Thomas Craig, is a British

Great Britain

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 actor best known for his work on such TV series as Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series)

Where the Heart Is is a British television drama series set in the fictional town Skelthwaite.First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone...

and Tommy Harris in Coronation Street

Coronation Street

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, and also the film The Navigators

The Navigators (film)

The Navigators is a 2001 British film directed by Ken Loach with screenplay by Rob Dawber.It tells the story of the reactions of five Sheffield rail workers to the privatisation of the railway maintenance organisation for which they all work, and the consequences for them...

, directed by Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Kenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the...

 in 2001.

Craig was originally a plumber

Plumber

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 before making the move into acting in the 1980s. His stage name is taken from the name of former Sheffield Wednesday player Tommy Craig

Tommy Craig

Thomas "Tommy" Craig is a Scottish football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager of Scottish club St. Mirren. Craig had an 18 year playing career as a midfielder, playing over 100 league games for English clubs and...

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He had a brief role in the 1995 film I.D. where he played one of the Tyneburn leaders during the market fight scene. He also appeared in EastEnders

EastEnders

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in 1992 as Mandy Salter

Mandy Salter

Mandy Salter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nicola Stapleton. Introduced on 12 March 1992, Mandy was portrayed as a teenage tearaway. She was featured in storylines about homelessness, child and drug abuse. Her relationship with Aidan Brosnan was one of the...

's mothers boyfriend.

He is currently starring as Inspector Brackenreid in the Canadian show Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian drama television series that airs on Citytv, featuring Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the 1890s. The television series is based on the Detective Murdoch series of novels by Maureen Jennings. The fifth season was...

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