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Green on the set of Grantchester in September 2015
Born	Robson Golightly Green (1964-12-18) 18 December 1964 (age 60) Hexham, Northumberland, England
Occupation	Actor, musician, presenter
Years active	1989–present

Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is a famous English actor, singer, and TV presenter. He is known for many roles on television and for his music career.

Robson Green first became well-known for playing Jimmy Powell in the BBC show Casualty starting in 1989. Later, he played Dave Tucker in the ITV military drama Soldier Soldier from 1991 to 1995. He also starred as Dr. Tony Hill in the crime drama Wire in the Blood between 2002 and 2008.

As a TV presenter, he has hosted popular shows like Extreme Fishing and Tales from Northumberland. Currently, he plays Detective Inspector Geordie Keating in the ITV show Grantchester. Robson Green was also part of a singing duo called Robson & Jerome with his Soldier Soldier co-star Jerome Flynn. They had several number one songs in the 1990s.

Early Life and Beginnings

Robson Golightly Green was born on December 18, 1964, in Hexham, England. He grew up in a small mining village called Dudley. His father was a miner, and his mother worked as a cleaner and shopkeeper. He was named Robson after his grandmother's family name and Golightly after his other grandmother's family name.

Robson went to Dudley Middle Comprehensive School. For a short time, he thought about joining the Royal Air Force after being inspired by jets flying overhead. However, he decided against it after two weeks at an officer training camp. He also learned to play the guitar and started his first band, Solid State, in 1982. He also spent time at the Backworth Drama Centre, where he acted in school plays and other productions.

After leaving school at 16 with five O-levels, Robson worked as a draughtsman at Swan Hunter's shipyard. He even tried professional boxing training for a play where he played a boxer. After two years at the shipyard, he decided to become an actor. He trained with Max Roberts, his former director from Backworth. While training, he continued his music career in a local band called the Workie Tickets.

Acting and Music Career

Robson Green got his first big acting chance in a film by Amber Films. This film showed the challenges faced by working-class people in England at that time. Soon after, he got more acting jobs. He first became well-known in the BBC series Casualty. After three seasons, he gained national fame as Dave Tucker in the drama series Soldier Soldier.

In 1995, Robson Green and his co-star Jerome Flynn sang "Unchained Melody" on an episode of Soldier Soldier. Many people wanted to buy the song. So, music producer Simon Cowell convinced them to release it as a single. It was a huge hit, staying at number one for seven weeks in the UK Singles Chart. It sold over 1.8 million copies, becoming the best-selling single of the year. Robson & Jerome then had two more number one singles and two number one albums, all featuring classic songs.

The success of the song helped Robson Green sign a deal with ITV to star in several dramas. These included Touching Evil, Grafters, and Reckless. In 1996, he started his own production company, Coastal Productions, with Sandra Jobling. Their goal was to help young people from the North East get acting opportunities, just like he had. This company has produced many of Robson's TV shows and local plays. In 2002, Green starred as Dr. Tony Hill in the crime drama Wire in the Blood.

His production company has also created new dramas for TV, like the popular Christmas Lights. This led to a series called Northern Lights, and then a sequel called City Lights.

In 1995, Robson Green won the Smash Hits Poll Winner's Party award for Favourite TV Actor. In 1997, he starred in the TV film The Student Prince. In 1998, he received an honorary degree from the University of Northumbria. In 2006, he was voted number 35 in a poll of TV's greatest stars in the UK.

In 2000, Green starred in the ITV drama Close and True. In 2001, he was in the six-part ITV drama Take Me. In 2002, he starred in the TV movie Me and Mrs. Jones. He also released his first solo album, Moment in Time, but it was not as successful as his music with Jerome Flynn.

In 2003, Green starred in the ITV mini-series Unconditional Love and the BBC series Trust. In 2005, he starred in Like Father Like Son and Rocket Man. In Rocket Man, he played a widower trying to build a rocket to send his wife's ashes into space.

Presenting and Recent Work

Robson Green hosts his own series, Extreme Fishing with Robson Green, and its spin-off, Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge. In these shows, he travels around the world to explore and take part in fishing. He often uses catchphrases like "get in!"

In December 2009, ITV showed the documentary Robson Green's Wild Swimming Adventure. In this show, he explored different places to swim around the UK. In 2010, Green had a big role in the TV film Joe Maddison's War. This film showed World War II through the eyes of shipyard workers and veterans who were part of the Home Guard.

From 2011 to 2011, Robson Green appeared in the seventh series of the BBC drama Waterloo Road. In 2011, he also starred in the BBC Three show Being Human, where he played a werewolf named McNair.

In 2013 and 2015, Green starred in the war-drama series Strike Back as Lt Colonel Philippe Locke, a former SAS operative.

In October 2013, Green started presenting Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green on ITV. This factual series is about his home county of Northumberland. New seasons of the show aired in 2015 and 2016.

Since 2014, he has played Geordie Keating in the ITV drama series Grantchester. He stars alongside James Norton and later Tom Brittney. New seasons of Grantchester aired in 2016 and 2017.

In March 2016, Robson Green announced he would present a new ITV series called Tales from the Coast with Robson Green, which started in January 2017. He also presented a documentary called The Flying Scotsman with Robson Green and a series called Robson Green's Coastal Lives.

In 2020, Green began filming Hadrian's Wall with Robson Green. This three-part documentary follows him as he walks the 80 miles of Hadrian's Wall. There are also rumors that he might reunite with Mark Benton for another series of Northern Lights.

Personal Life

Robson Green is a big fan of the Newcastle United football team.

He married Alison Ogilvie in 1991, but they separated eight years later. He then met Vanya Seager in 1995. They had a son named Taylor in 2000 and married in 2001. In 2011, they announced that their marriage had ended.

Film and TV Roles

Film Roles

Television Roles

See Also

• Robson & Jerome