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Strike

Strike

BBC One 2017

A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Strike (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Holliday Grainger

#1 - Holliday Grainger (Robin Ellacott)

Holliday Grainger is a British stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Lucrezia Borgia in the Showtime series The Borgias and Estella in Mike Newell's feature film Great Expectations.

Holliday Grainger plays as Robin Ellacott in Strike.
Holliday Grainger is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 11 episodes.

Tom Burke

#2 - Tom Burke (Cormoran Strike)

Tom Burke (born July 30, 1981) is an English actor.

Tom Burke plays as Cormoran Strike in Strike.
Tom Burke is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 11 episodes.

David Avery

#3 - David Avery (Domitius)

David Avery plays as Domitius in Strike.
David Avery is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Kerr Logan

#4 - Kerr Logan (Matthew Cunliffe)

Kerr Logan plays as Matthew Cunliffe in Strike.
Kerr Logan is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 7 episodes.

Joseph Quinn

#5 - Joseph Quinn (Billy Knight)

Joseph Quinn is a British actor. He has appeared on British television in Dickensian, the miniseries Howards End and Catherine the Great. He has also had supporting roles in the BBC series Les Misérables and Strike. In 2022, he had his breakout role as Eddie Munson in season 4 of the series Stranger Things.

Joseph Quinn plays as Billy Knight in Strike.
Joseph Quinn is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 4 episodes.

Leo Bill

#6 - Leo Bill (John Bristow)

Leo Martin Bill is an English actor, best known for his role as James Brocklebank in the 2006 film The Living and the Dead, as well as The Fall, Alice in Wonderland, and the FX/BBC One drama series Taboo. He is son of actors Sheila Kelley and Stephen Bill.

Leo Bill plays as John Bristow in Strike.
Leo Bill is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Martin Shaw

#7 - Martin Shaw (Tony Landry)

Martin Shaw is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently. He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series Martin Shaw: Aviators.

Martin Shaw plays as Tony Landry in Strike.
Martin Shaw is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Tara Fitzgerald

#8 - Tara Fitzgerald (Tansy Bestigui)

Tara Anne Cassandra Fitzgerald (born 18 September 1967) is an English actress who has appeared in feature films, television, radio and the stage. Fitzgerald won the New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play in 1995 as Ophelia opposite Ralph Fiennes in Hamlet. She won the Best Actress Award at The Reims International Television Festival in 1999 for her role of Lady Dona St. Columb in Frenchman's Creek. Fitzgerald’s most recent role has been in the West End production of The Misanthrope at the Comedy Theatre with Damian Lewis and Keira Knightley, and in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll's House at the Donmar Warehouse. Since 2007, Fitzgerald has appeared in more than 30 episodes of the BBC television series Waking The Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tara Fitzgerald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Tara Fitzgerald plays as Tansy Bestigui in Strike.
Tara Fitzgerald is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Lia Williams

#9 - Lia Williams (Liz Tassel)

Lia Williams plays as Liz Tassel in Strike.
Lia Williams is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 2 episodes.

Dorothy Atkinson

#10 - Dorothy Atkinson (Kathryn Kent)

Dorothy Atkinson plays as Kathryn Kent in Strike.
Dorothy Atkinson is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 2 episodes.

Last updated: feb 12, 2023

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