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Jason Watkins: Death of daughter, most controversial TV role, breakdown of first marriage, and being victim of crime

The actor won a BAFTA for his role as Christopher Jefferies and has appeared in Line of Duty...

Jason Watkins is undoubtably one of TV’s most bankable – and likeable – actors and he’s painfully believable in the leading role of Simon in Channel 5’s thriller Coma. He’s appeared on TV in both dramatic and comedy roles – think Line of Duty ‘s Tim Ifield (where he got carved up by Thandie Newton), and Simon Harwood in W1A – as well as on stage. He is described as the “humble and quietly brilliant DS Dodds” who appears opposite Tala Gouveia ‘s “ambitious and feisty” DCI McDonald.

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