Thomas Craig was born Craig Thompson on December 4, 1962. His stage name is taken from Tommy Craig, a former Sheffield Wednesday player.
Craig was a plumber before beginning work as an actor in the 1980s. His television credits include "Blue Murder", The Paradise Club, Inspector Morse, EastEnders, Cadfael, Prime Suspect, Soldier Soldier, Coronation Street, Where the Heart Is and the Shaftesbury Films series The Listener.
Craig took on the mantle of Inspector Thomas Brackenreid in Murdoch Mysteries from Colm Meaney who played the character in the original Films.
He is married to Siobhan McKay and they have a daughter Tess Craig.
In 2018, Thomas Craig performed in the play Soldier On by Jonathan Lewis in London.
As of the end of Season 16, neither Thomas Craig nor CBC have officially confirmed Craig's permanent departure from "Murdoch Mysteries".
Trivia
- As of 2018, Thomas Craig's top three favorite MM episodes are: Rich Boy, Poor Boy, Bend It Like Brackenreid, and Raised On Robbery (plus a fourth, Loch Ness Murdoch).
- As of 2020 and the 200th episode, Thomas Craig has been in 188 episodes of Murdoch Mysteries; His personal record is 237 episodes on Coronation Street.
- The Sheffield Wednesday story of Coronation Street’s Tommy Craig
External Links
- Interview: Thomas Craig talks about Secrets and Lies.
Gallery
Murdoch Mysteries Stars and Characters |
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Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch • Hélène Joy as Julia Ogden • Thomas Craig as Thomas Brackenreid • Jonny Harris as George Crabtree |