Tony Pritchard

Tony Pritchard
OccupationActor
Years active1993–2020

Tony Pritchard is a British retired actor. He made numerous appearances in British soap operas, notably in the BBC soaps Doctors as Stuart Pearce and EastEnders as Isaacs.

Career

Pritchard appeared in the 2000 film Quills as Valcour. He also starred in the British short film A Girl and a Gun (2007), as well as making appearances on EastEnders as Isaacs,[1] The Bill as David Ellis and he also played a minor role in Coronation Street as a businessman whom Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) met in a bar. After various guest stints in the BBC soap opera Doctors,[2] he portrayed the recurring role of Stuart Pearce, the father of Ruth Pearce (Selina Chilton), in 2009.[3] 2014 then saw him take on the guest role of Tiny Alcock in the ITV1 soap Emmerdale. His character's storyline sees him have a brief relationship with Val Pollard (Charlie Hardwick).[4] In 2019, he made his final appearance in Doctors as Clive Heath.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Cash in Hand Martin
2000 Quills Valcour
2007 Bum Wrap Businessman Short film
2013 Red 2 Orderly #1
2015 Burnt Guard
2018 Aux Farmer Roberts

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Screen One 2nd Heavy Episode: "The Bullion Boys"
1993 Harry Security Man 1 episode
1996 Neverwhere Hammersmith Episode: "Down Street"
1997 The Detectives Tony Episode: "Cardiac Arrest"
1997 Birds of a Feather Man in Pub Episode: "Three's Company"
1997 Bloomin' Marvellous Bouncer 1 episode
1998 Real Women DJ Episode: "The Hitch"
1998 A Life for a Life Campbell Malone Television film
2000 The Sins Ambulance Man Episode: "Envy"
2001 Take Me DS Anthony Main role
2001 The Way We Live Now Mr Wakeham Recurring role
2001 My Family Customer Episode: "Breakable"
2003 Murphy's Law McStravock Episode: "Electric Bill"
2003 Doctors Sergeant Silverton Episode: "Black and Blue"
2003 Prime Suspect: The Last Witness DAC Charles Evans Guest role
2004 A Thing Called Love Bob the Barman Episode: "Turning Point"
2005 Heartbeat Osborne Episode: "Off the Rails"
2006 Dream Team Brian Jenkins Episode: "The Blame Game"
2007 Diamond Geezer Sykes Episode: "Old School Lies"
2007 Doctors Andy Roberts Episode: "Wedding Bells, Warning Bells"
2007 City Lights Mickey Leaman / Francis Leaman 2 episodes
2008 True Heroes Michael O'Leary Episode: "Runaway Car"
2009 The Bill David Ellis 2 episodes
2009 Doctors Stuart Pearce Recurring role
2009 EastEnders Isaacs Recurring role
2010 I Shouldn't Be Alive Charlie Hence Episode: "Trapped on a Ledge"
2011 Coronation Street Businessman Guest role
2011 Downton Abbey Prison Officer Episode: "Christmas at Downton Abbey"
2012 Secret State Graham Gough 1 episode
2013 4 O'Clock Club Errol Episode: "Suspension"
2013 Prisoners Wives Governor Recurring role
2014 Doctors Roger Stocks Episode: "Perestroika"
2014 Emmerdale Tiny Alcock Recurring role
2015 Lady Chatterley's Lover Field Television film
2016 Jericho Hawker Main role
2016 Coronation Street Gerald Dutton Guest role
2017 The Rebel Farmer Episode: "Death"
2018 Knightfall Ballard Recurring role
2018 Doctors Gary Stock Episode: "Long Haul"
2019 Holby City Nigel Dylan Episode: "A Daring Adventure or Nothing at All"
2019 Doctors Clive Heath Episode: "Man Down"
2020 Two Weeks to Live Carl Main role

References

  1. ↑ "BBC One Programmes - EastEnders, 01/12/2009". British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Tony Pritchard". Spotlight. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Doctors, Series 11, Someone to Watch Over Me". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "POTD: Emmerdale's Eric Pollard punches Tiny". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Doctors, Series 20, Man Down". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2026.