Mark ordan biography

English actor

Not to be confused with Mark Jordan.

Mark Jordon (born 25 January 1965) is an English actor, best known for playing PC Phil Bellamy in the British television series Heartbeat, until he left the role in 2007. A documentary, Heartbeat - Farewell Phil, was broadcast on Christmas Day.^[1] His character was married to another popular character, Gina (Tricia Penrose).

Jordon made his directoral debut with the short film To The Sea Again, that played at many festivals, making it to the final of the Angel Film Festival London^[2] and Moondance International Film Festival in Hollywood.

On 8 July 2014, Jordon joined the cast of Emmerdale in the short term role of Daz Spencer. He reprised the role in August 2017, becoming a regular cast member.

He is also known for his guest role as Connor Colman in BBC medical drama Holby City, and as Ray Wood in ITV’s The Long Shadow.

Jordon’s partner is his Emmerdale co-star Laura Norton, who he also appeared alongside in the ITV reality show Drama Queens.

Personal life

Jordon married actress Siobhan Finneran in 1997; they divorced in 2014. They have two children together.^[3]

Mark's current partner is Emmerdale co-star Laura Norton. On 24 August 2020, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child. On 29 January 2021, Norton gave birth to a son named Jesse.^[4] In November 2022, she gave birth to their daughter.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2018, he was arrested on suspicion of assault.^[5] In October 2018, he was charged with grievous bodily harm and assault.^[6] In November 2018, he pleaded not guilty and was granted unconditional bail until his trial.^[7] In August 2019, he was found not guilty of all charges.^[8]

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