Jason Durr


Jason Durr is a British actor. Durr made his television debut as Alex Hartman in the sci-fi drama Jupiter Moon in 1990 and went on to star as Mike Bradley in the Yorkshire-based police drama series Heartbeat from 1997 until 2003. Between 2016 and 2023, he appeared in the medical drama series Casualty as David Hide.
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Early life

Durr was born on 2 December 1967 in Singapore. After leaving Leighton Park School, Durr trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

In his early career Durr worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company under director Trevor Nunn. From 1997 to 2003, he starred as Mike Bradley in the Yorkshire-based police drama series Heartbeat. In 2009, he appeared in a two-part British television drama, Above Suspicion. He received favourable reviews for his performance as murder suspect Alan Daniels.
In 2012, Durr starred as Guy Littleton in Noël Coward's Volcano, opposite Jenny Seagrove at the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End. In February 2014, Durr starred in the Michael Frayn production of Donkeys Years at the Rose Theatre in Kingston. Then in March 2014, he appeared in The Mummy opposite Susie Amy at the Belgrade Theatre and then on a national tour. In 2016, he joined the cast of the BBC medical drama series Casualty as Clinical Nurse Manager David Hide. In October 2022, Durr announced he was leaving Casualty after six years. Durr starred as Colonel Mustard in the play Cluedo 2 in spring 2024.

Personal life

Durr has three children with his wife, television presenter and garden designer Kate Charman, whom he married in 2004.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Jupiter MoonAlex HartmanLead role
1990Iphigeneia at AulisPotroculusTV drama
1990The Paradise ClubTony Bracciola1 episode
1991Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSir Gawain
1993Femme FataleDavey HartyTV series
1993Inspector MorseJohn BrewsterEpisode: "Deadly Slumber"
1994A Dark-Adapted EyeJamieTV film
1995Sharpe's BattleLord Kiely1 episode
1996ChristmasMartinTelevision film
1997BugsMarkEpisode: "Happy Ever After"
1997–2003HeartbeatMike BradleyLead role
2000The Wrong Side of the RainbowNickLead role
2003Winter SolsticeSam HowardLead role
2004Fooling HitlerLt. Col. StrangewaysLead role
2005Mysterious IslandPencroffLead role
2005Summer SolsticeSam HowardLead role
2007Numb3rsJ.W. PiennarEpisode: "Robin Hood"
2009Above SuspicionAlan DanielsLead role
2010Agatha Christie's MarpleEddie SewardEpisode: "The Blue Geranium"
2012LewisDI PetersonEpisodes: "Generation of Vipers" and "The Indelible Stain"
2011Midsomer MurdersLuke ArchboldEpisode: "Fit for Murder"
2013New TricksEddie TrentonEpisode: " Things Can Only Get Better"
2016–2023CasualtyDavid HideSeries regular
2019–2020Holby CityDavid HideGuest appearances
2024Shakespeare & Hathaway Charlie RifkindGuest lead
2025PierreJimmy Vale