David MacCreedy

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|02|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Workington, England

| occupation = Actor

| television = All Quiet on the Preston Front

| yearsactive = 1990–present

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David MacCreedy (born 11 February 1969) is an English film, television and theatre actor, as well as being a director and film producer. He is best known for his role as Corporal Pete Polson in the TV series All Quiet on the Preston Front and for playing Tony in the rugby film Up 'n' Under.{{cite book|last1=Cameron-Wilson|first1=James|title=Film review 1998-99|date=1998|publisher=Virgin Books|location=London|isbn=9781852277673|page=124}}

Career

=Television=

Whilst at drama school, MacCreedy was in the Territorial Army (now the Army Reserve), which helped with his audition for Corporal Polson in All Quiet on the Preston Front. He initially auditioned with Stephen Tompkinson, whom he already knew, and they worked together to secure the roles on the programme.{{cite AV media |people=Tim Firth, David MacCreedy |year=2006 |title=Back to the Front|medium=DVD |language=English|time=19 "minutes in" |publisher=BBC |id=VFC96291}}

=Director=

MacCreedy filmed, produced and directed a film about the South Atlantic Medal Association visit to the Falkland Islands in November 2002. The event was filmed almost 20 years after the Falklands War.{{cite web|title=Veterans Pilgrimage 2002|url=http://fiassociation.fatpromotions.co.uk/shopimages/pdfs/NL%20Archive/FIA%20NL%2083.pdf|website=FI Association|accessdate=31 August 2016|page=8|format=PDF|date=January 2003|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118042746/http://fiassociation.fatpromotions.co.uk/shopimages/pdfs/NL%20Archive/FIA%20NL%2083.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Personal life

MacCreedy was born and raised in Workington, Cumbria, England. His parents still live in the town. He has a daughter, Ellie MacCreedy and a son, Charlie MacCreedy.{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Andrea|title=There’s so much drama in TV actor David’s life|url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Theres-so-much-drama-in-TV-actor-Davids-life-05b43f11-370c-44de-8f13-cb25cf4dfe7e-ds|accessdate=11 September 2016|work=News & Star|date=26 February 2005}}

He was at drama college with Philip Glenister, Rufus Sewell and James Nesbitt. He appeared alongside Nesbitt in an episode of Murphy's Law.

Filmography

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1992

| {{sortname|A|Time to Dance|A Time to Dance (TV series)}}

| David Kennedy

| 3 Episodes

1992

| Rumpole of the Bailey

| 'Snouty' Smedley

|Episode; Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson{{cite web|title=Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson (1992)|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c2456b5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118055603/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c2456b5|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2017|website=BFI Film Forever|accessdate=1 September 2016}}

1993

| Spender

| Brian

| Episode; Best Friends

1994–1997

| All Quiet on the Preston Front

| Corporal/Sergeant Pete Polson

|19 Episodes

1995

| Heartbeat

| Dave

| Episode; It's All in the Game

1997

| {{sortname|A|Dance to the Music of Time|A Dance to the Music of Time (TV series)}}

| Bracey

| Episode; The Thirties

1998

| Up 'n' Under

| Tony

|Film

1999

| Bostock's Cup

| Mick Wallace

2000

| Life Force

| Sergeant

2001

|{{sortname|The|Bill|The Bill (TV series)}}

|Gary Hughes

|Episodes; Britanniamania (I & III){{cite web|title=S17-E55 Britanniamania Part one; Going Underground|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/dryfz/the-bill--series-17---55-britanniamania---part-one---going-underground|website=Radio Times|publisher=Immediate Media|accessdate=1 September 2016}}

2002

|Breeze Block

|Stairmonster

2003

| EastEnders

| Alex

| 2 Episodes

2005

| Dalziel and Pascoe

| Saul Axton

| Episode: "Dead Meat"

2005

| Kinky Boots

| Heckler

|Film{{cite web|title=David MacCreedy|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bace8f434|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118055832/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bace8f434|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2017|website=BFI Forever Film|accessdate=1 September 2016}}

2005

| Murphy's Law

| Anstiss

| Episode; Extra Mile

2006

| Longford

| Journalist number 2

| TV film

2008

| Heartbeat

|Episode; It Came From Outer Space

2009

| Inspector George Gently

| Lilley's Clark

| Episode: "Gently Through the Mill"{{cite web|title=Inspector George Gently is back for four new single dramas for BBC One – Gently Through The Mill|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/04_april/07/gently4.shtml|website=BBC Press Packs|publisher=BBC|accessdate=1 September 2016|date=24 September 2014}}

2014-2015

| {{sortname|The|Full Monty|The Full Monty (play)}}

| Alan, Alf, Reg

| Theatre tour

2016

|DCI Banks

|Mark Rundle

| Episode: "A Little Bit of Heart"