Jason Done
{{Short description|English actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jason Done
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1973|4|5}}
| birth_place = Walkden, Lancashire
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1981–present
| television = Where the Heart Is (1999–2001)
Waterloo Road (2006–2013)
Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away!
Monsters Inside Me (2022)
}}
Jason Done (born 5 April 1973), in Walkden, Lancashire,https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/hospice-fair-raises-12000-864411 is an English actor who appeared as Mordred in the 1998 TV miniseries Merlin, opposite Sam Neill. He is best known for his role as Stephen Snow in ITV drama Where The Heart Is from 1999 to 2001 and Tom Clarkson in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road from 2006 to 2013.
Career
=''Where The Heart Is''=
Done appeared as Stephen Snow in the ITV drama series Where The Heart Is, taking over the part in series 3 from William Ash, in 1999. Stephen Snow was the son of Peggy Snow (Pam Ferris) and Vic Snow (Tony Haygarth). Done portrayed Stephen throughout Series 3, Series 4 and part of Series 5, during which the character left the fictional town of Skelthwaite.
=''Waterloo Road''=
On 9 March 2006, Done began appearing as English teacher Tom Clarkson in the successful BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. On 10 April 2013, it was announced that Done would be leaving his role as Tom after seven years and eight series.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a471966/waterloo-road-exit-for-tom-clarkson-confirmed.html|title='Waterloo Road' exit for Tom Clarkson confirmed|work=Digital Spy|date=10 April 2013}} Tom left the series in the final episode of the eighth series, on 4 July 2013, in a shock twist which saw him fall from the school roof after helping troubled pupil Kyle Stack (George Sampson) from committing suicide.{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/07/04/waterloo-road-fans-left-shocked-by-tom-clarksons-exit-drama-3869807/|title=Waterloo Road fans left shocked by Tom Clarkson's exit drama – Metro News|work=Metro|date=4 July 2013}} Done is the second longest serving cast member.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/waterlooroad/jason-done/|title=Interview with Jason Done}}
=Theatre=
Done later appeared in a travelling production of Macbeth, which was held at the Royal Exchange Theatre, in Manchester.
=Television=
In May 2014, Done appeared as Andrew Wendell in Casualty{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/casualty/news/jason-done-to-play-doomed-groom-in-casualty|title=Jason Done to play doomed groom in Casualty!|publisher=whatsontv|date=13 May 2014|access-date=18 May 2014}} and in October 2014 as Paul Brightway in the story "The Lions of Nemea", part of series 8 of the ITV drama series Lewis. He also started in Closets, a short film. On 7 February 2016, Done appeared in the TV series Vera. In 2016, he appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid.
=Narration=
Done narrated the BBC Three documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands, its 2014 spin-off Junior Paramedics, the BBC TV series Hair, the BBC series Emergency Rescue Down Under and the Channel 5 documentaries Can't Pay We'll Take It Away, Inside Kings Cross: The Railway and Paddington Station 24/7 along with Ice Lake Rebels & the UK narration to Monsters Inside Me.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Film !Role !Notes |
| 1996
| Kiss Me Soldier | |
| 1998
| Kadet | |
| 2002
| The King and Us | Reverend Philips | Television film |
| 2003
| Spoilt | Lee | Television film |
| 2015
| Closets | Henry Clever | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| Underwater | Mr. Lawlor | Short film |
| The Road to Gehenna
| Father Tom | Short film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Film !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="2"|1994
| Once Upon a Time in the North | Policeman | Episode: "The Time Morris Launched His Boat" |
| Mother's Ruin
| Clive Watson | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|1995
| Blood and Peaches | Gary | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Peak Practice
| Mark Rogers | Episode: "Bedside Manners" |
| Class Act
| Douglas Fewster | Episode: "Series 2, Episode 5" |
| 1995–1996
| PC Bathurst | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|1996
| Various | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| The Bill
| Mark Davies | Episode: "Cold Feet and Hot Coffee" |
| 1997
| PC Brian Rainford | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 1998
| Merlin | Mordred | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1999–2001
| Stephen Snow | Series regular; 34 episodes |
| 2001
| Drunk GI | Episode: "Points" |
| 2002
| Murder | Christopher Maurer | Miniseries |
| rowspan="2"|2003
| In Deep | Sean Denning | Episode: "Full Disclosure" |
| Burn It
| Pat | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2004
| Mike O'Connor | Episode: "Seeing Double" |
| Conviction
| Sol Draper | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2005
| Sean | Episode: "Series 2, Episode 1" |
| The Golden Hour
| Nevin | Episode: "Episode 1" |
| 2006–2013
| Series regular; 158 episodes |
| 2009–2017
| Narrator | Series regular; 70 episodes |
| 2012
| Dr. Mark Ashcroft | Episode: "Episode 1" |
| rowspan="3"|2014
| Casualty | Andrew Wendall | Episode: "Games for Boys" |
| Our Zoo
| Neville Kelly | Episode: "The Final Decision" |
| Lewis
| Paul Brightway | Episode: "The Lions of Nemea" |
| rowspan="2"|2015
| Andrew Cullen | Episode: "Breathe in the Air" |
| Prey
| Gary Sadler | Episode: "The Chase" |
| rowspan="5"|2016
| Saved | Narrator | Series regular; 4 episodes |
| Vera
| Philip | Episode: "Tuesday's Child" |
| Comedy Playhouse
| Elliot | Episode: "Broken Biscuits" |
| Suspects
| Grant Johnson | Episode: "The Enemy Within" |
| Paranoid
| Dennis | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2017
| Andrew | Episode: "A Boy Called Red" |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Gary | Episode: "Neighbour" |
| The Innocents
| Doug Squirries | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2020
| Run | Jake | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2021
| Innocent | Gary Walker | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Time
| P.O. Banks | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| Barking Police Sergeant | Episode: "Episode 3" |
| Death in Paradise
| Connor Faircroft | Episode: "A Double Bogey" |
| 2023
| Des O'Boyle | Episode: "Episode 7" |
| 2024
| Brassic | Keith | Episode: "Heartbreak" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0232383}}
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Category:English male television actors
Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors