Gareth Pierce

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Gareth Pierce
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Pierce in 2023
Born (1981-02-19) 19 February 1981 (age 42)
Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2004–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Drums
Labels
  • Recordiau Cartref
  • Sain

Gareth Pierce (born 19 February 1981) is a Welsh actor and musician who has appeared in various television series. In 2020, he began portraying Gavin Moss in BBC Radio 4's The Archers and became the second actor to play Todd Grimshaw in the ITV soap Coronation Street . In 2006, Pierce was named in the Top 50 most eligible bachelors list by Company Magazine. [1] [2]

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Career

In 2008, Pierce and Matthew Wall founded the band Hafaliadau = Equations. Owain Taylor-Shaw joined in April 2008, followed by Mark Flanagan. Their debut album was released in November 2008. [3]

Pierce is known for his roles as Osian James in the S4C TV-series Caerdydd (five series, 2006–2010) and Lenny Mack in Sky 1's Stella (two series, 2013–2014). He appeared in such S4C series as Y Gwyll , Cara Fi , Alys , Pen Talar , Cowbois ac Injans and soap Pobol y Cwm . [1] He appeared in the second series of Y Pris in 2009 as skinhead Nicky. [1] Further English-speaking appearances include Hinterland , Mr Selfridge , and Hollyoaks . [4]

In 2013, Pierce narrated [5] all 11 episodes of Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited, a documentary series in which each episode focused on an individual lead actor of Doctor Who in the run-up to the programme’s 50th anniversary in November of that year. He also played George of Clarence in The Globe's acclaimed production of Henry VI. [6] In 2014, Pierce starred as Brian, the local GP, in the S4C romantic comedy-drama Cara Fi .[ citation needed ] In March 2016, it was announced Pierce would be joining the regular cast of BBC1's Ordinary Lies for its second series. [7]

In 2020, Pierce played Gavin Moss, son of Philip Moss, in the BBC Radio 4 series The Archers . [8] In August 2020, it was announced that Pierce has replaced Bruno Langley in the role of Todd Grimshaw in the ITV soap Coronation Street , Langley having been convicted for sexual assault in 2017. [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004ChosenShaun KennedyTV series
Bang Bang I Love YouJoeShort film
2006–2010 Caerdydd Osian JamesRegular role
2008Cymru FachUnnamedFilm
2009 Y Pris NickySeries 2
2010 Pen Talar Robert EvansEpisode #1.9
2012 Alys Gareth4 episodes
2013–2014 Stella Lenny MackSeries 2–3
2014 Cara Fi Brian PhelpsAll 8 episodes
2015 Hinterland Alun PriceEpisode #2.0
35 DiwrnodReg5 episodes
2016 Ordinary Lies Karl SheldonSeries 2
2017Living a LieRobin Orme-Evans2 episodes
2018 Apostle Man #1Film
2020 The Archers Gavin Moss
2020–present Coronation Street Todd Grimshaw Series regular

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