Michael Cashman

Biography

Colin Michael Maurice Cashman, Baron Cashman, CBE (born 17 December 1950) is a British actor, dancer, politician, and LGBT rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands from 1999 to 2014. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2014. He is a patron of Humanists UK.

Known For

EastEnders

Colin Russell

Doctor Who

First Officer Bilton

Casualty

Malcolm Paynter

Crown Court

Alan Collings

BBC Play of the Month

Walter Kent

Angels

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square	Himself
2024	The Life and Death of Lily Savage	Self
2019	Are You Proud?	Himself
2017	50 Years Legal	Self
2011	The British Guide to Showing Off	Self
2010	Small-Time Revolutionary	Charles James (voice)
2004	Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004	My First Time
1998	Monk Dawson	Prior of Pixhaven
1997	Food for Ravens	Newspaper Editor
1986	Season's Greetings	Eddie
1982	Doctor Who: Time-Flight	First Officer Bilton
1979	Murder by Decree	Constable Watkins
1979	The Out of Town Boys	DHSS clerk
1972	Zee and Co.	Gavin
1972	Made	Joe
1971	Unman, Wittering and Zigo	Terhew
1970	Lay Down Your Arms	Pete
1965	I've Gotta Horse	Peter

Year	TV Show	Role
1986	Casualty	Malcolm Paynter
1985	EastEnders
1985	Dempsey and Makepeace	Prosecuting Counsel
1985	EastEnders	Colin Russell
1982	Bird of Prey	Reeves
1978	The Sandbaggers
1978	Life of Shakespeare	Man in street
1978	Enemy at the Door	Hauptmann Heim
1978	Scorpion Tales	Philip Jessop
1977	1990
1975	Angels
1972	Crown Court
1972	Crown Court	Alan Collings
1971	The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes	Henry Stevens
1971	The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes	Asst. Purser Robbins
1965	Gideon's Way	Syd Benson
1965	BBC Play of the Month	Walter Kent
1963	Doctor Who	First Officer Bilton