Jon Strickland (born 1952) appeared on Coronation Street in May 1987 as Newton & Ridley accountant, Mr Jarvis.
His other credits include roles in London's Burning, Gone to the Dogs, Gone to Seed, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, Casualty, The Bill, Heartbeat, Jane Hall and Royal Murder Mysteries, along with the 1989 film She's Been Away.
On stage, he appeared in productions of The Hypochondriac, Doctor Faustus, Man of the Moment, Oliver Twist, The Woman in Black, Woman in Mind, Rough Justice and Full Moon.
Although he is perhaps better known as a voice-over artist who has been heard on a huge range of national TV, radio and cinema commercials.