Simon Rouse (born 24 June 1951) is an English actor, best known for
playing the role of bad-tempered DCI later Superintendent Jack Meadows
in the long-running ITV police drama The Bill.He first appeared on The
Bill as DCI later Superintendent Jack Meadows, The character of Jack
Meadows became a regular from 1992 until the show's cancellation in
2010.Rouse was born in Heaton, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Prior to The Bill, he had a long career working mainly with the BBC,
appearing twice in their Play for Tomorrow strand, a sci-fi offshoot
of the Play for Today series. He also guest starred in the 1982 Doctor
Who story Kinda as the deranged Hindle, and played an unnamed
character simply credited as "Yizzel's mate" in Carla Lane's Bread in
1986. In 1988 he played Graham Farrell, a business associate of Mike
Baldwin in Coronation Street.He also appeared in films, including The
Ragman's Daughter (1972), Butley (1974), Pop Pirates (1984) and Parker
(1985).
playing the role of bad-tempered DCI later Superintendent Jack Meadows
in the long-running ITV police drama The Bill.He first appeared on The
Bill as DCI later Superintendent Jack Meadows, The character of Jack
Meadows became a regular from 1992 until the show's cancellation in
2010.Rouse was born in Heaton, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Prior to The Bill, he had a long career working mainly with the BBC,
appearing twice in their Play for Tomorrow strand, a sci-fi offshoot
of the Play for Today series. He also guest starred in the 1982 Doctor
Who story Kinda as the deranged Hindle, and played an unnamed
character simply credited as "Yizzel's mate" in Carla Lane's Bread in
1986. In 1988 he played Graham Farrell, a business associate of Mike
Baldwin in Coronation Street.He also appeared in films, including The
Ragman's Daughter (1972), Butley (1974), Pop Pirates (1984) and Parker
(1985).
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