John Alkin (born 17 January 1947) is an English actor turned spiritual healer. He was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, under the name John Kenneth Foinquinos.

Biography

Acting career

Alkin is best remembered for two roles: DC Tom Daniels in Thames Television's police drama The Sweeney and barrister Barry Deeley Q.C. in Granada Television's drama Crown Court. One of his earliest television appearances was as Robert Martin in the 1972 BBC TV production of Jane Austen's Emma. In 1978 Alkin played Flight Lieutenant Andre De Beers, a character based on the real-life Baron Jean de Selys Longchamps DFC, who attacks the Gestapo Headquarters in Brussels, German-occupied Belgium, in the Secret Army episode 'Day of Wrath.' He also appeared in numerous guest roles on TV shows such as Z-Cars, Timeslip, Minder, The Sandbaggers, Space 1999 and Doctor Who.

Spiritual healing

He left acting in the mid-1980s to set up a spiritual healing centre with his second wife, Lee Everett Alkin, former wife of DJ and TV comic Kenny Everett.

Filmography