Gareth Pierce

{{short description|Welsh actor and musician}} {{For|the British solicitor|Gareth Peirce}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use British English|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Gareth Pierce | image = Gareth Pierce 2023.jpg | caption = Pierce in 2023 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|2|19}} | birth_place = | occupation = {{Hlist|Actor|musician}} | years_active = 2004–present | education = | spouse = | children = | module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes | background = solo_singer | instrument = Drums | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Pop music|Pop]] * [[Rock music|rock]] }} | label = {{flatlist| * Recordiau Cartref * [[Sain (record label)|Sain]] }} }} }}

'''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 [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[The Archers]]'' and became the second actor to play [[Todd Grimshaw]] in the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] soap ''[[Coronation Street]]''. In 2006, Pierce was named in the Top 50 most eligible bachelors list by ''Company Magazine''.<ref name="CaerdyydHomeCharacters"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Welsh hopefuls for Hunk of the Year|publisher=News Wales (GoHolidays.net)|accessdate=15 December 2016|url=http://www.newswales.co.uk/index.php?section=Culture&F=1&id=8863|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010411143615/http://newswales.co.uk/index.php?section=Culture|archive-date=11 April 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|title=hafaliadau=equations|date=24 March 2009|accessdate=13 November 2010|url=http://www.box.net/shared/5ygko03i2j|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903181340/http://www.box.net/shared/5ygko03i2j|archive-date=3 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Pierce is known for his roles as Osian James in the [[S4C]] TV-series ''[[Caerdydd (TV series)|Caerdydd]]'' (five series, 2006–2010) and Lenny Mack in [[Sky 1]]'s ''[[Stella (British TV series)|Stella]]'' (two series, 2013–2014). He appeared in such [[S4C]] series as ''[[Y Gwyll]]'', ''[[Cara Fi]]'', ''[[Alys]]'', ''[[Pen Talar]]'', ''[[Cowbois ac Injans]]'' and soap ''[[Pobol y Cwm]]''.<ref name=CaerdyydHomeCharacters>{{cite web|title=Caerdydd Homepageurl|access-date=15 December 2016|url=http://www.s4c-caerdydd.co.uk/Characters/Default.aspx?supportsjs=true|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003172812/http://www.s4c-caerdydd.co.uk/Characters/Default.aspx?supportsjs=true|archive-date=3 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He appeared in the second series of ''[[Y Pris]]'' in 2009 as skinhead Nicky.<ref name="CaerdyydHomeCharacters"/> Further English-speaking appearances include ''[[Hinterland (TV series)|Hinterland]]'', ''[[Mr Selfridge]]'', and ''[[Hollyoaks]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inside Coronation Street star Gareth Pierce's family life |url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/coronation-street/inside-gareth-pierce-family-life/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Heart |language=en}}</ref>

In 2013, Pierce narrated<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2795780/|title=The Doctors Revisited|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=5 June 2022}}</ref> all 11 episodes of ''Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited'', a documentary series in which each episode focused on an individual lead actor of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in the run-up to the programme’s 50th anniversary in November of that year. He also played George of Clarence in [[Shakespeare's Globe|The Globe]]'s production of ''Henry VI''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/henry-vi|title=Henry VI/Shakespeare's Globe|publisher=shakespearesglobe.com|accessdate=16 January 2017}}</ref> In March 2016, it was announced Pierce would be joining the regular cast of [[BBC1]]'s ''[[Ordinary Lies]]'' for its second series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-03-30/griff-rhys-jones-matt-di-angelo-and-kimberley-nixon-to-star-in-ordinary-lies-series-two|title=Griff Rhys Jones, Matt Di Angelo and Kimberley Nixon to star in Ordinary Lies series two|publisher=radiotimes.com|date=30 March 2016}}</ref>

In 2020, Pierce played Gavin Moss, son of Philip Moss, in the [[BBC Radio 4]] series ''[[The Archers]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hpds | publisher=BBC | title=The Archers 30/04/2020| access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> In August 2020, it was announced that Pierce has replaced [[Bruno Langley]] in the role of [[Todd Grimshaw]] in the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] soap ''[[Coronation Street]]'', Langley having been [[Bruno Langley#Conviction|convicted for sexual assault in 2017]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderton |first1=Joe |title=Coronation Street announces new Todd Grimshaw actor after recasting the role |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a33558631/coronation-street-new-todd-grimshaw-gareth-pierce/ |accessdate=10 August 2020 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]] |date=10 August 2020}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2004 || ''Chosen'' || Shaun Kennedy || TV series |- | ''Bang Bang I Love You'' || Joe || Short film |- | 2006–2010 || ''[[Caerdydd (TV series)|Caerdydd]]'' || Osian James || Regular role |- | 2008 || ''Cymru Fach'' || Unnamed || Film |- | 2009 || ''[[Y Pris]]'' || Nicky || Series 2 |- | 2010 || ''[[Pen Talar]]'' || Robert Evans || Episode #1.9 |- | 2012 || ''[[Alys (TV series)|Alys]]'' || Gareth || 4 episodes |- | 2013–2014 || ''[[Stella (British TV series)|Stella]]'' || Lenny Mack || Series 2–3 |- | 2014 || ''[[Cara Fi]]'' || Brian Phelps || All 8 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2015 || ''[[Hinterland (TV series)|Hinterland]]'' || Alun Price || Episode #2.0 |- | ''35 Diwrnod'' || Reg || 5 episodes |- | 2016 || ''[[Ordinary Lies]]'' || Karl Sheldon || Series 2 |- | 2017 || ''Living a Lie'' || Robin Orme-Evans || 2 episodes |- | 2018 || ''[[Apostle (film)|Apostle]]'' || Man #1 || Film |- | 2020 || ''[[The Archers]]'' || Gavin Moss || |- | 2020–present || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || [[Todd Grimshaw]] || Series regular |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm1784760}}

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