Occupation Actor Name Colin Buchanan | Role Actor Spouse Kim Buchanan | |
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Children Kira Buchanan, Maya Buchanan Movies and TV shows Dalziel and Pascoe, All Quiet on the Preston Front, Agatha Christie: The Pale, Catherine Cookson's The Secret, Diverted Similar People Warren Clarke, Reginald Hill, Susannah Corbett, Ben Nealon, Susan Penhaligon Nationality Scottish | ||
Colin Buchanan (born 1966) is a Scottish actor who is best known for playing Detective Sergeant Peter Pascoe in the BBC television series Dalziel and Pascoe which commenced in March 1996 and ran until June 2007.
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- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
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Career
Buchanan's breakthrough television role came in the detective series A Touch of Frost in 1994 playing Constable Austin in three episodes. In 1996 he commenced playing DS Peter Pascoe in Dalziel and Pascoe. Buchanan has also appeared in comedy drama television series All Quiet on the Preston Front (later called Preston Front), The Bill, Between the Lines, Dangerfield, Heartbeat, Space Island One and Brief Encounters.
Buchanan had a supporting role in the feature movie Red Hot (1993) also starring Donald Sutherland and Balthazar Getty, a featured role in Witness Against Hitler (1995), starred in the television movie of Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse (1996) as Mark Easterbrook. Another BBC TV role Buchanan had was as the aristocratic seducer of Moll, in The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996). He also starred as Freddie Musgrave in Catherine Cookson's The Secret (1999). In 2009 he co-starred in the CBC TV film Diverted.
Colin Buchanan has provided narration for multiple audio books by Reginald Hill, such as "Deadheads" and "Exit Lines."
Personal life
Buchanan was born and brought up in Dundee, Scotland. He is a graduate of the Drama Centre London (1991). Buchanan has two daughters, Kira and Maya, with his ex wife, Kim. He is a keen supporter of Birmingham City F.C..
Filmography
Actor
2018
The Last Witness as
Ellison
2014
3 Sides of the Coin (Short) as
John
2012
Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series) as
Professor Harms
- Twentieth Century Murdoch (2012) - Professor Harms
2012
Casualty (TV Series) as
Graham Beale
- Duty of Care (2012) - Graham Beale
2009
Diverted (TV Movie) as
Andrew Tyler
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) as
Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Under Dark Stars: Part 2 (2007) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Under Dark Stars: Part 1 (2007) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Project Aphrodite: Part 2 (2007) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Project Aphrodite: Part 1 (2007) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Demons on Our Shoulders: Part 2 (2007) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Demons on Our Shoulders: Part 1 (2007) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Fallen Angel: Part 2 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Fallen Angel: Part 1 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- The Cave Woman: Part 2 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- The Cave Woman: Part 1 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- A Death in the Family: Part 2 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- A Death in the Family: Part 1 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Guardian Angel: Part 2 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Guardian Angel: Part 1 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Part 2 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Part 1 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Glory Days: Part 2 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Glory Days: Part 1 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Houdini's Ghost: Part 2 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Houdini's Ghost: Part 1 (2006) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Dust Thou Art: Part 2 (2005) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Dust Thou Art: Part 1 (2005) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- The Dig: Part 2 (2005) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- The Dig: Part 1 (2005) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Dead Meat: Part 2 (2005) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Dead Meat: Part 1 (2005) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Heads You Lose: Part 2 (2005) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Heads You Lose: Part 1 (2005) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Soft Touch (2004) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Great Escapes (2004) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- The Price of Fame (2004) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- A Game of Soldiers (2004) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Dialogues of the Dead: Part 2 (2002) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Dialogues of the Dead: Part 1 (2002) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- For Love Nor Money (2002) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Mens Sana (2002) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- The Unwanted (2002) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Sins of the Fathers (2002) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Truth and Consequences (2001) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Secrets of the Dead (2001) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Home Truths (2001) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Walls of Silence (2001) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Above the Law (2000) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Foreign Bodies (2000) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Cunning Old Fox (2000) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- A Sweeter Lazarus (2000) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- The British Grenadier (1999) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Time to Go (1999) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Recalled to Life (1999) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- On Beulah Height (1999) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- The Wood Beyond (1998) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Bones and Silence (1998) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Child's Play (1998) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Under World (1998) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Exit Lines (1997) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Deadheads (1997) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- A Killing Kindness (1997) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- Ruling Passion (1997) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- An Autumn Shroud (1996) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- An Advancement of Learning (1996) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
- A Clubbable Woman (1996) - Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
2006
Brief Encounters (TV Mini Series) as
Liam
- All in the Mind (2006) - Liam
2002
Time 2 Save the World (Short) as
Joel Emerson
2000
The Secret (TV Mini Series) as
Freddie Musgrave
- Episode #1.2 (2000) - Freddie Musgrave
- Episode #1.1 (2000) - Freddie Musgrave
1998
Space Island One (TV Series) as
Ted Lansing
- Money Makes the World Go Round (1998) - Ted Lansing
1994
All Quiet on the Preston Front (TV Series) as
Hodge
- Jeanetta's Marijuna (1997) - Hodge
- Diesel's Ostrich (1997) - Hodge
- Polson's Mess (1997) - Hodge
- Spock's Dilated Pupil (1997) - Hodge
- Lloydy's Housewarming (1997) - Hodge
- Eric's Won Ton (1997) - Hodge
- Hodge's Driving Test (1997) - Hodge
- Lloydy's Ark (1995) - Hodge
- Diesel's Out of Body Experience (1995) - Hodge
- Polson's Lilo (1995) - Hodge
- Spock's Leg (1995) - Hodge
- Laura's Mousse (1995) - Hodge
- Dawn's Ball (1995) - Hodge
- Kirsty's Biscuit (1994) - Hodge
- Diesel's Garage (1994) - Hodge
- Lloydy's Fish (1994) - Hodge
- Eric's Job (1994) - Hodge
- Ally's Husband (1994) - Hodge
- Hodge's Girlfriend (1994) - Hodge
1997
The Pale Horse (TV Movie) as
Mark Easterbrook
1996
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (TV Mini Series) as
Rowland
- Episode 4 (1996) - Rowland
- Episode 1 (1996) - Rowland
1992
The Bill (TV Series) as
Martin Lane / Tony Pilbeam / Mark Dyce / ...
- Natural Causes (1996) - Martin Lane
- Nearest and Dearest (1995) - Tony Pilbeam
- Till Death Do Us Part (1994) - Mark Dyce
- Human Resources (1992) - Slater
1996
Witness Against Hitler (TV Movie) as
Peter Yorck
1994
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Mike
- Treading Carefully (1994) - Mike
1994
London's Burning (TV Series) as
Graham
- Episode #7.1 (1994) - Graham
1994
A Touch of Frost (TV Series) as
PC Austin
- Stranger in the House (1994) - PC Austin
- Nothing to Hide (1994) - PC Austin
- A Minority of One (1994) - PC Austin
1993
Red Hot as
Vladimir
1992
Between the Lines (TV Series) as
Dan Page
- Breaking Point (1992) - Dan Page
Director
2004
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Glory Days: Part 2 (2006)
- Glory Days: Part 1 (2006)
- Great Escapes (2004)
Archive Footage
2003
Total Cops (TV Movie documentary) as
Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
References
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