Gareth David-Lloyd
Gareth David-Lloyd (born March 28, 1981 in Bettws , Newport , Wales ) is a British actor and prog metal singer. International He gained fame through his role as Ianto Jones in Doctor Who - offshoot Torchwood . The character was so popular that David Lloyd nine years after Ianto's death regularly invited to international science fiction - Conventions as the SDCC perceives and Ianto in a variety of ( hearing ) books and original Cast- radio plays through time jumps again Was brought to life, most recently in July 2017.
Life
As a teenager, Gareth David-Lloyd was a member of the Gwent People's Theater in Abergavenny and The Dolman Youth Theater . There he came in such plays as Macbeth , The Threepenny Opera and Henry V. on. After a performance at Monmouth Castle , former Labor chairman Neil Kinnock sent him £ 250 that David-Lloyd was to use for his career.
He trained as an actor at the National Youth Theater . Since 2003 he has had various guest roles in television series such as Casualty , Absolute Power or Mine All Mine . In 2006, Mine-All-Mine series creator Russell T Davies , who remembered him fondly, cast him for one of the lead roles in the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood . In 2008 he appeared in his role as Ianto Jones in two episodes of Doctor Who . Since the preliminary end of the television production of Torchwood , books, comics and radio plays with the original cast of the series have continued to appear regularly. In 2011 he produced the film Casimir Effect , in which he also took on the lead role and contributed the soundtrack as lead singer with his progressive metal band Blue Gillespie .
Gareth David-Lloyd has been married to Gemma James since 2010. They have a daughter (* 2012) together.
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
- 2003: Casualty (TV series, episode 18x17)
- 2003: Absolute Power (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2004: Rosemary & Thyme (TV series, episode 2x05)
- 2005: Beethoven (TV series, episode 1x03)
- 2005, 2010: The Bill (TV series, episodes 21x94, 26x03)
- 2006–2009: Torchwood (TV series, 30 episodes)
- 2008: Doctor Who (TV series, episodes 4x12–4x13)
- 2009: Girl Number 9
- 2010: Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes)
- 2011: Red Faction: Origins
- 2011: Warehouse 13 (TV series, episode 3x05)
- 2011: Bloody Norah
- 2011: Casimir Effect
- 2012–2017: Twisted Showcase (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2012–2013: Holby City (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2015: Waterloo Road (TV series, episodes 10x18–10x20)
- 2015: I Am Alone
- 2016: Dark Signal
Video games
- 2011: Red Faction: Armageddon ... as Adam Hale
- 2014: Dragon Age: Inquisition ... as Solas
- 2015: Drageon Age: Inquisition - Trespasser ... as Solas
Discography (with Blue Gillespie )
- 2008: Cave Country (EP)
- 2009: Cave Country Part 2 (EP)
- 2010: Synesthesia
- 2012: Seven Rages of Man
Web links
- Gareth David-Lloyd in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Blue Gillespie (English)
- Article about David-Lloyd at South Wales Argus
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gareth David-Lloyd will be at Showmaster's Film & Comic Con 2018! filmandcomicconsheffield.com, accessed October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Torchwood: The Office of {sic} Never Was. Radio play by Big Finish Productions , released exactly eight years after Children of Earth . Online article from July 6, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Gareth stars in Dr Who's dark, sexy spin-off , accessed August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Casimir Effect Film Cast ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 18, 2012.
- ↑ Torchwood Star Ianto flees Sci-Fi , accessed January 31, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | David-Lloyd, Gareth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lloyd, Gareth David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bettws , Newport , Wales |