David Prosho

Dave Prosho (born 1965, Leicestershire) is an English actor. He studied drama at University of Winchester (then known as King Alfred's College) on the Drama, Theatre and Television Studies course, from 1983 to 1986.

Dave Prosho
Born	(1965-02-17) 17 February 1965 (age 60) Leicestershire, England, U.K.

Prosho is best known for his role as DC Ian Mitchell in Scott & Bailey. He has also appeared as Jimmy in The Syndicate, and in a number of other dramas, including Queer as Folk, Phoenix Nights, The Cops, The Second Coming, and The Vice.

He has also appeared in three Peter Kosminsky dramas: Walking on the Moon, Britz, and the BAFTA-winning The Government Inspector. Prosho has balanced his acting career with a career in education, between acting jobs, and is currently headteacher at Beechcliffe Special School in Thackley, Bradford.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	The North Water	William Harper	Miniseries, 1 episode
	The First Team	Bookmaker Terry	Episode: "Octopus Situation"
2019	Doctors	Dominic Smith	Episode: "End Game"
2017	Inspector George Gently	Donnelly	Episode: "Gently and the New Age"
	In the Dark	DCI / DI Ted Carter	Miniseries, 2 episodes
2016	To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters	Bailiff	TV film
2012	The Syndicate	Jimmy	2 episodes
	Secret State	MI6 Officer	Miniseries, 2 episodes
2011–2016	Scott & Bailey	DC Ian 'Mitch' Mitchell	Regular role, 31 episodes
2009	Unforgiven	DC Summergate	Miniseries, 1 episode
2008	Spooks: Code 9	Philip	1 episode
	True Heroes		Episode: "Death Descent"
2007	New Street Law	DI Hunter	1 episode
	Britz	Senior Police Officer	TV film
2005	The Government Inspector	Steve Haws	TV film
	Faith	Sgt. Green	TV film
2004–2006	Hollyoaks	Rob Owen	Regular role
2003	Casualty	Fire Chief	Episode: "Three in a Bed"
	The Second Coming	PC Jackson	Miniseries, 1 episode
	Burn It	Kevin Beswick	1 episode
	Where the Heart It	Mick	Episode: "Not Waving But Drowning"
2002	Fat Friends	Simon Becker	Episode: "Sweet and Sour"
	Phoenix Nights	Chief Fireman	Episode: "Brian Gets Everyone Back Together"
	Always and Everyone	Nick Messiter	Episode: "Warrior's Heart"
2001	Doctors	Kevin Ross	Episode: "Twenty Years On"
	Casualty	Dave	Episode: "Holding the Baby"
2000	Close and True	DI Moran	Miniseries, episode: "Miss Newcastle"
	Coronation Street	Josh Cunningham	2 episodes
	Blind Ambition	Mike Waite	TV film
	The Vice	Immigration Officer	2 episodes: "Betrayed: Parts 1 & 2"
	Clocking Off	First Policeman	Episode: "Steve's Story"
	This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper	Det. Sgt. Parks	Miniseries, 2 episodes
1999–2001	The Cops	Duty Sergeant	Regular role, 16 episodes
1999	CI5: The New Professionals	Cathcart	Episode: "Miss Hit"
	Walking on the Moon	Mr. Holmes	TV film
	Queer as Folk	Muscle Man	1 episode
1998	Dalziel and Pascoe	Jimmy Howard	Episode: "The Wood Beyond"
	Heartbeat	Baldwin	Episode: "Hello, Goodbye"
	City Central	Jim	Episode: "Picking Up the Pieces"
	The Grand	Police Sergeant	1 episode
1997	Peak Practice	Chris Ackroyd	Episode: "Fight or Flight"
	Police 2020	Dr. Fortnum	TV film (pilot)
	Knight School	Prison Guard	Episode: "The New Boy"
1996	The Ward	Pete Jones	2 episodes
	Out of the Blue	Danny Caswell	1 episode
1995–1998	Emmerdale	Police Constable	3 episodes

External links

• Dave Prosho at IMDb
• Hollyoaks cast profiles
• Revolution Online