines	P.C. Wilks	"Words of Advice"
	Screen One	Myles / Don Summers	"Born Kicking", "Seconds Out"
	Boon	Barry Winder	"Is There Anybody There?"
	EastEnders	Gary	Guest role
	Inspector Morse	Desk Sergeant
1993	Spender	Jim Harris	"Puck"
	Peak Practice	Paul	"Giddy Heights"
1994	Pie in the Sky	D.S. Maltby	"The Best of Both Worlds"
	Mystery!: Cadfael	Aelfric	"Monk's Hood"
	Common As Muck	Phillip Edwards	"The Nose of Joint", "Keeping the Refuse Tender", "Cash Bonus"
	The Bill	Sgt. Northfield	"Killing Time"
	Casualty	Graham Evans	"A Breed Apart", "Learning Curve", "Trials and Tribulations"
1995	Prime Suspect: Inner Circles	D.S. Booth	TV film
	Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness
1996	Madson	Gordon Berry
	Out of the Blue	Terry Forrest	"2.3"
	The Demon Headmaster	Policeman	"2.2", "2.3", "2.4"
	The Bill	P.C. Penrose	"Final Drive"
1997	The Bill	Mark Scott	"Walkabout"
	Soldier Soldier	Fus Jacko Barton	Main role
1997-2005	Where the Heart Is	Simon Goddard	Recurring role
1999	Dangerfield	Bryn Edmunds	"Chasing Shadows"
2002-05	Coronation Street	Tommy Harris	Regular role
2005	Coronation Street: Pantomime		TV film
2006	Holby City	Ian Keel	"Just Another Day"
	Doctors	Ian Reed	"Nobody's Perfect"
2007	Heartbeat	Ken Hutchinson	"Troubled Waters"
	Forgiven	Matt	TV film
	Blue Murder	Chris Milligan	"Not a Matter of Life and Death"
2008–present	Murdoch Mysteries	Inspector Thomas Brackenreid	Main role
2009	U Be Dead	D.C. Lee Rutter	TV film
	Casualty	Steve	"Better Drowned"
2010	Doctors	Sgt. Dean Frater	"An Officer and a Gentle Man"
2011	The Listener	Jake Coogan	"Ace in the Hole"
	Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs	Inspector Thomas Brackenreid	Main role
	Hidden	D.I. Fenton Russell	TV miniseries
2012	Murdoch Mysteries: The Murdoch Effect	Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
2013	Captain Canuck	Prof. Walker (voice)	"Out Foxed"
2017	Alias Grace: Part 3
2022	Hudson & Rex	Henry Ward	"No Man is an Island"

External links

• Thomas Craig at IMDb

References

1. "Murdoch Mysteries Press Kit 2015 2016 Complete Season" (PDF). GDMX Syndication. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
2. "Thomas Craig - IMDb". IMDB. IMDb.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
3. Morgan, Clive (10 February 2009). "Interview: Thomas Craig on Murdoch Mysteries". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
4. Armstrong, Julia. "How star actor sneaked Sheffield Wednesday into TV shows". The Star. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
5. "Murdoch Mysteries Cast". CBC.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
6. Atkinson, Nathalie (7 January 2013). "Scenes from a Life: How Thomas Craig moved through the ranks to make chief on Murdoch Mysteries". National Post. canada.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
7. "Murdoch Mysteries interview: Thomas Craig on his return in the Canadian Series". standard.co.uk. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
8. "Murdoch Mysteries - Wandsworth's former Corrie star turned TV copper talks to us about Christmas special". News Shopper. Retrieved 30 September 2016.