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Tony Gardner
Actor, WriterBorn January 10, 1964 (61 years)
Tony Gardner (born 10 January 1964) is an English actor and doctor. He sits on the national governing body of the actors' trade union Equity.
He attended St Augustine's Catholic College in Trowbridge. Gardner qualified as a physician at Guy's Hospital in 1987, then as a general practitioner in 1993. He combined medicine and comedy during the 1990s as half of the award-winning comedy duo Struck Off and Die with Phil Hammond.
Gardner eventually left medicine to become an actor, starring in a number of TV commercials, including that for the Renault Mégane. He reached prominence playing Brian Johnson in CITV's My Parents Are Aliens (episodes of which he also wrote) and Michael, the café owner in Jack Dee's BBC sitcom Lead Balloon. In 2009–10 he starred in three plays directed by Sir Peter Hall. In 2011 he played Professor Tony Shales in the Channel 4 series Fresh Meat. Between 2012 and 2020, he played John in five series of the critically acclaimed romantic drama series Last Tango in Halifax. The programme attracted impressive ratings for BBC One, with the third series posting an average of 7.8 million viewers.
Between 2013 and 2015, he appeared as Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Smith in three series of the wartime comedy Bluestone 42, about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick. He appeared as Dan Miller MP in the BBC political comedy The Thick of It. He was a main character of the music video "Giant Peach" by Wolf Alice. He appeared in a variety of roles in Tracey Ullman's Show from 2016. He also appeared in an episode of the Netflix show, Lovesick, portraying Dylan’s father at surprise wedding anniversary party.
In January 2021, Gardner appeared in S11E1 of Not Going Out as a neighbour to Lee and Lucy. He then appeared again in S12E4 in 2022.
He attended St Augustine's Catholic College in Trowbridge. Gardner qualified as a physician at Guy's Hospital in 1987, then as a general practitioner in 1993. He combined medicine and comedy during the 1990s as half of the award-winning comedy duo Struck Off and Die with Phil Hammond.
Gardner eventually left medicine to become an actor, starring in a number of TV commercials, including that for the Renault Mégane. He reached prominence playing Brian Johnson in CITV's My Parents Are Aliens (episodes of which he also wrote) and Michael, the café owner in Jack Dee's BBC sitcom Lead Balloon. In 2009–10 he starred in three plays directed by Sir Peter Hall. In 2011 he played Professor Tony Shales in the Channel 4 series Fresh Meat. Between 2012 and 2020, he played John in five series of the critically acclaimed romantic drama series Last Tango in Halifax. The programme attracted impressive ratings for BBC One, with the third series posting an average of 7.8 million viewers.
Between 2013 and 2015, he appeared as Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Smith in three series of the wartime comedy Bluestone 42, about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick. He appeared as Dan Miller MP in the BBC political comedy The Thick of It. He was a main character of the music video "Giant Peach" by Wolf Alice. He appeared in a variety of roles in Tracey Ullman's Show from 2016. He also appeared in an episode of the Netflix show, Lovesick, portraying Dylan’s father at surprise wedding anniversary party.
In January 2021, Gardner appeared in S11E1 of Not Going Out as a neighbour to Lee and Lucy. He then appeared again in S12E4 in 2022.
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| 2021 | The Larkins (2021) (TV Series) · as Alec Norman |
| 2019 | Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans · as Antonius |
| 2019 | Gentleman Jack (TV Series) · as Mr Sunderland |
| 2018 | Death on the Tyne · as Justin Valentine |
| 2018 | Innocent (2018) (TV Series) · as Chief Supt. Hillman |
| 2017 | Tracey Breaks The News (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2017 | Back (TV Series) · as Nick Molloy |
| 2016 | Minutes Past Midnight · as Detective Inspector Jack Bailie (segment Crazy For You) |
| 2016 | Young Hyacinth · as Claude Cooper-Smith |
| 2016 | Tracey Ullman's Show (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2015 | Tripped (TV Series) · as Henry |
| 2015 | Unforgotten (TV Series) · as Hugh Moray |
| 2014 | Lovesick (TV Series) · as Julian |
| 2013 | The Escape Artist (TV Series) · as Trevor Harris |
| 2013 | Big Bad World (TV Series) · as Dr Tim |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Bluestone 42 (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Colonel Smith |
| 2012 | Last Tango in Halifax (TV Series) · as John |
| 2012 | Cockneys vs Zombies · as Clive |
| 2012 | Gates (TV Series) · as Aiden |
| 2012 | Stella (2012) (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise (TV Series) · as Ian Matlock |
| 2011 | Fresh Meat (TV Series) · as Professor Tony Shales |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Mad Sad & Bad · as Graham |
| 2009 | May Contain Nuts · as Philip Russell |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK (TV Series) · as Douglas Stone |
| 2008 | Moving Wallpaper (TV Series) · as George |
| 2007 | Spinners and Losers · as Dan Miller |
| 2007 | Jekyll (TV Series) · as David |
| 2007 | M.I. High (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Lead Balloon (TV Series) · as Michael |
| 2006 | Not Going Out (TV Series) · as Stuart |
| 2005 | Love Soup (TV Series) · as Matthew |
| 2005 | The Thick of It (TV Series) · as Dan Miller |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Douglas |
| 2004 | The Lenny Henry Show (2004) (TV Series) |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Lucas Graves |
| 2001 | The Armando Iannucci Shows (TV Series) · as Television Executive #1 |
| 2001 | Lee Evans: So What Now? (TV Series) · as Dan |
| 2000 | Lenny Henry in Pieces (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1999 | Dark Ages (TV Series) · as Starbuck |
| 1999 | My Parents Are Aliens (TV Series) · as Brian Johnson |
| 1999 | People Like Us (TV Series) · as John |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Bill Corcoran |
| 1997 | Sunnyside Farm (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Cold Feet (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Russell Grundy |
| 1997 | Armstrong and Miller (TV Series) · as Various Roles |
| 1995 | Restoration · as Gallant |
| 1991 | Joking Apart (TV Series) · as Lawyer |
| 1990 | Drop The Dead Donkey (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Jonathan |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Tv Interviewer Dominic Saxon |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Cast |