Jeremy Sheffield

Jeremy Sheffield (born 17 March 1966) is an English actor and former ballet dancer. He is most noted for his roles in Holby City, Murder in Suburbia and Hollyoaks on television, as well as in the films Creep and The Wedding Date.

Life and career Sheffield was born in Chelmsford, Essex. The second son of Brenda (née Dare) and Barry Sheffield, he trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Ballet School, graduating into the Royal Ballet, as well as dancing with Northern Ballet Theatre. Roles with the Royal Ballet included Aria in The Spirit of Fugue, Paris in Romeo and Juliet, Benno in Swan Lake, He in My Brother, My Sisters, Wilfred in Giselle, Rakitin in A Month in the Country and Mouse King in The Nutcracker.

He appeared as a dancer in Queen's music video for "I Want to Break Free" in 1984, performing in a pastiche of the ballet L'après-midi d'un faune. However, his ballet career ended at the age of 27 due to a broken toe and torn ligament.

In 1997, he appeared in the music video of "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia.

Sheffield's breakthrough came when he starred in the BBC medical drama series Holby City, as heart surgeon Alex Adams from 2000 to 2003. He also played Lancelot in the 1998 television drama Merlin. He had a supporting role in the 2005 film The Wedding Date alongside Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney. Subsequently, he made a cameo appearance in the final episode of Green Wing.

In 2005, he appeared in the British and Irish Renault Clio advert "France vs. Britain," directed by Ridley Scott's daughter Jordan Scott, who also directed the 2007 follow-up spot, "More Va Va Voom," again starring Sheffield as Ben, and French actress Annelise Hesme as Sophie. He regularly featured on the BBC's Holiday programme, in which he visited Mexico, Egypt, Sichuan, South Africa and Bermuda. In 2006, Sheffield travelled to South Africa, where eight celebrities competed to become rangers in a South African reserve, for the 2007 series of BBC2's Safari School.

In 2007, Sheffield made an appearance in New Tricks.

In January 2010, he took part in ITV's Dancing on Ice alongside professional skater Susie Lipanova. He was the third person to be voted off (therefore finishing the contest in 12th place) after losing in the skate-off.

In October 2011, it was announced that Sheffield would be joining Coronation Street and would portray Danny Stratton. Sheffield's Coronation Street stay was only short, as he was part of a storyline that saw Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly) depart.

In October 2012, it was announced that he would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks to portray Patrick Blake, the biological father of twins Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) and Dodger Savage (Danny Mac). Sheffield left the cast in 2015, with Patrick's exit scenes airing in January 2016. He resumed the role for an episode in 2024.

He rejoined the cast of Hollyoaks in 2024, portraying Jeremy Blake, the twin brother of Patrick Blake.

Personal life Sheffield is gay, but rarely gives interviews on the subject, as he feels it is irrelevant to his career, stating: "I don't feel anybody should have to wear their sexuality on their sleeve, but 99% of the time people make a projection onto me that I'm straight, and I feel that if I just allow them to run with that projection, then it's sort of as if I'm lying. It's a strange position to be in, because I shouldn't have to say anything, but I often do feel like I have to get it into the conversation. It's a shame, but that's how it is."

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1991 Dark Season Guard 1 episode 1995 The Governor Dr. Anthony Thomas 6 episodes1998 Merlin Lancelot Television film Her Own Rules Lucas Kent Television film 2000–2003 Holby City Alex Adams Main role 2002 Linda Green Stan Peterson Episode: "Blind Date"2003 The Afternoon Play Tom Rourke Episode: "Coming Up for Air" Grease Monkeys Mark Miller Episode: "Last Man Standing" Hearts of Gold Dr. Andrew John Television film 2004–2005 Murder in Suburbia DCI Sullivan Main role2006 Bombshell Major Nicholas Welling Main role Blue Murder Paul Cochran Episode: "In Deep" Green Wing Jeremy 1 episode 2007 New Tricks Chris Parr Episode: "Fathers's Pride" 2008 Hotel Babylon Adam Price 2 episodes 2009 Personal Affairs Dr. Richard Palmer 2011–2012 Coronation Street Danny Stratton Recurring role 2012–2016, 2024 Hollyoaks Patrick Blake Regular role 2024–2025 Jeremy Blake Regular role

Music videos Year Title Role Artist 1984 "I Want to Break Free" Dancer Queen 1997 "Torn" Boyfriend Natalie Imbruglia