Gary Whelan
Gary Whelan | |
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 Whelan in 2022 | |
| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) |
Gary Whelan (born 1953) is an Irish actor, known for his work on British television.
Early life
[edit]Whelan was born in Ireland but he relocated to London when he was ten years old. He then attended Holloway School.[2]
Acting
[edit]He has portrayed several roles in the police force. He has twice featured in the BBC soap opera EastEnders,[3] once as DS Terry Rich from 1985 to 1987, and later as DS Paul Kemmit in the spin-off EastEnders: Perfectly Frank in 2003. He played DS Terry Amson with Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect (1991),[3] D.I Kent in Brookside,[3] D.I. Harry Haines in the ITV drama, The Bill (1992–1995),[3] and he also played a policeman in the film Bernard and the Genie (1991).[3]
He also played Brendan Kearney, the village schoolmaster in Ballykissangel (1996–2001),[3] and Danny Parsons, the unscrupulous (fictional) manager of pop group S Club 7 in their debut TV series Miami 7 (1999).[3]
On stage Whelan has played Horatio in Hamlet and Salisbury in Richard II. He has also appeared in two of the Pink Panther movies,[3] and his other film credits include Cry Freedom,[3] Paper Marriage,[3] Moll Flanders,[3] and Michael Collins.[3] Recent film roles were O'Connor in Villa des Roses (2002),[3] and Declan Murphy in A Flight of Fancy (200).[3]
Among Whelan's other television credits are Glenroe,[3] Angels,[3] Hideaway,[3] Minder,[3] The Royal,[3] and Kavanagh QC.[3] 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,[3] and in 2006 he starred in Channel 4's Goldplated.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Whelan lived in Brighton and owned its popular Lion & Lobster pub from 2001[4] until 2014 when he sold it to a pub chain for £4.5 million and moved to Dublin.[1]
He currently owns the Walrus pub in Brighton and the Dalkey Duck pub in Dublin.[5] and The Wild Duck in Temple Bar, as well as The Flying Duck and SMASH IT burgers.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Babylon | CID Detective #2 | |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink Panther | 4th Mafia Boss | |
| 1983 | Ascendancyy | Soldier | |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | 4th Mafia Boss | |
| 1987 | Zoeken naar Eileen | Marc Nolan | |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Police sergeant | |
| 1992 | Papierowe malzenstwo | Boss | |
| 1992 | The Bill | DS Haines | Episode: "Discipline" |
| 1993-1995 | The Bill | DI Harry Haines | Main cast, 20 episodes |
| 1996 | Moll Flanders | Prison Guard | |
| 1996 | Michael Collins | Hoey | |
| 2001 | One Up on Two | Postman | |
| 2002 | Villa des Roses | Mr. O'Connor | |
| 2004 | Beyond the Sea | Jules Podell | |
| 2006 | The Contract | Stanfield | |
| 2008 | Telstar: The Joe Meek Story | Detective | |
| 2014 | Dracula Untold | Lucian's Monk #3 | |
| 2016 | Out of Innocence | Judge Griffin | |
| 2023 | All You Need Is Death | The Old King | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Vowles, Neil (8 April 2014). "London pub chain buys Brighton's Lion and Lobster for record £4.5m". The Argus. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Old Camdenians Club". oldcamdenians.info. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Gary Whelan Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bill star takes on roaring trade". The Argus. 4 July 2001. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "The Dalkey Duck". Retrieved 20 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Gary Whelan at IMDb