Gregory Piper

Gregory Tyler Piper (born 15 March 1998 ) is a British actor best known for playing Ryan Pilkington in Line of Duty.

Line of Duty He was 13 years old when he first appeared in Line of Duty series 1 playing young criminal Ryan Pilkington.

Following complaints from some viewers, Ofcom found that the BBC had made a "serious lapse" in its duty of care for Piper by "failing to ensure that a child welfare counsellor or psychologist had considered the appropriateness or potential emotional risk to the boy of his involvement", given the violent nature of some of his scenes.

Piper reprised the role as a more prominent antagonist in series 5, initially as a member of the Organised Crime Group (OCG) and latterly as a Central Police cadet. In series 6, Pilkington appears more extensively as an officer in the murder investigation team secretly working as a mole for the organised crime syndicate before being killed off in the fifth episode.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2012, 2019–2021 Line of Duty Ryan Pilkington Series 1, 5 & 6 2013 Frankie Richard Preston Series 1, Episode 3 2021 Fixed (2021) Jimmy Clemance Thriller

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee(s) ResultRef.2012 Royal Television Society Midlands Awards Line of Duty (series 1) Best Acting Newcomer Gregory Piper