Rawle landed his first significant role in 1973 as the protagonist in the television version of
Keith Waterhouse and
Willis Hall's
Billy Liar. He played Billy Fisher for two seasons, 26 episodes from 1973 to 1974. He appeared in
Minder (1993) The actor made a guest appearance as lawyer Jonathan Blunt in the fourth episode of the fourth series of
New Tricks (2007). 2008 saw Rawle play
Gilbert Murray in the
National Theatre's production of
Tony Harrison's play
Fram. The following year, he guested in
The Bill and appeared in
The Sarah Jane Adventures on
CBBC. During 2010, Rawle joined the cast of
Hollyoaks as serial killer
Silas Blissett. He stated that he was delighted to be playing such a sinister character. He has won various awards for his portrayal of Silas. He initially left the role in 2012, before making guest returns from January to May 2016, and from October 2020 to January 2021. He reprised the role in September 2022, when his grandson, Bobby, finally killed off his character. In October 2012, it was announced that Rawle had joined the
Doctors' cast as Rory Bishton, a road sweeper with something to hide. Rawle made his screen debut as Rory in early 2013. He had previously appeared in the series in 2004. Rawle has provided numerous narrations, including
A Bear Called Paddington, three series of the
Duchess of York's
Budgie the Little Helicopter,
Stephen Hawking's
Universe and Tom Fort's
The Grass is Always Greener for
BBC Radio 4. Rawle's writing credits include ''
The Young Poisoner's Handbook in 1995 and Who Goes There?'' ==Filmography and television==