Gary Webster (actor)

Gary Webster
Born	Gary John Webster (1964-02-03) 3 February 1964 (age 61) Whitechapel, London, England
Nationality	English
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	Wendy Turner ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	2

Gary John Webster (born 3 February 1964 in Whitechapel, East London) is an English actor.

Webster's first major TV role was in EastEnders playing Graham Clark from 1987 until 1988. He later became better known for playing Ray Daley in the television series Minder , replacing Dennis Waterman as George Cole's on-screen sparring partner in the series. Webster joined the series in 1991 and remained until its conclusion in 1994.

Subsequent to this Webster took roles in soap operas. He made a brief appearance in Hollyoaks as Dion in 2001, and in Crossroads as Richard Mason the same year. He was later a regular in serial Family Affairs , playing Gary Costello from 2003 until the series ended at the end of 2005. He played tough drugs baron Paul Haskew in ITV drama series The Bill . In 2016, he returned to EastEnders, this time playing Neville Peacock in four episodes. ^[1]

Personal life

He has been married to Wendy Turner, the sister of Anthea Turner, since 1999 and they have two sons. ^[2]

He was interviewed on BBC Breakfast on 27 May 2008 about his forthcoming book, Debt Rescue: How to Get Through a Year of Financial Ruin...and Survive!. The book follows Webster's debt problems, which began in his first series of Minder and included repossession of his property. ^[2]

In autumn 2011 he suffered a "significant heart attack". ^[3] He underwent heart surgery.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	London's Burning	Second Detective	TV Movie
1987	Empire State	Paul's Man	Film
	Inspector Morse	Colin	Episode: "The Dead of Jericho"
1987–1988	EastEnders	Graham Clark	11 episodes
1988	Boon	Paul	Episode: "Honourable Service"
1990	The Bill	Deacon	Episode: "Church Fields"
	Taggart	DS David Tilling	3 episodes
1991–1994	Minder	Ray Daley	36 episodes
1995	The Big Game	Grogan	1 episode
	The Queen's Nose	Jim Harper	TV Movie
1997	My Wonderful Life	Lawrie Johnson	6 episodes
1998–1999	Real Women	Steve	4 episodes
1999	The Blonde Bombshell	Dickie Dawson	1 episode
2000	Casualty	Paul Meadows	Episode: "Travelling Light"
	Urban Gothic	Sam	Episode: "Old Nick"
2001	Crossroads	Richard Mason	TBC
2001–2002	Hollyoaks	Dion	TBC
2002	The Bill	Darren Saunders	4 episodes
	Doctors	William Woods	Episode: "A Matter of Perspective"
2003	Adventure Inc.	Charlie Boyle	Episode: "Legacy of a Pirate"
	Holby City	Reece Baker	Episode: "Mum's the Word"
2003–2005	Family Affairs	Gary Costello	82 episodes
2004	Down to Earth	Neil Blackwell	Episode: "Still Waters"
2006	Casualty	Ned Prior	Episode: "Get What You Deserve"
2006–2007	The Bill	Paul Haskew	10 episodes
2007	Underground	Brandon Glover	Film
2008	Holby City	Steve McKendrick	Episode: "Only Believe"
2016	EastEnders	Neville Peacock	4 episodes
2017	Dangerous Game	Detective Graham Crawford	Film
2018	Dead Ringer	Benny	Film
2019	Stages	David	Film
	The Seven	Mr. Williams	Film
2020	The Dumping Ground	Al	2 episodes
	Glia	Jon Neilson	Film
2024	Bemondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire	Mick	Film

References

1. "Gary Webster to play Neville Peacock". BBC Online. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
2. "Minding your Money". BBC. 27 May 2008.
3. "Minder star's heart attack shock". Belfast Telegraph. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.

External links

• Gary Webster at IMDb