Gary Edward Lucy (born 27 November 1981) is an English actor, television personality and model who is best known for playing Will Fletcher in the ITV police drama ''

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'',

Luke Morgan Luke Morgan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Gary Lucy. He was introduced by the show's creator Phil Redmond as part of the Morgan family, and made his first appearance on 25 March 1999. The ...

in ''

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'', Kyle Pascoe in '' Footballers' Wives'' and Danny Pennant in the

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soap opera ''

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''. He also played a part in the show ''

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'' as a footballer named Billy.

Career

Lucy was born in

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. He appeared in ''

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'' and '' Dream Team'' before getting the role that brought him to public attention,

in the

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soap opera ''

''. Lucy undertook a male rape storyline, for which he won the Best Newcomer award at the 2000

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. Lucy then went on to do three series of the ITV football drama '' Footballers' Wives'' where he played Kyle Pascoe, a football player for fictional football club Earl's Park. In 2004, Lucy starred as Michael Sands with

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in the ITV drama ''She's Gone''. From 2005 to 2010, he portrayed P/DC Will Fletcher in the ITV police drama ''

'' and appeared in Sky1 show '' The Match''. In 2009, he took part and appeared in the drama film, '' Whatever It Takes''. That same year, he departed from ''

'' to "explore other projects". Lucy took part in the fifth series of the ITV talent show ''

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'', paired with series regular skater Maria Fillipov. On 28 March 2010, Lucy finished as runner-up. On 29 November 2010, he appeared as Ben Lloyd in an episode of the

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drama '' Missing''. On 27 September 2012, Lucy made his first screen appearance as Danny Pennant in the

soap opera ''

''. On 6 March 2013, it was announced that Lucy would be returning to ''

'' as a permanent cast member. In early 2014, Lucy appeared again as a contestant in the 'All-Stars Series' of ''

''. He was paired with series regular and skater Katie Stainsby. In September 2014, Lucy began playing the lead role of Gaz in the touring production of ''

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''. In July 2014, it was announced that Lucy would appear in one episode of BBC medical drama ''

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'' as patient Val Kildare. He was described as "a loveable rogue, born charmer and conman who exists very much on the wrong side of the tracks". He appeared on 15 November 2014. He also played a part in the CBBC show ''The Dumping Ground'' as a footballer named Billy who was the fantasised father of character Finn. In 2017, Lucy returned to ''Hollyoaks''. He took a break from the series in 2018 to appear in a play. The character made a few brief appearances throughout 2019 before he returned permanently in August of that year.

Personal life

Lucy attended Trinity Catholic High School in

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. He had his own company, ''Gary Lucy Real Estate'', however this was dissolved in 2014. Lucy married Natasha Gray on 16 November 2014 and was covered and featured with a magazine deal with

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. They have two daughters and two sons. In November 2018, it was announced that Lucy and Gray had separated. After appearing on the Channel 4 dating show '' Celebs Go Dating'', Lucy began a relationship with former '' Love Island'' contestant, Laura Anderson. In February 2023, Anderson announced that she was pregnant by Lucy, while at the same time announcing the couple's separation.

Filmography

Theatre

* '' The Full Monty (musical)'' – 2014–present, stage adaptation of the film ''

'', Theatre Royal, Newcastle In November 2021, he appeared as a guest star in " The Play What I Wrote", a tribute to Morcambe and Wise, playing himself.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucy, Gary 1981 births Living people British Soap Award for Best Newcomer winners English male models People from Chigwell English male soap opera actors English male stage actors Male actors from Essex Models from Essex Actors from Epping Forest District