Duncan Bell (born 16 January 1955) is a Scottish stage and screen actor.
In September 2001, he joined British TV drama series Heartbeat as Sergeant Dennis Merton.
[2] The role of Merton brought back childhood memories for Duncan as he spent holidays in Scarborough, close to where most of the programme is filmed.
[3] In September 2003, Duncan became a father to a baby girl and left Heartbeat in July 2004.
[7] His stage work includes Philistines, The Life of Galileo, Remembrance of Things Past (as Charles Swann, November 2000-April 2001), All My Sons and Blinded by the Sun for the National Theatre and two seasons (1988-9 and 1994) with the Royal Shakespeare Company.