Mark Jordon

Mark Jordon (born 25 January 1965) is a British actor, best known for playing PC Phil Bellamy in the ITV period police drama Heartbeat from its start in 1992 until he left the role in 2007. A documentary, Heartbeat – Farewell Phil, was broadcast on Christmas Day,

Jordon made his directoral debut with the short film To The Sea Again, which played at many festivals, making it to the final of the Angel Film Festival London 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 until 31 January 2019, with a brief appearance on 20 December 2024.

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 wife is his former Emmerdale colleague Laura Norton, alongside whom he also appeared 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.

His current wife 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. In November 2022, she gave birth to their daughter.

In July 2018, Jordon was arrested on suspicion of assault, when an argument in a pub spilled over to a fight on the street. In October 2018, he was charged with grievous bodily harm and assault. In November 2018, Jordon pleaded not guilty and was granted unconditional bail until his trial. In August 2019, he was found not guilty of all charges.

Filmography Year Title Role Note 1984–1985 How We Used to Live Dave/Sentry TV series (5 episodes) 1985 Seaview Ian TV series (1 episode: "Growing Pains") Number One Hooligan Film 1986 EastEnders Youth TV series (1 episode) Strike It Rich! Grolly TV series (4 episodes) Scene TV series (1 episode: "Too Nice By Half!") 1987–1988 Coronation Street PC Wilson TV series (4 episodes) 1989 4 Play Des TV series (1 episode: "Dawn and the Candidate") 1990 Shoot to Kill D.S. Keith Farrington TV film Made in Heaven Malcolm TV series (1 episode: "A Fair Mix Up") All Creatures Great and Small PC Hicks TV series (1 episode: "Food for Thought") Medics Steve TV series (1 episode: "Annie") 1991 Waterfront Beat TV series (1 episode: "Acid Ship") The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes George TV series (1 episode: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery") Bread Wagger TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 7.6") 1992–2007 Heartbeat PC Phil Bellamy TV series (series regular, 324 episodes) 1994 Earthfasts PC Hunter TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.1") 2003–2004 The Royal PC Phil Bellamy TV series (10 episodes) 2009 Casualty Tim Holdsworth TV series (1 episode: "Not Wisely But Too Well") 2012 Hollyoaks Mr Sykes TV series (2 episodes) 2013 Doctors Darren Compton TV series (1 episode "Through a Glass Darkly") Casualty Richard Patterson TV series (1 episode "You Always Hurt The One You Love") 2014 Halcyon Heights Rupert Film Coronation Street Graham Naisby TV series (2 episodes) Rocket's Island Peter TV series (13 episodes) 2014, 2017–2019, 2024 Emmerdale Daz Spencer TV series (series regular, 161 episodes) 2017 Casualty Harry Beatty TV series (1 episode, "Sleeping with the Enemy")