Jack Deam
Born
Ian Deam

29 June 1972
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present

Jack Deam (born Ian Deam; 29 June 1972) is an English actor. He used his grandfather's name for his stage name. His most notable performances have been as the pyromaniac Marty Fisher, who has Tourette syndrome, in Channel 4's comedy drama series, Shameless, and as Inspector Mallory in Father Brown.

Career

In 1990, Deam appeared in the Granada TV soap opera Families, a show about two families, one from Cheshire, the other in Australia, notably alongside Jude Law.

In 1992, he appeared in a few episodes of Heartbeat as Alan Maskell and returned to the series in 2004 as Jake Clarke. He also appeared in the TV mini series The Life and Times of Henry Pratt. He played the lead role as older Henry Pratt, whilst little Henry Pratt was played by Andrew Nicholson and young Henry Pratt was played by Bryan Dick.

In 1993, he played Vinnie, a young soldier for the King's Fusiliers in the award-winning British drama Soldier Soldier. He later joined the cast of Clocking Off, written by Paul Abbott, playing Kev Leach from series 1-4.

In 1996, he briefly appeared as a policeman in Jimmy McGovern's one-off drama for ITV Hillsborough, based on the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

In 1999, he appeared in an episode of Queer As Folk, as a Doctor Who-obsessed fan, and had a one-night stand with Vince, one of the protagonists, before taking the role of Toyah Battersby's (Georgia Taylor) rapist Phil Simmonds on the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 2000.

In 2004, Deam played Detective Sergeant Hanken in "In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner", an episode of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

In January 2007, he took part in The Afternoon Play, a daytime BBC drama series consisting of short stories.

From 2010 to 2016, he played the part of a detective constable in the DCI Banks series.

He played Walter in the 2011 TV series 32 Brinkburn Street. 2014 saw Deam in a play called Blindsided, by Simon Stephens, at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, alongside ex-Coronation Street Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper).

He appeared in an episode of New Tricks as a suspect in a cold case enquiry.

Starting with its fourth series in 2016, Deam appeared as Inspector Mallory in BBC's Father Brown.

In December 2019, he appeared as Leonard Wooley in Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar, a fictionalized account of how Agatha Christie met Max Mallowan, who later became her second husband.

In September 2021, he appeared as Frank Johnson in Silent Witness on BBC One.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1989ScreenPlayRobertEpisode: "A Small Mourning"
1991CasualtyLeeEpisode: "Humpty Dumpty"
1991Let Him Have ItTerry Stringer
1993Screen OneRichardEpisode: "The Bullion Boys"
1995The Young Poisoner's HandbookMick
1995Pie in the SkyJez LeighEpisode: "Dead Right"
1997Peak PracticeJoey CoxEpisode: "Classics"
1998Where the Heart IsSam WoodfordEpisode: "She Goes On"
1999HeartPoliceman
2000Holby CityMatt TraylingEpisode: "The Real Thing" [1]
2004 Dalziel and PascoeCharlie WalkerEpisode: "Great Escapes"
2004 The Inspector Lynley MysteriesDetective Sergeant HankenEpisode: "In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner"
2004–2007, 2011–2013ShamelessMarty Fisher
2005Silent WitnessCarl DawsonEpisode: "Ghosts"
2006London to BrightonPaulUncredited
2007The RoyalSamEpisode: "Laura"
2007The Afternoon PlayChrisEpisode: "Come Fly With Me"
2007CasualtyCorporal HobbsEpisode: "Core Values"
2010CasualtyDanny RobertsonEpisode: "Past Lives"
2010–2016DCI BanksDC Ken Blackstone32 episodes
2014Inspector George GentlyBilly ShearerEpisode: "Gently Going Under"
2015CasualtyGary BessEpisode: "Dark Horses"
2015New TricksTerryEpisode: "Lottery Curse"
2016–2022Father BrownInspector Mallory64 episodes
2019Agatha and the Curse of IshtarLeonard Woolley
2021Silent WitnessFrank JohnsonEpisode: "Bad Love"
2022RidleyDuncan DarwinEpisode: "Swansong"
2023VeraRobert FalstoneEpisode: "The Darkest Evening"

References

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