Craig Russell

Craig Russell is a British actor, writer and producer with an extensive record in film and television. He was born in Lewisham, South London, and grew up in the South Wales village of Cwmtwrch, in the Upper Swansea Valley. He played leads in Marc Price's Magpie, a war film titled The 95th and the psychological thriller Eider Steeps, and appeared in Price's Colin (2008). Other credits include Anazapta, with Jason Flemyng and Dominic Cooper, One Way, with Michael Clarke Duncan and Til Schweiger, and Noel Clarke's The Anomaly and Genesis. On television he played Detective Inspector Mark Gascoyne in 21 episodes of Hollyoaks and had a regular role as Clive in the S4C sitcom Anita, also appearing in EastEnders, Doctors, Dream Team and High Hopes. He also writes and produces the comedy web series Grave Danger, playing the title role, and produced and starred in Canaries (2017), his first feature as producer, which premiered at FrightFest in London.