Richard Groves (born 23 April 1968) is an English actor best known for playing
Garry Hobbs in ''
EastEnders'' from 2000–09. Before his role in ''EastEnders'' he appeared in the series ''
Burnside'', a spin-off from ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused on ...
''. He trained at
The Poor School in London.
Other TV work
Ricky took part in TV series ''
Celebrity Coach Trip
''Coach Trip'' is a British reality game show originally broadcast on Channel 4 from 7 March 2005 to 30 June 2006. The programme returned after a three-year break, from 25 May 2009 to 9 March 2012. In early 2013, the show went into hiatus aga ...
'' partnered with friend
Alex Ferns
Alexander Ferns (born 13 October 1968) is a Scottish actor and television personality, best known for his '' EastEnders'' role as Trevor Morgan, who was described as "Britain's most-hated soap villain" when he played the role between 2000 and 20 ...
.
Also took part in the 2014 series of Splash on ITV.
Personal life
Groves became engaged in 2005 to girlfriend and ''EastEnders'' co-star
Hannah Waterman who played
Laura Beale. The pair married in a ceremony on 2 September 2006, in a country church on
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers .
The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous ...
. In January 2010, it was announced that Groves and Waterman, were to separate after 3½ years of marriage.
He is a keen supporter of West Ham Utd , Groves has also talked of his love of gardening shows on television, and partook in a gardening trivia quiz when he was interviewed by
Tony Livesey on Five Live in October 2010.
References
External links
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The Poor School, LondonBBC interview with Ricky Groves
1968 births
Living people
English male soap opera actors
Male actors from London
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