Mark Wingett (Melton Mowbray, 1 January 1961) is an English actor. He plays under more Jim Carver in the police series The Bill . As a child closed Wingett joined the National Youth Theatre. His film debut was in 1979 in the film Quadrophenia, where he the role of Dave, a reckless and rebelliousmod, played. Because the film was x-rated, he was legally too young to view his own debut. A year later, he appeared in the film Breaking Glass . Wingett has two children. He does like to scuba diving and fishing.