Jason Salkey
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Jason Salkey is an English
actor. He played Rifleman Harris in Sharpe
, and Paul Lang in The Bill
. He has also been in Bergerac
, Boon
, Wycliffe
, About a Boy
, and In America.
Jason has also produced and released (along with Drew Sutton) video diaries of his time working on the Sharpe series. They are titled "The Video Diaries of Rifleman Harris". As of 30 November 2008, Eight DVD installments have been released so far and work on the ninth and final installment is also in hand.
He also starred in an advert for Miller Lite
in the UK in 1988, with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" as the advert's theme. The song reached number 1 in the UK charts in 1988, 19 years after its original release, as a result of the advert's success.
He sometimes goes to History festivals and shows with the Sharpe appreciation society, to promote his merchandise and sign autographs.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actor. He played Rifleman Harris in Sharpe
Sharpe (TV series)
Sharpe is a British series of television dramas starring Sean Bean about Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is the hero of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell; most, though not all, of the episodes are based on the books...
, and Paul Lang in The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
. He has also been in Bergerac
Bergerac (TV series)
Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened on BBC1, it starred John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in "Le Bureau des Étrangers" Bergerac was a British television show...
, Boon
Boon (TV series)
Boon is a British television drama and modern-day western series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair and filmed by Central Television for ITV...
, Wycliffe
Wycliffe (TV series)
Wycliffe is a British TV series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe . It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a...
, About a Boy
About a Boy
About a Boy is a 1998 novel by British writer Nick Hornby. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 2002.-Plot summary:The novel is about Will Freeman, a 36-year-old bachelor, and Marcus, an introverted, bullied 12-year-old who lives alone with his suicidal mother, Fiona...
, and In America.
Jason has also produced and released (along with Drew Sutton) video diaries of his time working on the Sharpe series. They are titled "The Video Diaries of Rifleman Harris". As of 30 November 2008, Eight DVD installments have been released so far and work on the ninth and final installment is also in hand.
He also starred in an advert for Miller Lite
Miller Lite
Miller Lite is a 4.2% abv pale lager brand sold by MillerCoors of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Sibling beers include Miller Genuine Draft and Miller High Life.-History:...
in the UK in 1988, with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" as the advert's theme. The song reached number 1 in the UK charts in 1988, 19 years after its original release, as a result of the advert's success.
He sometimes goes to History festivals and shows with the Sharpe appreciation society, to promote his merchandise and sign autographs.