radio production of Coriolanus. He also made a guest appearance in the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi, and appeared on stage as Vermeer in an adaptation of Girl with a pearl earring. In 2008 Dunbar played the role of Philip Conolly in the critically acclaimed The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce. He starred alongside fellow Northern Irish actor Ciarán McMenamin in the remote rain-forests of north west Tasmania. He joined the cast of the police procedural television series Line of Duty in 2012, portraying the role of Superintendent Ted Hastings; he continued in this role for all subsequent series. Dunbar is also a theatre director who staged productions for the Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival. He played the mysterious character Martin Summers in the second series of Ashes to Ashes. In 2014 he played the title character in a BBC comedy drama Walter. Dunbar also starred as Jim Hogan on the Virgin Media Television original drama Blood. Other media He was cast as Bail Organa for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and appeared in costume in publicity stills, but his scene was cut; the character was re-cast with Jimmy Smits for later films. Dunbar's likeness was retconned into the appearance of the character Bail Antilles. He fronts his own band, which has played in such American locations as Nashville, Tennessee and Austin, Texas. He sings "The Curragh of Kildare" with Brian Kennedy on Kennedy's On Song, and fronts this song with his own band. He narrates the popular TV series The Estate as well as an audiobook production of Eoin Colfer's novel Artemis Fowl. He played a minor role in The Dawning (1988), alongside Anthony Hopkins and Hugh Grant, which led to further early roles in his acting career. Awards and nominations BAFTA Awards Irish Film & Television Academy Awards National Television Awards TV Choice Awards GQ Men of the Year Awards Personal life Dunbar has a daughter and stepson from his 1986 marriage to Australian actress Anna Nygh. He lives in Crouch End, North London. He received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from the University of Ulster in June 2009 in recognition of his services to acting. Filmography Film Television References External links 1958 births Living people People from Enniskillen Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 20th-century Irish male actors 21st-century Irish male actors Male stage actors from Northern Ireland