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Ross Boatman

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Sourced · read 16 August 2026

Biography

Ross Maxim Boatman is an English actor, professional poker player and a member of the poker-playing group the Hendon Mob. He is known for the role of firefighter Kevin Medhurst in the ITV drama series London's Burning from 1988 to 1995 and again in 2000. He appeared as Derek in the BBC Two sitcom Mum from 2016 to 2019

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  • Ross Maxim Boatman is an English actor, professional poker player and a member of the poker-playing group the Hendon Mob.
  • Printed cashes are gross payouts, never profit.

Public career

Ross Maxim Boatman is an English actor, professional poker player and a member of the poker-playing group the Hendon Mob. He is known for the role of firefighter Kevin Medhurst in the ITV drama series London’s Burning.

How to read a cash

Printed cashes are gross payouts, never profit. Cashes are not profit.

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Public chronology

  1. Ross Maxim Boatman (born 3 March 1964) is an English actor, professional poker player and a member of the poker-playing group the Hendon Mob. He is known for the role of firefighter Kevin Medhurst

  2. After completing his training at RADA, Boatman began his acting career in fringe theatre. He began working as a television actor in 1988, appearing in an episode of The StoryTeller ("The Luck Child") and Dramarama, befor

  3. Like the rest of the Hendon Mob, Boatman has become a regular fixture at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), where he made his first final table in 2002 in the pot limit Omaha event. He finished 7th in the event, where he

  4. FF 3,000 no limit hold 'em, Autumn Tournament 1999;

  5. £100 pot limit hold 'em, Christmas Cracker 2001;

  6. €300 pot limit Omaha, Austrian Masters 2002;

  7. £2,000 no limit hold 'em, European Poker Championships 2002;

  8. €400 pot limit Omaha, Irish Winter Tournament 2002;

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The short version

Are cashes profit?

No. They are gross payouts. See the cashes-are-not-profit pamphlet.

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