Michael Garner | |
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Born | Michael Gordon Garner 15 October 1954 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1977–present |
Michael Gordon Garner (born 3 October 1954) is an English theatre and television actor who is best known for playing Leading Firefighter/Sub Officer Geoffrey "Poison" Pearce in London's Burning between 1993 and 2002.
He was educated at Galliard Road Primary School, Edmonton and the King's School, Grantham. He gained a B.A. in Drama and English at Exeter University.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Shore Patrol | Leading Cook Fenner | [4] |
1999 | Rogue Trader | Alec Sims | [5] |
2011 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Master Page | |
2013 | Legend 17 | Kanadskiy zhurnalist |
Garner appears in the Ellie Goulding video for "How Long Will I Love You?" as the man she kisses in the car park while undertaking a series of pranks. [6]
Garner lives in London with his partner Paula Hamilton and their two children.
He has run the London Marathon six times for the Leukemia Research charity.
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