Why did Mark Jordon leave Heartbeat?

Mark Jordon is an English actor and director.

He is best known for his role as PC Phil Bellamy in the British television series Heartbeat, which he left in 2007.

As a director, Jordon made his debut through the film “To The Sea Again” which played in many festivals and made it to the final of the Angel Film Festival in London and the Moondance International Film Festival in Hollywood.

On 8 July 2014, he joined the cast of Emmerdale in the short-term role of Daz Spencer. He reprised the role in August 2017, becoming a regular cast member, until Daz was written out on 31 January 2019.

Jordon previously married actress Siobhan Finneran in 1997; they divorced in 2014. The pair share two children.

Mark is currently in a relationship with Emmerdale co-star Laura Norton. The couple announced on August 24, 2020, that they were expecting their first child.

Later January 2021, Norton gave birth to a son called Jesse.

Why did Mark Jordon leave Heartbeat?

Mark left Heartbeat to pursue further work elsewhere. At the time, he released a statement on his departure, hinting he was keen to explore more avenues away from acting.

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