Timothy Malcolm "Tim" Healy (born 29 January 1952) is an English actor, best known for playing Dennis Patterson in the television series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Lesley in the ITV comedy-drama series Benidorm and Gastric in Still Open All Hours.

Biographie

In 1988, Healy married actress Denise Welch but they later divorced in 2012. The couple have two sons, the elder of whom, Matthew is frontman of alternative rock band The 1975. In February 2015, Healy announced that he is to marry his partner, Joan Anderton.


Charity
Healy often shows support for the children's charity, Children North East, which is based in Newcastle, by making appearances at events and showing support at their community based projects. The charity raise funds for youth projects, such as WEYES project, in the west end area where Healy grew up.

He also co-founded the Sammy Johnson Memorial Fund, established to support young talent in North East England. He hosts the biannual Sunday for Sammy concerts in aid of the fund.

In September 2014, Healy and Jill Halfpenny narrated the history of the North East of England as part of the Great North Run opening ceremony.