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

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's ''

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'' and became the second actor to play

Todd Grimshaw Todd Grimshaw is a fictional character from the British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', formerly played by Bruno Langley from 2001 to 2017, and now played by Gareth Pierce. The character's debut was broadcast on 14 Janua ...

in the ITV soap ''

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''. In 2006, Pierce was named in the Top 50 most eligible bachelors list by ''Company Magazine''.

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. Pierce is known for his roles as Osian James in the

S4C S4C (, ''Sianel Pedwar Cymru'', meaning ''Channel Four Wales'') is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speakin ...

TV-series '' Caerdydd'' (five series, 2006–2010) and Lenny Mack in

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's '' Stella'' (two series, 2013–2014). He appeared in such

series as ''

Y Gwyll ''Hinterland'' in the original Welsh language version is a Welsh Language noir police procedural series broadcast on S4C in Welsh from 29 October 2013. The main character, DCI Tom Mathias, is played by Richard Harrington. On 27 November 2 ...

'', '' Cara Fi'', '' Alys'', '' Pen Talar'', '' Cowbois ac Injans'' and soap ''

Pobol y Cwm ''Pobol y Cwm'' (''People of the Valley''; ) is a Welsh-language soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, ''Pobol y Cwm'' was originally transmitted on BBC Cymru (now B ...

''. He appeared in the second series of ''

Y Pris ''Y Pris'' (English: ''The Price'') is a Welsh television crime drama, produced by Tinopolis, Fiction Factory for Welsh public service television station S4C. The series, described in its tagline as "''The Sopranos'' by the seaside", is set in C ...

'' in 2009 as skinhead Nicky. Further English-speaking appearances include ''

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'', ''

Mr Selfridge ''Mr Selfridge'' is a British period drama television series about Harry Gordon Selfridge and his department store, Selfridge & Co, in London, set from 1908 to 1928. It was co-produced by ITV Studios and Masterpiece/ WGBH for broadcast on I ...

'', and ''

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''. In 2013, Pierce narrated all 11 episodes of ''Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited'', a documentary series in which each episode focused on an individual lead actor of ''

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'' 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''. In 2014, Pierce starred as Brian, the local GP, in the S4C romantic comedy-drama '' Cara Fi''. In March 2016, it was announced Pierce would be joining the regular cast of

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's ''

Ordinary Lies ''Ordinary Lies'' is a British television drama series that was first broadcast on BBC One on 17 March 2015. The six-part first series, written by Danny Brocklehurst, is set in a car showroom. The second, also in six-parts, is set in the warehouse ...

'' for its second series. In 2020, Pierce played Gavin Moss, son of Philip Moss, in the

series ''

''. In August 2020, it was announced that Pierce has replaced

Bruno Langley Bruno Langley (born 21 March 1983) is an English musician and former actor. He is known for his roles as Todd Grimshaw in ''Coronation Street'' (over 700 episodes between 2001 and 2017) and Adam Mitchell in ''Doctor Who'' (2005). In October 2 ...

in the role of

in the ITV soap ''

'', Langley having been convicted for sexual assault in 2017.

Filmography

References

External links

* 1981 births Living people People from Pwllheli Welsh drummers Welsh male television actors Welsh male soap opera actors 21st-century Welsh male actors Male actors from Gwynedd {{Wales-actor-stub