Jason Done | |
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Born | Walkden, Lancashire, England | 5 April 1973
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Television | Where the Heart Is (1999–2001) Waterloo Road (2006–2013) Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! Monsters Inside Me (2022) |
Jason Done (born 5 April 1973) is an English actor who appeared as Mordred in the 1998 TV miniseries Merlin, opposite Sam Neill. He is best known for his role as Stephen Snow in ITV drama Where The Heart Is from 1999 to 2001 and Tom Clarkson in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road from 2006 to 2013.
Career
Where The Heart Is
Done appeared as Stephen Snow in the ITV drama series Where The Heart Is, taking over the part in series 3 from William Ash, in 1999. Stephen Snow was the son of Peggy Snow (Pam Ferris) and Vic Snow (Tony Haygarth). Done portrayed Stephen throughout Series 3, Series 4 and part of Series 5, during which the character left the fictional town of Skelthwaite.
Waterloo Road
On 9 March 2006, Done began appearing as English teacher Tom Clarkson in the successful BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. On 10 April 2013, it was announced that Done would be leaving his role as Tom after seven years and eight series.[1] Tom left the series in the final episode of the eighth series, on 4 July 2013, in a shock twist which saw him fall from the school roof after helping troubled pupil Kyle Stack (George Sampson) from committing suicide.[2] Done is the second longest serving cast member.[3]
Theatre
Done later appeared in a travelling production of Macbeth, which was held at the Royal Exchange Theatre, in Manchester.
Television
In May 2014, Done appeared as Andrew Wendell in Casualty[4] and in October 2014 as Paul Brightway in the story "The Lions of Nemea", part of series 8 of the ITV drama series Lewis. He also started in Closets, a short film. On 7 February 2016, Done appeared in the TV series Vera. In 2016, he appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid.
Narration
Done narrated the BBC Three documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands, its 2014 spin-off Junior Paramedics, the BBC TV series Hair, the BBC series Emergency Rescue Down Under and the Channel 5 documentaries Can't Pay We'll Take It Away, Inside Kings Cross: The Railway and Paddington Station 24/7 along with Ice Lake Rebels & the UK narration to Monsters Inside Me.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Once Upon a Time in the North | Policeman | Episode: "The Time Morris Launched His Boat" |
Mother's Ruin | Clive Watson | All 6 episodes | |
1995–1996 | Coronation Street | P.C. Bathurst | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
1995 | Blood and Peaches | Gary | Television film |
Peak Practice | Mark Rogers | Episode: "Bedside Manners" | |
Class Act | Douglas Fewster | Series 2: Episode 5 | |
1996 | Fist of Fun | Unknown | 2 episodes |
The Bill | Mark Davies | Episode: "Cold Feet and Hot Coffee" | |
The English Patient | Kiss Me Soldier | Film | |
1997 | Wokenwell | P.C. Brian Rainford | All 6 episodes |
1998 | Merlin | Mordred | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
The Barber of Siberia | Kadet | Film | |
1999 | The Passion | Christopher | 3 episodes |
1999–2001 | Where The Heart Is | Stephen Snow | Regular role; 34 episodes |
2001 | Band of Brothers | Drunk GI | Episode: "Points" |
2002 | The King and Us | Rev. Philips | Television film |
Murder | Christopher Maurer | ||
2003 | Burn It | Pat | Supporting role |
In Deep | Sean Denning | Episodes: "Full Disclosure: Parts 1 & 2" | |
Spoilt | Lee | Television film | |
2004 | Sea of Souls | Mike O'Connor | Episode: "Seeing Double: Parts 1 & 2" |
Conviction | Sol Draper | Main role; 4 episodes | |
2005 | No Angels | Sean | Series 2: Episode 1 |
The Golden Hour | Nevin | Series 1: Episode 1 | |
2006–2013 | Waterloo Road | Tom Clarkson | Regular role; 158 episodes |
2009–2017 | Monsters Inside Me | Narrator | Regular voice role; 70 episodes |
2012 | Secret State | Dr. Mark Ashcroft | Series 1: Episode 1 |
2014 | Casualty | Andrew Wendall | Episode: "Games for Boys" |
Our Zoo | Neville Kelly | Series 1: Episode 6 | |
Lewis | Paul Brightway | 2 episodes | |
2015 | Inspector George Gently | Andrew Cullen | Episode: "Breathe in the Air" |
Closets | Henry Clever | Short film | |
Prey | Gary Sadler | Series 2: Episode 2 | |
2016 | Saved | Voice Over | 4 episodes |
Vera | Philip | Episode: "Tuesday's Child" | |
Comedy Playhouse | Elliot | Episode: "Broken Biscuits" | |
Suspects | Grant Johnson | Episode: "The Enemy Within: Part 1" | |
Paranoid | Dennis | Supporting role; 4 episodes | |
2017 | Creeped Out | Andrew | Episode: "A Boy Called Red" |
2018 | Moving On | Gary | Episode: "Neighbour" |
The Innocents | DCI Doug Squirries | Recurring role | |
2019 | The Road to Gehenna | Father Tom | Short film |
Underwater | Mr Lawlor | ||
2020 | Run | Jake | All 4 episodes |
2021 | Innocent | Gary Walker | Series 2: Episode 1 Series 2: Episode 3 |
Time | P.O. Banks | Series 1: Episode 1 Series 1: Episode 3 | |
2022 | Four Lives | Barking Police Sergeant | Episode 3 |
Death in Paradise | Connor Faircraft | Series 11: Episode 2 | |
2023 | The Long Shadow | DS Des O'Boyle | Episode 7 |
References
- ^ "'Waterloo Road' exit for Tom Clarkson confirmed". Digital Spy. 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Waterloo Road fans left shocked by Tom Clarkson's exit drama – Metro News". Metro. 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Interview with Jason Done".
- ^ "Jason Done to play doomed groom in Casualty!". whatsontv. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
External links
- Jason Done at IMDb