Robert Thomas Beck real name Mark Thompson, (born 1 August 1970 in Chiswick, London) is an English actor. Educated at St. Mary's University College, Twickenham, Middlesex. He has been appearing on British television since 1991. Amongst many guest roles, he has had regular roles in several programmes such his time as Peter Harrison in Brookside (1991-1993); as Dan Thatcher in The Upper Hand (1995) as Gavin Ferris in Emmerdale (1999); and as Bombardier Boyd Billington in Bombshell (2006). Since July 2008, he has been featuring occasionally as criminal Jimmy Dockerson in Coronation Street. Beck has been married to fellow Coronation Street actress Jane Danson since 2005. They have two sons, Harry Alexander Jack, born 14 July 2006, and Sam Alfie Robert, born 26th February 2009.