Gary Grant (actor)

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Gary Grant (born 1977) in North London, England, is a British television actor. He is best known for portraying DC Paul Riley in The Bill from 2000 to 2002 and he has also appeared in Dangerfield , Doctors and Essex Boys . He is also an award-winning film director with emotional piece "Daisy's Last Stand".

In 2018 he can be seen in two feature films: alongside Cristian Solimeno as the dappy salesman Tim in the British psychological thriller Welcome to Curiosity and in the heart-rending I Made This For You directed by Solimeno.

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