Martin Herdman (born 24 July 1956) is an English actor, boxer and former professional rugby league footballer.[3]
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| Full name | Martin John Herdman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1956-07-24) 24 July 1956 (age 65) Chertsey, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 7 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herdman played at representative level for Wales, and club level for Fulham RLFC. He played as a second-row during the era of contested scrums.[2][4] He won three caps for Wales while at Fulham from 1981 to 1982.[2]
In 1984, Herdman went to America after being given a tryout as a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, but was cut from their roster.[5]
Herdman has played regular parts in Bramwell, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Soldier Soldier, Drop the Dead Donkey, Silent Witness, Wycliffe, The Bill and Midsomer Murders.[6] He played the lead role in the 2018 feature film Sink.,[7] written and directed by Mark Gillis.
Herdman is the father of four sons, the youngest of whom is actor Joshua Herdman of the Harry Potter films.[8] He runs the Herdman Family Carpet Shop in St Margarets.[9]