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Clive Mantle

Clive Andrew Mantle (born 3 June 1957) is an English actor. He played general surgeon Mike Barratt in the BBC hospital drama series ''Casualty'' and ''Holby City'' in the 1990s, and Little John in the 1980s fantasy series ''Robin of Sherwood''. He returned to ''Casualty'' in 2016 as Mike Barratt for the show's 30th anniversary.

Mantle was educated at Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire, between 1970 and 1975, and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) between 1978 and 1980. He appeared in 11 productions of the National Youth Theatre in five seasons between 1974 and 1978, and began carving a successful career as a stage actor in the 1980s, alongside various television roles. In 1984, he was nominated for an Olivier Award and was joint Best Newcomer in the Plays and Players Awards for his performance as Lennie in ''Of Mice and Men''. That year he was cast as Little John in ''Robin of Sherwood'', a role which he considers the most enjoyable of his career and which has remained one of his best-known roles. He was to appear as the first Nuclear Man in ''Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' in 1987, but his scenes were cut from the film; they were later included with other deleted scenes when the film was released on DVD.

After playing several minor roles in other Hollywood films such as ''White Hunter Black Heart'' (1990) and ''Alien 3'' (1992), Mantle was cast as consultant Mr Mike Barratt in ''Casualty'', becoming one of its most popular characters. He left ''Casualty'' in 1996, after appearing in 85 episodes between January 1993 and November 1996 (and then briefly returning for 2 episodes in 1998), but after struggling with his acting career, he returned to the role in 1999 in ''Holby City'', and appeared in another 32 episodes until 2001.

On stage, Mantle has appeared in plays such as ''Coming Clean'', ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', and ''Educating Rita'', and has continued his successful stage career since departing from ''Holby City''. In 2003, he appeared in ''Rattle of a Simple Man''; in 2006, he played the part of The Narrator in ''The Rocky Horror Show''; and over the Christmas and New Year period of 2007–2008, he portrayed the villain Abanazer in a pantomime production of ''Aladdin'' at the Theatre Royal in Bath. In 2010, he portrayed comedian Tommy Cooper in the stage entertainment show ''Jus' Like That! A Night Out with Tommy Cooper''; it was one of his most challenging roles, due to the various skills the performance required. More recently, Mantle has become known for his roles on television as Lord Greatjon Umber in HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' and as Tony Curry, Ollie's (Will Mellor's) father, in the BBC's ''White Van Man''. Provided by Wikipedia