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Colin Tarrant (14 June 1952 – 26 January 2012) was an English actor best known for playing Inspector Andrew Monroe in ITV's ''The Bill'' between 1990 and 2002. ==Early life and career== Tarrant was born in 1952 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, and studied for a degree in English and Drama at Exeter University,〔 then at the cutting edge of dramaturgy. He briefly worked as a teacher before taking up acting, first at the Northcott Theatre Exeter and then with Medium Fair Community Theatre Company, Exeter 1975-7 (a company developed from the university drama department). After leaving Medium Fair he was part of Peter Cheeseman's company at the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent.〔 He worked with Foco Novo, Shared Experience, the RSC and the Leicester Phoenix Arts Centre. His first major television role was that of Will Brangwen in the BBC's adaptation of ''The Rainbow'' in 1988, playing opposite Imogen Stubbs. A twelve-year run in ''The Bill'' followed between 1990 and 2002, after which he made many appearances on other television programmes as well as returning to the theatre. In June 2005, he played Brian Clough in the Nottingham Playhouse's production of ''Old Big 'Ead In The Spirit Of The Man''.〔Dunnett, Roderic (2005) "(Old Big 'Ead In The Spirit Of Man, Playhouse, Nottingham )", ''The Independent'', 20 June 2005, retrieved 2012-01-29〕 The play returned several times to the Nottingham Playhouse and played in other venues across England.〔"(That's the spirit Cloughie )", ''Wandsworth Guardian'', 16 March 2006, retrieved 2012-01-29〕 He followed this with the role of the vagrant Davies in a Nottingham Playhouse production of Harold Pinter's ''The Caretaker'', his performance described by ''The Stage'' as "brilliant - wild-eyed, twitchy, aggressive, over-defensive and ungrateful".〔Asworth, Pat (2006) "(The Caretaker )", ''The Stage'', 3 November 2006, retrieved 2012-01-29〕 He starred as the 'Old Gent' in a new adaptation of ''The Railway Children'' at the National Railway Museum.〔Boys, Cecily (2008) "(The Railway Children )", ''British Theatre Guide''. Retrieved 30 Jan 2012〕 In 2009 he starred with Stephanie Turner in ''Honeymoon Suite'' at the New Vic in Basford.〔"(Inspectors recall how love changes with passing years )", thisisstaffordshire.co.uk, 3 April 2009, retrieved 2012-01-29〕 Tarrant performed in a nationwide tour of ''Calendar Girls'' which began in Chichester in January 2010. Television roles included appearances in ''Holby City'', ''Heartbeat'', ''Doctors'', ''Midsomer Murders'', and as Ted Williamson in an episode of ''Casualty'' which aired on BBC 1 on 11 December 2010. Tarrant also taught at secondary schools between acting roles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colin Tarrant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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