Acting

Martin Reeve

Torquay, Devon, England

Martin Reeve is a British actor who has taken guest roles on some of the UK's leading series, including: Simon Markham in Little Bird, Alistair Mulgan in Dalziel and Pascoe, Mike Peters in Judge John Deed, Arthur Peters in Holby City, Piggot in The Royal, DAC in Murphy's Law, Brian Addyman in Emmerdale. He has also appeared in Coronation Street, Heartbeat, Shameless, Casualty, Hollyoaks, Eleventh Hour and Downton Abbey. In February 2022, he portrayed Clive Waters in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors. Reeve is also known for his stage work including appearing as Pete in Beehive's recreation of the power station accident at Eddington B alongside fellow actor Jonathan Morris.

Acting credits

Downtime poster
7.0

Ex-police psychologist Rob has plenty of problems of his own. Having retired through ill health, he is quite aware that he is not the best person to talk down suicidal single mother Chrissy when she threatens to throw herself off a Newcastle tower block. Rob is, however, the only person available, so he sets about helping Chrissy to overcome her fears, unexpectedly confronting several of his personal demons along the way.

Downtime

1997

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley poster
5.4

When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk life imprisonment herself, she devises a better plan to get revenge on Ian by faking her own death and framing him for murder. But can she resist the temptation to let her jailed husband know just how "Dead Clever" she's been?

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley

2007

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death poster
6.7

James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who throughout his career is believed to have killed as many as 250 of his patients. When the high death rate of his practice was investigated, it was discovered that he had given lethal doses of diamorphine to a vast number of his patients. He was put on trial where he was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

2002

Hillsborough poster
7.2

Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three Liverpudlian families before the match, during the tragedy and at the ensuing court battles which tried to decide who was to blame and what went wrong.

Hillsborough

1996

Perfect Day poster
6.0

Drama following the tensions and romantic crises among a group of friends over the course of a single wedding day.

Perfect Day

2005

Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart poster
6.5

Drama about a woman who works as a personal shopper in a glamorous department store who becomes seduced by the opulent lives of her clients, with devastating consequences.

Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart

2006