Rob Jarvis

English television and film actor

Robert S Jarvis (born 1965) is an English television and film actor. He is best known for his roles as Eddie in Hustle the long-running BBC series, Graham Shand in Luther and as Russell Posner in Emmerdale. He currently plays the part of Eddie Corrigan in the BBC Scotland production, River City. From the Wirral, he is frequently cast as a scouser.^[1]^[2]

Partial filmography

Casualty (1988-2008, TV Series) as Philip / Vic Cheadle
Call Red (1996, TV Series) as DC Greer
The Brittas Empire (1996, TV Series) as Marine Park Man
Jonathan Creek (1997-1998, TV Series) as Tex / Wino
The Bill (1997-2005, TV Series) as John Orme
Among Giants (1998) as Weasel
The Broker's Man (1998, TV Series) as Phillips
Ultraviolet (1998, TV Mini-Series) as Maria's Contact
The End (1998, Short)
Harbour Lights (1999, TV Series) as Egbert
The Darkest Light (1999) as Dick
Elephant Juice (1999) as Boorish man
People Like Us (1999, TV Series) as The Police Officer
Dalziel and Pascoe (2001, TV Series) as Nigel Clifford
Heartlands (2002) as Bob Derby
The Bone Trade (2003, TV Short) as Communist Leaders Collector
Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003, TV Mini-Series) as Kirkby
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2003-2004, TV Series) as Pete Smith
Holby City (2003-2018, TV Series) as Sebastian Dublin / Eric Singleton / Callum Dewhurst
Hustle (2004-2012, TV Series) as Eddie
Tripping Over (2006, TV Series) as Bob
Grownups (2006, TV Series) as Tramp
Waking the Dead (2008, TV Series) as Michael Hurst,
Waterloo Road (2009, TV Series) as Environmental Health Inspector
Luther (2010, TV Series) as Graham Shand
Law & Order: UK (2012, TV Series) as Frank Donovan
Good Cop (2012, TV Mini-Series) as DCI Stoddart
Death in Paradise (2013, TV Series) as Colin Smith
Silent Witness (2013, TV Series) as Roly Henderson
Doctor Who (2013, Episode: "The Time of the Doctor") as Abramal
Call the Midwife (2015 Christmas Special) as Walter Willens
Father Brown (2016, Episode 4.3: "The Hangman's Demise") as Henry Lee
David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) as Client
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) as Peter Gruner
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) as Downing Street policeman
Collateral (2018, TV Mini-Series) as DC Euan Johnson
Emmerdale (2021, TV series) as Russell Posner^[3]

A Gentleman in Moscow (2024, TV Mini-Series) as Halencki.

Other work (voiceovers)

Rob Jarvis is also one of the two main continuity and promo voices for the National Geographic Channel, in the UK. Rob is currently the voice of the Hyundai i20, and the RNLI adverts. In 2011, he narrated series 5 of ITV's Britain's Best Dish. In September 2016, Jarvis began narrating ITV's brand new Police Documentary 'Car Wars', following Northumbria Police's Traffic and newly established Dragoon Units. He also voices Emergency Helicopter Medics for Channel 4.

References

^ Hustle at IMDb
^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
^ Davies, Matilda (23 August 2021). "Emmerdale's Wendy Posner is threatened by Russ as sinister new story begins". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 23 August 2021.