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Todd Carty also known as Todd John Jennings (born Todd Robert Carty; 31 August 1963) is an English actor and director who has grown up on television screens in a variety of roles. His stage appearances have ranged from
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to serious drama, and he has worked on
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, voiceovers, commercials, narrations and films. He is best known for TV roles as
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in ''
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'' and ''
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'',
Mark Fowler Mark Fowler is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Mark, an original regular character when the series started in February 1985, became a semi-regular after his original portrayer David Scarboro was written out of the ...
in ''
EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'', and PC Gabriel Kent in ''
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''.


Early life

Carty was born in Willesden, London as Todd R Carty to an unmarried Irish mother, Margaret M. Carty, who hailed from
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. Margaret subsequently married Thomas Jennings in 1972 who later adopted Carty and legally changed his name to Todd John Jennings. Through his parents, Carty is a dual citizen of the
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and
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. He grew up in Kilburn,
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and
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,
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. He has two younger sisters named Billie Joe and Bobby Sue, who respectively work as a lawyer and a teacher. Carty was educated at the Phildene Stage School, a co-educational independent school in
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in
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.


Career


Early career

Carty's first television appearance in the UK was in an advertisement for Woolworths at the age of four. He also had other advertising and
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roles, including one with ''
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'' actor
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for the "
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". Carty made his first stage appearance at the New London Theatre, Drury Lane, London, as the young Lionel in
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's autobiographical musical ''Lionel!''; however, his career in his youth was mostly defined by his television role as Tucker Jenkins in the
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children's drama ''
Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running progra ...
'' (1978–1982) and the spin-off series ''
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'' (1983–1985). During the 1970s and 1980s, Carty also appeared in ''
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'' (1976), '' Our Mutual Friend'', ''Drummer'', and ''Headmaster'', all for the BBC; and, for German TV, ''Focus on Britain'' and ''The Idle Bunch''. His film work included ''
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'' (1971) and ''
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'' (1974). In 1983, he landed the role of Oswyn in the fantasy film ''
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'' opposite Kenneth Marshall,
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, among others.


''EastEnders'' and ''The Bill''

Carty took over the role of original character
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in the
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soap opera ''
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'' in 1990, following the death of the original actor,
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. Carty played the role for 13 years, becoming one of the longest-running male cast members. In July 2002, the
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announced Mark Fowler was being written out of the serial, a mutual decision between the producers and Carty. Executive producer
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said Carty had made a "fantastic contribution" to the soap and Mark had been a "pivotal figure", but the character had finally run its course: "Todd and I have discussed this at some length and agreed that it was time for Mark to hang up his leather jacket for the last time. We will all miss Todd, who is one of our best-loved actors, and wish him every success in the future." Carty made his final appearance as Mark in February 2003, riding out of the Square on his motorbike. The character subsequently died off screen in 2004. After leaving ''EastEnders'' in 2003, Carty went on to play PC Gabriel Kent, in
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The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
'' from 2003 to 2005. Carty has since revealed he broke his ''EastEnders'' contract a year earlier than planned to take on this new role. In 2019, Todd Carty shared his memories of playing Gabriel in an interview for The Bill Podcast.


Other television and film appearances

Carty starred as Randy Candy in the film The Candy Show (1989). While still in ''EastEnders'' in 1997, Carty appeared with former ''EastEnders'' co-star
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in the Victorian period adventure film The Black Velvet Band, a Spaghetti Western-style drama. Carty was the subject of a This Is Your Life tribute in 2000. Guests included
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,
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,
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, his girlfriend Dina Clarkin, sons James Carty and Thomas Carty, and his father-in-law, actor
Tony Clarkin Tony Clarkin (born Anthony Michael Clarkin, 24 November 1946) is an English musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Magnum. He has been the sole songwriter throughout Magnum's history, writing all of the ma ...
. After leaving ''The Bill'' in 2005, Carty returned to the big screen as the aristocrat Harvey Van Bollingbroke in the film ''Treasure of Albion'' (2006). Carty acted in ''The School that Roared'' (2009) as the eccentric Mr Haig, and was also the second-unit director. He appeared as Mr Keller in the 2010 film ''
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''. Carty has guest-starred as Ray Hallam in the Christmas special of the TV series '' Heartbeat'', and in BBC's '' Holby City'', as villain Cameron Cooke. In 2008, he guest-starred in BBC's ''
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'', playing the part of Kev Blake. In 2003, Carty reprised the role of Tucker Jenkins in ''Grange Hill'', as the uncle of one of the pupils, Patrick "Togger" Johnson. He appeared in just this one episode, but he was brought back once again to film for ''Grange Hill's'' final series, broadcast in 2008 – a one-off special episode to celebrate the 30th birthday of the long-running BBC show. Carty appeared as Tucker in the final televised episode of ''Grange Hill'', screened on Monday 15 September 2008 on BBC One. Carty was a guest on the
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show '' I'd Do Anything'', in May 2008, with
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, helping to choose one of the selected boys to play Oliver Twist for the new West End production of ''
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''. Carty and his elder son, James, filmed together in a factual television series for Channel 5, ''Dangerous Adventures For Boys'', based on the book written by Conn and Hal Iggulden, '' The Dangerous Book for Boys''. James Carty, aged 11 at the time of broadcast, became the youngest person to drive a
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across the North York Moors 18-mile line from
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to Pickering, built in the 1830s. In June 2014, Carty was a contestant on ''
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''. Carty appeared as Mike in the film ''Silver Birches'' in 2017.


''Dancing on Ice''

Carty appeared in the fourth series of the UK version of '' Dancing on Ice'', which began on 10 January 2009. Carty partnered professional skater Susie Lipanova and was heavily criticised by the judging panel for his apparent lack of skating ability. In the weeks he and Lipanova competed, they finished bottom of the leaderboard for their first week, 9.5 for their next appearance in week three, and 7.5 and 8.5 for weeks four and five respectively. During the routine in week three, Carty lost control on the ice so badly that he ended up stumbling into the off-stage area, disappearing from public view, leaving Lipanova to complete the routine alone, returning just in time to complete his routine to the Beatles song Help. The public vote carried the couple through to the next round and was described as one of the funniest moments ever captured on television. He was finally eliminated in the 5th round. He also competed with
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in the ninth and final series of '' Dancing on Ice'' until it returned in 2018, which was an "All-Stars" series.


Radio, presenting and stage

Carty's radio work includes such dramas as ''
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''; ''The Three Loves of Ida Bliss'', ''We Are Happy'', ''Wavelength'', ''Midweek'', ''Jellybones'', ''The London Particulars'', ''Bringing Eddie Home'', and ''The Chocolate Frigate''. Narration work includes '' Paddington Green'', the story of the
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's
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' ''Scene in New York'', ''The Fame Game'', ''Driving Mum Crazy'', ''Snapshot-Eddie Kidd'', ''The Jungle Creatures'', and many more. In 1989, Carty reprised the role of Tucker in the musical stage version of the television series ''Grange Hill'': ''Grange Hill: Tucker's Return'', at the Queen's Theatre,
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. Between 2007 and 2008, he toured the UK in ''The Business of Murder'' as Police Detective Hallett. Todd Carty and
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(who played his screen mother Pauline in ''EastEnders'') presented "50 Greatest Families" on Sky One in March 2008. Carty also appeared in a
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Play of the day "Bringing Eddie Home" by John Peacock, based on a true story of the fight by East End couple Edna and Jack Wallace to get their son's body brought home from Aden, and the ensuing fight for the rights of British Service service personnel. Carty played the role of the younger Jack Wallace and the play also included other ex-
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actors
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,
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,
Edna Doré Edna Lillian Doré (née Gorring; 31 May 1921 – 11 April 2014) was a British actress. She was known for her bit-part roles in sitcoms and for playing the character of Mo Butcher in '' EastEnders'' from 1988 to 1990. Career Doré began her c ...
and
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Carty starred as
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, from May 2010, to 2015, in the
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touring production of ''
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''.


Pantomimes

Carty has played Ali Baba in the BBC Christmas pantomime '' Aladdin'', and starred as
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in ''
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'' at the Gatehouse Theatre
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from 14 December 1993 to 2 January 1994. He later starred with
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as the captain's mate in Dick Whittington at the Orchard Theatre,
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. He appeared as "King Rat" with
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in the pantomime '' Dick Whittington'' at the Wycombe Swan Theatre between 2005 and 2006. He reprised the role of King Rat in a new version of ''Dick Whittington'', at the Capitol Theatre, Horsham, which ran from 13 December 2007 to 6 January 2008. In December 2008, Carty starred as the evil Ferdinand Fleshcreep (The Giant's Evil Assistant) in ''
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'' at the Queen's Theatre in Barnstaple. The show ran from 12 December 2008 to 4 January 2009. Carty starred as Buttons in ''Cinderella'' at the Pavilion Theatre
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from 10 December 2009 to 3 January 2010. In December 2014, he appeared in the
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pantomime production of Aladdin, (with Twist and Pulse, produced by Jordan Productions). Carty again played Flashcreep in ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', in a production at the Newark Palace Theatre in
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(7 – 31 December 2016). Played Captain Hook in
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at Watersmeet theatre in
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from December 2019 to January 2020.


Directing and producing

Carty and his partner, actress/writer and film producer Dina Clarkin, have set up a film production company, Swordfish Productions. In July 2007 Carty made his debut as director of several episodes of the BBC's daytime soap opera, ''
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''. Carty directed his first feature film, The Perfect Burger (2010), made with the Co-operative British Youth Film Academy, set in the
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town of
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. The film was mainly shot at the Hinckley campus of
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.


Personal life

Carty lives in
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, North London. He has been in a relationship since 1990 with his business partner, actress/writer and film producer Dina Clarkin – the daughter of Irish actor
Tony Clarkin Tony Clarkin (born Anthony Michael Clarkin, 24 November 1946) is an English musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Magnum. He has been the sole songwriter throughout Magnum's history, writing all of the ma ...
. The couple have known each other since childhood through their parents, and have two sons, James and Thomas. In an interview with the ''
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'', Carty explained how he first met Clarkin when she was a 5-year-old child actress and he a 14-year-old, through their parents. Carty describes Dina as his
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.


Filmography


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carty, Todd 1963 births 20th-century English male actors 20th-century Irish male actors 21st-century English male actors 21st-century Irish male actors English male child actors English male film actors English male soap opera actors Irish male child actors Irish male film actors Irish male soap opera actors Irish male television actors Living people People from Kilburn, London People from Harrow, London Male actors from London