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name: "Reece Dinsdale"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/reece-dinsdale"
fi1m_id: "reece-dinsdale"
imdb_id: "nm0227827"
tmdb_id: 81598
wikidata_id: "Q5622230"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 August 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T13:58:25.919448+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Reece Dinsdale

## Identity

Reece Dinsdale

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/reece-dinsdale
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** reece-dinsdale
- **IMDb ID:** nm0227827
- **TMDB ID:** 81598
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5622230
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reece_Dinsdale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5622230, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81598

Actor. Born 6 August 1959 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 August 1959, Normanton, Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1979–2006
- **Also known as:** Рис Динсдейл
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 78 (1), 1980s 87 (2), 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 80 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Action & Adventure 3, Crime 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Comedy 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reece_Dinsdale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5622230, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81598

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Threads*](https://film.one/film/threads.md) (92)
- **BritBox:** [*Life on Mars*](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hamlet*](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Reece Dinsdale (born 6 August 1959) is an English actor and director. He was born in Normanton, West Yorkshire, and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1980.

His screen credits include *Threads* (1984), *A Private Function* (1984), *Hamlet* (1996) as Guildenstern, *Life on Mars* (2006) as Simon Lamb, *Spooks* (2003) as Major Sam Curtis, *Coronation Street* (2008–2010) as Joe McIntyre, and *Emmerdale* (2020–2021) as Paul Ashdale. He has also appeared in *The Storyteller* (1988) as Fearnot, *I.D.* (1995), and *Robin of Sherwood* (1984).

Dinsdale has a substantial stage career, with appearances at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Exchange Manchester. He was the first Associate Artist at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, where he appeared in the inaugural production of *Wild Oats* in 1990. He has directed episodes of the BBC series *Moving On*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Life on Mars* (2006), Fi1m 84, as Simon Lamb — [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Major Sam Curtis — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Hamlet* (1996), Fi1m 81, as Guildenstern — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md)
- *The Storyteller* (1988), Fi1m 82, as Fearnot — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md)
- *Threads* (1984), Fi1m 92, as Jimmy Kemp — [page](https://film.one/film/threads.md)
- *Minder* (1979), Fi1m 78, as Steve — [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Knife That Killed Me* (2014), as Paul's Dad
- *National Theatre Live: This House* (2013), as Walter Harrison
- *Imaginary Friend* (2010), Writer
- *Moving On* (2009), series, as Billy · Director
- *Midnight Man* (2008), series, as Blake
- *The Chase* (2006), series, as Rick Johnson
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Matthew Gurney
- *Love Lies Bleeding* (2006), series, as DI Dunne
- *Life on Mars* (2006), series, as Simon Lamb — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *Ahead of the Class* (2005), as Sean Devlin
- *Conviction* (2004), series, as Robert Seymour
- *The Afternoon Play* (2003), series, as George Lapwood
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Major Sam Curtis — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Born and Bred* (2002), series, as Sam Tomlinson
- *The Investigation* (2002), as Teddy Boulder
- *Murder in Mind* (2001), series, as Michael Davies
- *Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)* (1997), as Mike
- *Hamlet* (1996), as Guildenstern — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md)
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Iain Pyke
- *Thief Takers* (1996), series, as D.I. Charlie Scott
- *Bliss* (1995), as Dr. Clive Sussman
- *I.D.* (1995), as John
- *Full Stretch* (1993), series, as Tarquin Woods
- *Haggard* (1990), series, Actor
- *The Attractions* (1989), as Danny
- *Take Me Home* (1989), series, as Martin
- *Communicators From Hell* (1989), Actor
- *Coppers* (1988), as Robert
- *The Storyteller: Fearnot* (1988), as Fearnot
- *The Storyteller* (1988), series, as Fearnot — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md)
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as Danny
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Chief Inspector Sharpe
- *Glamour Night* (1985), as Malcolm
- *Home to Roost* (1985), series, as Matthew Willows
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as John
- *Winter Flight* (1984), as Mal
- *A Private Function* (1984), as P.C. Penny
- *Threads* (1984), as Jimmy Kemp — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/threads.md)
- *Robin of Sherwood* (1984), series, as Arthur of Brittany
- *Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime* (1983), series, as Albert
- *The Secret Adversary* (1983), as Albert
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Rory O'Brien
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Steve — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, Director
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, as Joe McIntyre — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md)

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