About Gary Love
Born 1964. Gary Love is a British film director, actor, television director and television actor.
Gary John Love (born 26 November 1964) is a British actor and film director. He is best known for playing the role of Sergeant Tony Wilton in the British Army inspired award-winning series Soldier Soldier, and as Jimmy McClaren in Grange Hill in 1984. He is also a director and has directed episodes of London's Burning, Casualty and Waking the Dead.
Love was born in Kensington, London, and attended the Barbara Speake Stage School in Acton, West London.
Filmography
As actor 1984: Grange Hill as Jimmy McClaren 1986: Starting Out as Mick Brown (2 episodes) 1988 A Question of Style (Austin Rover salesman training video) 1988: Jack the Ripper as Derek Never the Twain as Postman 1989: Screen Two as Alan Loader ("Here Is the News") Birds of a Feather as Pool Man ("Just Visiting") Blackeyes as Colin (2 episodes) 1990: The Krays as Teddy "Steve" Smith 1991: Murder Most Horrid as Constable Williams ("The Case of the Missing") The Bill as Mike Gibbs ("Thicker Than Water") 1993: You, Me and It as Gary 1991–1994: Soldier Soldier as Sgt Tony Wilton 1997: Loved by You as Lander 2000: Paranoid as Ned 2000: Essex Boys as Detective 2004: Fallen as DI Tom Beckett 2005: The Russian Dolls as Edward Stoned as Jeff
As director 1993: Come Snow, Come Blow (TV) 1996: Masculine Mescaline (short film) 1998: London's Burning (Episode 11.8) 1999: Harbour Lights ("Baywatch", "Muckraker") 1997–2000: Casualty ("Out of Control", "Love Me Tender", "Eye Spy", "Love Over Gold" Part 1 & 2, "Seize the Night") 2001: Waking The Dead ("Every Breath You Take" Part 1 & 2) 2005: MIT (Episode 2.1, 2.2 & 2.4) 2007: Sugarhouse 2010: The Bill ("Keep Her Talking", "Suffer in Silence", "Who Dares Wins", "Death Knock") 2015: The Following ("Exposed")
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Who is Gary Love?
British actor and television director
When was Gary Love born?
Gary Love was born on 26 November 1964 in Kensington.
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Gary Love is a film director, actor, television director and television actor.
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Gary Love is British.
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