Lawrence Douglas Lamb (born 1 October 1947)[1] is an English actor and radio presenter.
Later, he joined the oil industry, which resulted in his working in Libya and Canada, where he attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
This developed his amateur interest in acting to a professional level, and he performed at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1975–1976.
After returning to Britain from Canada, Lamb became a regular cast member, along with Kate O'Mara, in the BBC's North Sea ferry-based soap Triangle (1981–83), in which he played Matt Taylor, the ship's chief engineer.
Other credits include The New Avengers, The Professionals, Fox, Minder, Lovejoy, Get Back, A Touch of Frost, Our Friends in the North, Taggart, Casualty, Kavanagh QC, Spooks, Midsomer Murders, and The Bill.
In 2009, Lamb starred alongside Liam Cunningham in Blood: The Last Vampire, in the role of General McKee.
In April, 2011, BBC Learning launched "Off By Heart Shakespeare", a school-recital contest for secondary school pupils.
[7] Theatre work includes: In 2013, Lamb began presenting a regular Sunday morning show on LBC.