Gary John Webster (born 3 February 1964 in

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, east London) is an English actor. Webster's first major TV role was in ''

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'' playing Graham Clark from 1987 until 1988. He later became better known for playing Ray Daley in the television series ''

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'', replacing

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as George Cole's on-screen sparring partner in the series. Webster joined the series in 1991 and remained until its conclusion in 1994. Subsequent to this Webster took roles in

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. He made a brief appearance in ''

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'' as Dion in 2001, and in ''

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'' as Richard Mason the same year. He was later a regular in serial ''

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'', playing Gary Costello from 2003 until the series ended at the end of 2005. He played tough drugs baron Paul Haskew in

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drama series ''

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''. In 2016, he returned to ''EastEnders'', this time playing

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in four episodes.

Personal life

He has been married to Wendy Turner, the sister of

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, since 1999 and they have two sons. He was interviewed on ''

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'' on 27 May 2008 about his forthcoming book, ''Debt Rescue: How to Get Through a Year of Financial Ruin...and Survive!'' The book follows Webster's debt problems, which began in his first series of ''Minder'' and included repossession of his property. In autumn 2011 he suffered a "significant heart attack". He underwent heart surgery.

Filmography

* ''Empire State'' (1987) - Paul's man *''EastEnders'' (1988 and 2016) - Graham Clark/Neville Peacock *''The Bill'' (1990, 2002 and 2007) - Paul Haskew/Darren Saunders *''Minder'' (1991–1994) - Ray Daley *''Hollyoaks'' (2001) - Dion *''Family Affairs'' (2003–2005) - Gary Costello *''The Dumping Ground'' (2020) - Al Winters

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Webster, Gary 1964 births Living people English male soap opera actors Male actors from London People from Whitechapel 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors