In 1997, on March 23, on one of the British television channels, the first episode of the series “Murders in Midsomer” premiered (an alternative version of the title is “Purely English murders”). The action takes place in Midsomer - a fictional English county. The main characters are detectives investigating sophisticated violent crimes, now and then occurring in a seemingly peaceful and calm county.
For the English actor Daniel Casey, who played one of the main roles in the series, Sergeant Gavin Troy, this project was the most successful in his entire career. However, at The Midsomer Murders, the list of his works does not end there. Casey currently has about 25 roles in various series.
Biography of Daniel Casey
The actor was born June 1, 1972 in Stockton-on-Tees - a city located in the north-east of England. Daniel's father is journalist and TV presenter Luca Casey.
Casey graduated from Gray College in Durham, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
Daniel Casey's debut as an artist took place on the stage of the theater in 1994. He played the role of Ray in the play Dead Fish.
Casey first appeared on the screen in 1996 in the mini-series Our Friends in the North, playing a character named Anthony Cox. The following year, he took part in the filming of another short series, Bird Without Wings, in which he played the role of Robbie Felton.
The latest work by Daniel Casey is the role of George Holingbury in the 2017 Theresa vs Boris movie.
As for the personal life of the actor, from 2005 to 2010 he was married. Casey is known to raise two sons named Rafferty and Milo.
Filmography. Detectives
A significant part of the work in the filmography of Daniel Casey is detective series on investigations of mysterious crimes: Detective Jack Frost, Silent Witness, Murder in the Suburbs, Inspector George Gently, and others.
In the series "Detective Jack Frost," Casey plays one of the secondary characters - Ian Grafton. The protagonist of the show, whose name is mentioned in the name - Jack Frost, an English detective. His personality is peculiar; working with Frost is not so easy, but despite this, his talent for solving crimes cannot be denied.
In the show "Inspector George Gently" the action takes place in the UK in the 60s. The main character Gently is one of the few policemen who are still faithful to their duty in times of corruption. He is investigating the most important thing in his life - the murder of his own wife.
Other genres
In addition to the series about detectives and crimes, Daniel Casey took part in the filming of shows of other genres. One of them is the series “Witches”, episodes of which were released in 2004-2005.
In 1743, Rachel McBean, the mistress of Medenham Hall Castle, wishing to gain power over people, conducts the Black Book ritual. However, everything is not going as planned, and instead of unlimited control over humanity, MacBean curses all his future descendants, and she goes crazy.
In 2004, when that unsuccessful ritual and curse turned into a legend a long time ago, and the ancient castle became the college building, the girl Casey learns that she is a witch.