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Who is Martin Clunes wife and daughter?

Written by Robert Young — 1 Views

Alexander Martin Clunes OBE DL is an English actor, comedian, director, and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Martin Ellingham in the ITV comedy-drama series Doc Martin and Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly.

Who are Martin Clunes,’s wife and daughter?

Clunes’s first marriage was to actress Lucy Aston in 1990. They divorced in 1997 and Clunes married future Doc Martin producer Philippa Braithwaite late that year. In 1999, Braithwaite gave birth to their daughter Emily.

The couple’s daughter Emily was born in 1999, and as a little child, she appeared in a Doc Martin episode.

The 23-year-old attended Hartpury University, where she studied equine science and equestrian/equine studies, according to LinkedIn.

She is currently employed by the Cheddington Equestrian Therapy and Rehabilitation facility as manager.

Emily and her mother fostered Martin’s passion for horses, and the Beaminster Dorset, family, has a variety of horses on their farm, including Shetlands and Clydesdales.