Philip Martin Brown facts for kids
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Philip Martin Brown
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| Born | 9 July 1956 Manchester, Lancashire, England
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
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| Spouse(s) | Pip Brown |
| Children | 2 |
Philip Martin Brown (born 9 July 1956) is an English actor. He is well-known for playing English teacher Grantly Budgen in the popular BBC One TV show Waterloo Road. He was on the show from 2006 to 2013.
Philip also appeared in the TV soap opera Coronation Street in 2015. He played a therapist for the character Steve McDonald. Before that, he was in Coronation Street in 2005 as D.I. Pinnock. In 2021, he joined the medical drama Doctors as Marvin Bulis. He had played other characters in Doctors before this.
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Philip's Acting Journey
Philip Martin Brown played Grantly Budgen, an English teacher, in Waterloo Road. This was a school drama series on BBC One. He was in the show from March 2006 to October 2013. He was the actor who stayed on the show the longest. In total, he appeared in 154 episodes.
He has also worked on many other British TV dramas. These include The Professionals, Cutting It, and The Bill. In The Bill, he played Seth Mercer in ten episodes. He also appeared in shows like Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, and New Tricks.
Key Roles in TV and Film
Before Waterloo Road, one of Philip's biggest roles was Eddie Vincent in Casualty. He was in 17 episodes of this show between 2002 and 2003. He also played John Adams in the 1984 movie The Bounty. In 1997, he appeared in Sharpes Justice. He also played a detective in the TV drama Rosemary & Thyme.
Philip left Waterloo Road during the ninth series. He had a small part in the 1999 movie Sleepy Hollow, which starred Johnny Depp. In January 2015, he was in Coronation Street as a therapist. From 2017 to 2019, he played Mr. Algernon Rowan-Webb in the CBBC series The Worst Witch.
Movies and TV Shows
Philip Martin Brown has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of them:
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | Eye of the Needle | Billy Parkin | |
| 1983 | Party Party | Tony | |
| 1984 | The Bounty | John Adams | |
| 1985 | Coming Through | David | |
| 1997 | Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis | Inspector Furse | |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Constable One | |
| 2001 | Dream | Martin | |
| 2006 | Irish Jam | Danny | |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Tufty Thesinger | |
| 2012 | Tezz | Police Chief Alan | |
| Strawberry Fields | Bob | ||
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Sawyers | |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Angry Citizen | |
| 2023 | Christmas at the Holly Day Inn | Larry | |
| 2024 | Frankenstein: Legacy | Robert Browning / Creature |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | A Horseman Riding By | Sam Potter | Main role; 7 episodes |
| 1979 | Crown Court | Bernard Caplan | Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys" |
| 1980 | Enemy at the Door | Private Hoskins | Episode: "The Raid" |
| Bull Week | Eddie Kowal | TV mini-series; all 6 episodes | |
| Him and His Magic | Stanley | Television short | |
| 1981 | BBC2 Playhouse | Miles | Episode: "A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter" |
| Chronicle | Lt. Beattie | Episode: "The Crime of Captain Colhurst" | |
| Keep It in the Family | Mr. Wilkins | Episode: "The Inferior Decorator" | |
| 1982 | Juliet Bravo | Billy Read | Episode: "Betrayals" |
| 1983 | The Professionals | Cook | Episode: "No Stone" |
| Jemima Shore Investigates | Clive Gartrell | Episode: "A Model Murder" | |
| 1986 | Bluebell | Sam Smith | Series 1: Episode 1 |
| The Monocled Mutineer | Turner | Episode: "A Dead Man On Leave" | |
| 1987 | Indelible Evidence | Andrew Boulden | Episode: "Process Of Elimination" |
| Floodtide | Special Branch Man | Episode: "One: The Call" | |
| 1914 All Out | Jack Fairbrother | Television film | |
| A Perfect Spy | Kaufmann | Series 1: Episode 3 | |
| 1988 | Coming Through | David | Television film |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Jack Scott | 2 episodes | |
| 1989 | The Paradise Club | Peter Noonan | Main role; 5 episodes |
| 1990 | Chain | Jobelin | Episode: "Miss. Brinkwell" |
| Die Kinder | Norris | Episode: "Direct Action" | |
| 1991 | EastEnders | Sergeant Jimmy Buckwell | Episode #1.644 |
| The Sharp End | Andy Barras | TV mini-series; all 8 episodes | |
| 1992 | El C.I.D. | Keith Smith | Episode: "The Lone Stranger" |
| Medics | Charles Davies | Series 2: Episode 3 | |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Guard | Episode: "Germany, Mid-August 1916" | |
| Boon | Maurice | Episode: "Love Or Money" | |
| Birds of a Feather | M.C. | Episode: "Okey-Cokey-Karaoke" | |
| 1993 | Minder | Pike | Episode: "No Way to Treat a Daley" |
| The Bill | Senior Prison Officer | Episode: "Insider Dealing" | |
| Heartbeat | Jack Scarman | Episode: "Dead Ringer" | |
| Between the Lines | Mick Furness | Episode: "Manoeuvre 11" | |
| 1994 | Peak Practice | Colin Meadows | Episode: "In Good Faith" |
| Murder Most Horrid | Psycho | Episode: "Smashing Bird" | |
| The Lifeboat | Colin Hicks | Episode: "The Birdman" | |
| 1995 | The Bill | Jack Spellman | Episode: "Life's a ..." |
| Band of Gold | Mr. Moore | 3 episodes | |
| Men of the World | John | Episode: "Happy Birthday Kendle" | |
| Coogan's Run | PC Ted Cromwell | 2 episodes | |
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Chief Inspector Kendon | Episode: "Devils on Horseback" |
| 1997 | The Bill | Ray Kingsley | Episode: "No Claims Bonus" |
| Sharpe's Justice | Saunders | Television film | |
| Screen One | Cook | Episode: "Hostile Waters" | |
| 1997–1998 | Wing and a Prayer | John Daley | Main role; 14 episodes |
| 1998 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Philip Hoskins | Episode: "Digging for Dirt" |
| 1998–2000 | City Central | Sgt. Paul Dobson | Regular role; 29 episodes |
| 1999 | Playing the Field | Bus Inspector | 2 episodes |
| The Bill | Jack Thompson | Episode: "Taxed" | |
| 2001 | Where the Heart Is | Bob Young | Episode: "Sanctuary" |
| 2002 | Cutting It | Smedley | Main role; 5 episodes |
| The Bill | Colin Greenstead | Episode: "Playing Runaway" | |
| 2002–2003 | Casualty | Eddie Vincent | Regular role; 17 episodes |
| 2003 | Rosemary & Thyme | D.I. Trelawney | Episode: "Arabica and the Early Spider" |
| Blue Dove | Andy Brennan | TV mini-series | |
| 2004 | Murder in Suburbia | Tim Gregson | Episode: "Sanctuary" |
| New Tricks | Rick Brewer | Episode: "Home Truths" | |
| Murphy's Law | John Franklin | Episode: "Convent" | |
| Foyle's War | Andrew Neame | Episode: "They Fought in the Fields" | |
| Midsomer Murders | John Whittle | Episode: "Things That Go Bump in the Night" | |
| 2005 | Doctors | Pat Bolton | Episode: "Little Lies" |
| Down to Earth | Trevor | Episode: "Broken Dreams" | |
| The Royal | Thomas Copley | Episode: "Say a Little Prayer" | |
| Coronation Street | D.I. Pinnock | Recurring role; 8 episodes | |
| 2005–2006 | The Bill | Seth Mercer | 6 episodes |
| 2006–2013 | Waterloo Road | Grantly Budgen | Regular role (series 1–9); 154 episodes |
| 2006 | A ...'s Progress | Gaoler | Television film |
| 2007 | Heartbeat | Frank Jackson | Episode: "Out of Africa" |
| 2008 | Midsomer Murders | George Barkham | Episode: "Days of Misrule" |
| Doctors | Harry Denver | Episode: "Stranger on a Bridge" | |
| 2011 | Eric Aspinall | Episode: "Men and Motors" | |
| 2013 | Death Comes to Pemberley | Mr. Bidwell | TV mini-series; all 3 episodes |
| Doctors | Keith Rooney | Episode: "Santa Ranter" | |
| 2014 | Endeavour | Bernard Yelland | Episode: "Trove" |
| 2015 | Coronation Street | Therapist | 2 episodes |
| Vera | Stan Convile | Episode: "Old Wounds" | |
| 2016 | Suspects | Ed Goddard | Episode: "The Enemy Within: Part 5" |
| Doctors | 'Grandie' Eddie Coulter | Episode: "Heartstrings" | |
| 2017–2019 | The Worst Witch | Mr Algernon Rowan Webb | Regular role; 33 episodes |
| 2018 | Holby City | Richard Nash | Episode: "Belonging" |
| Detroiters | Uncredited | Episode: "Lois" | |
| 2019 | Doctors | Greg Milne | Episode: "The Getaway" |
| 2020 | Flack | Terry | Episode: "Brand Barron" |
| 2021 | Doctors | Marvin Bulis | Guest role |
| 2023 | Father Brown | John Mulch | Episode: "The Gardeners of Eden" |
About Philip's Life
Philip went to Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys. His favorite subject there was English. He was asked to leave the school at the end of his fifth year. He later said he was a "dreadful troublemaker" back then.
Philip lives in Paddock Wood, Kent, with his wife, Pip Brown. They have two children together.
Awards and Health Journey
In 2010, Philip was nominated for the Best Actor award at the TV Choice Awards. He actually won this award three years in a row!
Philip used to have epilepsy. He had to stop acting on stage for a while. This was until he had brain surgery. The surgery helped him, and he has been free of seizures for 22 years now.
He was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was 19 years old. Today, he is an ambassador for the charity Young Epilepsy. He helps support others who have epilepsy.
