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Gary Carr (born 11 December 1986) is an English actor, dancer, singer, and musician known for his works on screen and stage. He has had main character roles in BBC TV series '' Death in Paradise'' and US TV series '' The Deuce''. He is also known for playing American

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singer Jack Ross in the ITV historical drama ''

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Education

Carr began training at the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, then trained at the Arts Educational Schools from 2003 through 2005, and then at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2005 to 2008 with a scholarship from the

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Career

Since graduating from

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in July 2008, he has appeared in television productions for

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and ITV, and in the Royal National Theatre production of '' Dido, Queen of Carthage'', written by Christopher Marlowe and directed by James MacDonald. He has had main character roles on television in BBC TV series '' Death in Paradise'', playing police officer Fidel Best from 2011 to 2014. He played charismatic pimp C. C. in the US TV series '' The Deuce'' in 2017 and 2018 series with guest appearances in the third and last series in 2019. He is also known for playing American

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singer Jack Ross in the ITV historical drama ''

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'' in Series 4, which aired in 2013. His theatrical work includes ''

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'' and '' Macbeth''. In November 2009, he played the lead role in the Royal National Theatre stage production of the

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novel ''

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and directed by Melly Still. He appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series '' The Peripheral''.

Personal life

Carr's brother, Daniel, is a professional

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards

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National Operatic and Dramatic Association NODA has a membership of 2500 amateur theatre groups and 1000 individual enthusiasts throughout the UK, staging musicals, operas, plays, concerts and pantomimes in a wide variety of performing venues, ranging from the country's leading profes ...

Junior Award *

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Fight Night Competition Winner 2006 *

Leverhulme Trust The Leverhulme Trust () is a large national grant-making organisation in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1925 under the will of the 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), with the instruction that its resources should be used to suppo ...

Bursary, Scholarship * John Collins Millennium Cup for Drama

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, Gary English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors English male voice actors Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 1986 births Living people 21st-century English male actors 21st-century English musicians English people of Nigerian descent Black British male actors English people of Yoruba descent People educated at the Arts Educational Schools Yoruba male actors Male actors from London