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Richard Platt(I)

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  • Actor
  • Producer
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Richard Platt is known for Casualty (1986), Paradise UK and Mayday Mayday (1995). He has been married to Tracy Brabin since July 2005. They have two children.
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Paradise UK
    • Director
      Mayday Mayday (1995)
      Mayday Mayday
      Short
      • Director
      • 1995
      Rehearsal/Producton still. Jack Ellis as Tug in Sailor Boy.
      Sailor Boy
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010

      Credits

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      Director

      • EastEnders (1985)
        EastEnders
        4.8
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2000–2025
      • Casualty (1986)
        Casualty
        6.2
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2010–2022
      • They'll Love You (2022)
        They'll Love You
        Short
        • Director
        • 2022
      • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
        Emmerdale Farm
        4.9
        TV Series
        • directed by
        • Director
        • 2020–2022
      • Al Jazeera World (2007)
        Al Jazeera World
        6.6
        TV Series
        • drama director (uncredited)
        • 2017
      • Holby City (1999)
        Holby City
        5.8
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2002–2017
      • Lines in the Sand (2016)
        Lines in the Sand
        • Director
        • 2016
      • Searching for Freedom: The Holy Land Foundation (2016)
        Searching for Freedom: The Holy Land Foundation
        • drama director
        • 2016
      • Poppy (2015)
        Poppy
        Short
        • Director
        • 2015
      • Room 17 (2015)
        Room 17
        Short
        • Director
        • 2015
      • Angela Griffin, Liam Scholes, Ava Flannery, Vincent Jerome, Noah Valentine, Katherine Pearce, Thapelo Ray, and Adam Ali in Waterloo Road (2006)
        Waterloo Road
        7.2
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2014
      • Catherine Tate in Catherine Tate for Children in Need (2013)
        Catherine Tate for Children in Need
        6.5
        TV Short
        • Director
        • 2013
      • Rehearsal/Producton still. Jack Ellis as Tug in Sailor Boy.
        Sailor Boy
        Short
        • Director
        • 2010
      • 20:01 (2010)
        20:01
        Short
        • Director
        • 2010
      • Doctors (2000)
        Doctors
        4.6
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2006

      Actor

      • EastEnders (1985)
        EastEnders
        4.8
        TV Series
        • Hound Dog (voice, as Rick Platt)
        • 2008
      • Holby City (1999)
        Holby City
        5.8
        TV Series
        • Gordon Hunter
        • Mr. Paige
        • 2002–2005
      • Hold Back the Night (1999)
        Hold Back the Night
        6.2
        • Michael
        • 1999
      • Anthony Edwards and Jenny Seagrove in Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1999)
        Don't Go Breaking My Heart
        5.5
        • Richard
        • 1999
      • Peak Practice (1993)
        Peak Practice
        6.5
        TV Series
        • James White
        • 1993–1998
      • Funny Bones (1995)
        Funny Bones
        6.7
        • Bellows
        • 1995
      • Kavanagh QC (1995)
        Kavanagh QC
        7.7
        TV Series
        • Nick Carnforth
        • 1995
      • George Cole in Minder (1979)
        Minder
        7.8
        TV Series
        • Teller
        • 1993
      • Tony Doyle, Tom Georgeson, Neil Pearson, and Siobhan Redmond in Between the Lines (1992)
        Between the Lines
        8.1
        TV Series
        • Traffic Policeman
        • 1992
      • Hope It Rains (1991)
        Hope It Rains
        7.6
        TV Series
        • Man with Dog
        • 1992
      • Boon (1986)
        Boon
        6.5
        TV Series
        • DC Chilvers
        • 1991
      • The Bill (1984)
        The Bill
        6.7
        TV Series
        • Mr. Mills
        • 1990
      • Paul McGann and Sammi Davis in The Rainbow (1989)
        The Rainbow
        6.3
        • Chauffeur
        • 1989
      • Sylvester McCoy, Richard Platt, Deborah Leighton, and Dywayne Thomas in The Pied Piper by Adrian Mitchell (1986)
        The Pied Piper by Adrian Mitchell
        Video
        • King Rat
        • 1986
      • Screenplay (1986)
        Screenplay
        6.5
        TV Series
        • Young police officer
        • 1986

      Producer

      • Helena Marrion-Cole and Lois Tallulah in Eb and Flo (2019)
        Eb and Flo
        9.9
        Short
        • executive producer
        • 2019
      • 20:01 (2010)
        20:01
        Short
        • producer
        • 2010
      • Mayday Mayday (1995)
        Mayday Mayday
        Short
        • producer
        • 1995
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      Don't Go Breaking My Heart
      Trailer 2:14
      Don't Go Breaking My Heart

      Personal details

      • Official sites
        • Browndog Films Ltd
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      • Alternative name
        • Rick Platt
      • Height
        • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
      • Spouse
        • Tracy BrabinJuly 2005 - present (2 children)
      • Other works
        Wrote, produced and directed a 30-minute film, shortlisted for a BAFTA nomination in 1997. Called 'Mayday, Mayday', the film starred John Savident (Coronation Street) and was about the 'reawakening of older members of society in Hyde', Richard's home town.

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      • Trivia
        Children, with Tracy Brabin, Lois Talullah (b. 1993) and Nancy Eliza (b. 31 July 1997).
      • Nickname
        • Rick Platt

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