Jonathan Kerrigan

He is also a musician and has composed for both television and film.

• Name — Jonathan Kerrigan • Born — 14 October 1972 • Birthplace — Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1996–present • Children — 1

He had his screen debut in the music video for The Chemical Brothers's 1995 song, "Life Is Sweet". His first television appearance was in a 1995 episode of the BBC Television teen drama, Byker Grove. From 1996 to 1999 he played a Project 2000 nurse, Sam Colloby, in the BBC medical drama Casualty. In 2001, as well as starring in Merseybeat as Police Constable Steve Traynor, Kerrigan also composed the theme tune. On 5 September 2004, Kerrigan made his first appearance as police constable Rob Walker in the British popular and long-running primetime television drama series Heartbeat, set in the 1960s in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Constable Walker was a popular character, whose story arc included marrying Helen Trent (played by Sophie Ward), who later dies in an explosion in the Police House. In April 2007, Kerrigan announced his decision to leave the series. In 2012, he appeared in a Richard Jobson film called The Somnambulists, about British servicemen and women reflecting on the action they saw in Basra during the Iraq War. He composed some of the original music for the film including the opening title sequence. In 2012, he played John Alkin in BBC Four's The Best Possible Taste, a biography of Kenny Everett. He appeared in the 2013 film Diana, starring Naomi Watts as Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2014, he played Neil in In the Club, returning for Series 2, in 2016. He also appeared in and wrote original music for an ongoing film project called FLiM by Raffaello Degruttola. 2015 was a busy year for Kerrigan. He filmed a ten-part drama for SKY 1 called The Five written by Harlen Coben playing American businessman Stuart Carew. He also filmed series 2 of In the Club, both of which are to be screened in 2016. In 2021, he played Richard in four episodes of The Syndicate. In 2024, he appeared in three episodes of long-running historical fantasy series Outlander as the Reverend Peleg Woodsworth.

Kerrigan married British actoress Shelley Conn in 2011; together the couple have a son, Oscar (b. 2012). In 2019, they played a married couple in the episode "Murder Most Animal", of Death in Paradise.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995 — Byker Grove — Mick — 1 episode • 1996 — Peak Practice — Ewan Harvey — Episode: "A New Life" • 1996–1999 — Casualty — Sam Colloby — Series regular (series 11–14) • 1999 — Holby City — Sam Colloby — Episode: "Happy Families" • 2000 — Reach for the Moon — Paul Martin — Miniseries, main cast • The Knock — Rob Maguire — 2 episodes • A Dinner of Herbs — Roddy Greenbank — Miniseries, recurring role • 2001–2003 — Merseybeat — PC Steve Traynor — Main cast (series 1–3) • 2002 — Having It Off — Nicky — Miniseries, unknown episodes • 2004 — The Afternoon Play — Ian Parnell — Episode: "Drive" • 2004–2007 — Heartbeat — PC Rob Walker — Main cast (series 14–17) • 2010 — Doctors — Luke Radcliffe — Episode: "Catching" • NCIS — Rex Carhartt — Episode: "Obsession" • Emmerdale — Prosecution Barrister — 4 episodes • The Santa Incident — Hank — TV movie • 2012 — Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story — John Alkin — TV movie • 2014–2016 — In the Club — Neil — Main cast • 2016 — The Five — Stuart Carew — Miniseries, recurring role • 2017 — Stan Lee's Lucky Man — Jonny — Recurring role (series 2) • 2018 — Hackerville — Darius Webberly — Episode: "Wollen wir spilen?" • 2019 — Death in Paradise — Xander Shepherd — Episode: "Murder Most Animal" • Pandora — Seeker Creston Hubbell — 3 episodes • 2021 — The Syndicate — Richard — 4 episodes • Crime — Mark McKendrick — Recurring role (series 1)