Robert Thomas Beck real name Mark Thompson, (born 1 August 1970 in Chiswick

Chiswick

Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with...

, London

London

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) is an English

England

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 actor

Actor

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. Educated at St. Mary's University College

St. Mary's University College

St. Mary's University College may mean:* St. Mary's University College , Northern Ireland, UK* St. Mary's University College, Calgary, Canada* St. Mary's University College , England, UK...

, Twickenham

Twickenham

Twickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...

, Middlesex

Middlesex

Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...

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He has been appearing on British television since 1991. Amongst many guest roles, he has had regular roles in several programmes such his time as Peter Harrison in Brookside

Brookside

Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...

(1991-1993); as Dan Thatcher in The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand is a sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and broadcast by ITV from 1990 to 1996. The programme was adapted from the American sitcom Who's the Boss?....

(1995) as Gavin Ferris in Emmerdale

Emmerdale

Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...

(1999); and as Bombardier Boyd Billington in Bombshell

Bombshell (TV series)

Bombshell is a British television drama series produced by Shed Productions, the company behind Footballers' Wives, Bad Girls and Waterloo Road...

(2006). Since July 2008, he has been featuring occasionally as criminal Jimmy Dockerson in Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...

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Beck has been married to fellow Coronation Street actress Jane Danson

Jane Danson

Jane Danson is an English actress, most famous for playing the role of Leanne Battersby in Coronation Street.-Acting:...

since 2005. They have two sons, Harry Alexander Jack, born 14 July 2006, and Sam Alfie Robert, born 26th February 2009.

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