Jonathan Kerrigan (born 14 October 1972 in Lincolnshire) is an English actor well known for various leading roles on TV including Casualty, Heartbeat, Merseybeat and Reach For The Moon. Films include Diana, The Somnambulists, The Best Possible Taste. He is also a musician and has composed for both television and film
He had his screen debut in the Chemical Brothers music video, Life Is Sweet
In 2012 he appeared in a Richard Jobson film called The Somnambulists about British servicemen and women reflecting on the action they saw in Basra during the Iraq war. He composed some of the original music for the film including the opening title sequence.
In 2012 he played John Alkin in BBC 4's The Best Possible Taste, a biography of Kenny Everett.
In 2012 he shot the film Diana which stars Naomi Watts and directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel who also directed Downfall. . It is scheduled for release in 2013.
In May 2010 he appeared in episode 21 of the seventh series of the US crime drama NCIS playing the character Rex Carhartt
On 5 September 2004, Kerrigan made his first ever episode as the handsome police constable Rob Walker in the British highly popular and long-running primetime television drama series "Heartbeat", set in the 1960s of Yorkshire. Kerrigan made great impressions on the show and gained popularity for the role.
As well as starring in Merseybeat, Kerrigan also composed the theme tune.
In April 2007, Jonathan announced his decision to quit his role as PC Rob Walker, (whom he had played since 2004) in long-running Yorkshire drama Heartbeat. Scottish actor Joseph McFadden replaced him as village constable Joe Mason in the following series of the show. Kerrigan's departure marked the end of another chapter in the series history, as the viewers of the show saw PC Rob Walker ride off on his motorcycle in the
Jonathan currently lives in Kentish Town, North London, UK, with his wife Shelley Conn, whom he met on the set of Merseybeat. He previously had a high-profile relationship with his Casualty co-star, Claire Goose.