Seán Gleeson (born in London) is an English actor, director and producer, known for his roles as

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in the

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soap opera ''

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'' and Ronnie Woodson in the BBC soap opera ''

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''. As well as acting, Gleeson also works as a director and producer, with credits on ''Doctors'', ''

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'' and ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

''.

Life and career

In 1997, Gleeson began playing

in the BBC soap opera ''

''. He stayed in the role until 1999, and in 2003, he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''

'' as Ronnie Woodson. While on ''Doctors'', he began a relationship with co-star Stirling Gallacher, who played George Woodson, his on-screen wife. The pair won the

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for Best On-Screen Partnership in 2007. Gleeson lives in

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with Gallacher, and the pair were married in 2009, also having a son in the same year. Whilst appearing on ''Doctors'', Gleeson directed several episodes. After making the decision to stop portraying the role of Ronnie in 2009, he continued to direct episodes of ''Doctors'' until 2013. He then began directing episodes of the BBC medical drama ''

'', and later became a producer of the series in 2020. In March 2021, he was named as the new series producer of ''Casualty''s sister series ''

''. On the role, he commented: "This is obviously an exciting opportunity. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in and working with the crews, cast and whole Holby family on consolidating and reinvigorating this firm favourite for an even wider audience." He remained working on the series until its cancellation. From 2023 to 2024, he worked as a producer on the BBC daytime series ''

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'', before becoming a producer for the BBC primetime drama series ''

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'' in 2025.

Filmography

As actor

As crew member

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gleeson, Sean English male film actors English male soap opera actors English people of Irish descent English television directors Living people Male actors from Gloucestershire Male actors from London Television producers from London Year of birth missing (living people)