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Gary Whelan (born 1953) is an Irish
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
, known for his work on British
television
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.
Early life
Whelan was born in Ireland but he relocated to
London
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when he was ten years old. He then attended
Holloway School
Beacon High is a coeducational secondary school for 11-16-year-olds in the Tufnell Park area, located in the London Borough of Islington, England. Beacon High is a member of the Islington Futures Federation of Community Schools and the Islington ...
.
[ The Old Camdenians Club]
Retrieved 31 January 2015
Acting
He has portrayed several roles in the
police
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force. He has twice featured in the
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soap opera
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''
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 ...
'', once as DS
Terry Rich
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 1985, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by executive producer Julia Smith. The first episode of ''EastEnders'' was broadcas ...
from 1985 to 1987, and later as DS Paul Kemmit in the spin-off ''
EastEnders: Perfectly Frank'' in 2003. He played DS Terry Amson in ''
Prime Suspect
''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who ...
'' with
Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ...
in 1991, D.I Kent in ''
Brookside Brookside may refer to:
Geography Canada
* Brookside, Edmonton
* Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Brookside, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Brookside, Berkshire, England
* Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England
United States
* Br ...
'',
D.I. Harry Haines in the
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
drama, ''
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 ...
'' in 1992–1995, and he also played a policeman in the 1991 film ''
Bernard and the Genie
''Bernard and the Genie'' is a 1991 British fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Paul Weiland and written by Richard Curtis. Co-produced by Attaboy and Talkback for BBC Television, the film was first shown on BBC1 on 23 December 1 ...
'', among others.
He also played Brendan Kearney, the village schoolmaster in ''
Ballykissangel
''Ballykissangel'' is a BBC television drama created by Kieran Prendiville and set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural comm ...
'' (1996–2001), and Danny Parsons, the unscrupulous (fictional) manager of pop group
S Club 7
S Club 7 were a British pop group from London, created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller and consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The group ...
in their debut TV series ''
Miami 7
''Miami 7'' (known as ''S Club 7 in Miami'' in the U.S.) is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April to 1 July 1999. During each episode, the members would perform on ...
'' (1999).
On stage Whelan has played Horatio in ''
Hamlet
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'' and Salisbury in ''
Richard II
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''. He has also appeared in two of the ''
Pink Panther
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'' movies and his other film credits include ''
Cry Freedom
''Cry Freedom'' is a 1987 epic apartheid drama film directed and produced by Richard Attenborough, set in late-1970s apartheid-era South Africa. The screenplay was written by John Briley based on a pair of books by journalist Donald Woods. The ...
'', ''Paper Marriage'', ''
Moll Flanders
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By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, wit ...
'' and ''
Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to:
* Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician
* Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...
''. Recent film roles were O'Connor in ''Villa of Roses'' and Declan Murphy in ''A Flight of Fancy''.
Among Whelan's other television credits are ''
Glenroe
''Glenroe'' was a television drama series broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland between September 1983, when the first episode was aired, and May 2001. A spin-off from ''Bracken'' — a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from ''The Riordans'' †...
'', ''
Angels
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Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...
'', ''
Hideaway'', ''
Minder
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Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...
'', ''
The Royal
''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the st ...
'' and ''
Kavanagh QC
''Kavanagh QC'' is a British television series made by Central Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. All five series are available on DVD in both Region 1 and Region 2.
Plot
The series starred John Thaw as barrister James Kavanagh QC, wh ...
''. Gary has also been seen in the roles of Sam Tilley in ''Uncle Silas'' and Charlie Pearch in ''In Deep''. In 2005 he appeared in the BBC hospital drama ''
Casualty@Holby City
Casualty@Holby City (styled as ''CASUAL+Y @ HOLBY CI+Y'') is a series of special crossover episodes of BBC medical dramas ''Casualty'' and '' Holby City''. While ''Casualty'' was launched on 6 September 1986, and its spin-off ''Holby City'' wa ...
'' and in 2006 he starred in Channel 4's ''
Goldplated
''Goldplated'' is an eight-part drama series from World Productions which made its debut on Channel 4 on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 10.00pm. It was created by Jimmy Gardner. It follows self-made businessman John White (played by David Schofi ...
''.
Personal life
Whelan's wife is named Gabrielle and they have five children: Jamie-Jo, Harry, Ella, Finnbar and Molly.
Whelan lived in Brighton and owned its popular Lion & Lobster pub from 2001 until 2014 when he sold it to a pub chain for £4.5 million and moved to Dublin.
He currently owns the Walrus pub in Brighton and the Dalkey Duck pub in Dublin.
[https://thedalkeyduck.ie]
Filmography
References
External links
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1953 births
Irish male film actors
Irish male stage actors
Irish male soap opera actors
Irish male television actors
Living people
People educated at Holloway School
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
People from County Dublin
People from Steyning