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Welsh actor and musician

For the British solicitor, see [Gareth Peirce](/source/Gareth_Peirce).

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Gareth Pierce Pierce in 2023 Born (1981-02-19) 19 February 1981 (age 45) Occupations Actor musician Years active 2004–present Musical career Genres Pop rock Instrument Drums Labels Recordiau Cartref Sain Musical artist

**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](/source/BBC_Radio_4)'s *[The Archers](/source/The_Archers)* and became the second actor to play [Todd Grimshaw](/source/Todd_Grimshaw) in the [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_channel)) soap *[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)*. In 2006, Pierce was named in the Top 50 most eligible bachelors list by *Company Magazine*.[1][2]

## 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.[3]

Pierce is known for his roles as Osian James in the [S4C](/source/S4C) TV-series *[Caerdydd](/source/Caerdydd_(TV_series))* (five series, 2006–2010) and Lenny Mack in [Sky 1](/source/Sky_1)'s *[Stella](/source/Stella_(British_TV_series))* (two series, 2013–2014). He appeared in such [S4C](/source/S4C) series as *[Y Gwyll](/source/Y_Gwyll)*, *[Cara Fi](/source/Cara_Fi)*, *[Alys](/source/Alys)*, *[Pen Talar](/source/Pen_Talar)*, *[Cowbois ac Injans](/source/Cowbois_ac_Injans)* and soap *[Pobol y Cwm](/source/Pobol_y_Cwm)*.[1] He appeared in the second series of *[Y Pris](/source/Y_Pris)* in 2009 as skinhead Nicky.[1] Further English-speaking appearances include *[Hinterland](/source/Hinterland_(TV_series))*, *[Mr Selfridge](/source/Mr_Selfridge)*, and *[Hollyoaks](/source/Hollyoaks)*.[4]

In 2013, Pierce narrated[5] 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](/source/Doctor_Who)* in the run-up to the programme’s 50th anniversary in November of that year. He also played George of Clarence in [The Globe](/source/Shakespeare's_Globe)'s production of *Henry VI*.[6] In March 2016, it was announced Pierce would be joining the regular cast of [BBC1](/source/BBC1)'s *[Ordinary Lies](/source/Ordinary_Lies)* for its second series.[7]

In 2020, Pierce played Gavin Moss, son of Philip Moss, in the [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) series *[The Archers](/source/The_Archers)*.[8] In August 2020, it was announced that Pierce has replaced [Bruno Langley](/source/Bruno_Langley) in the role of [Todd Grimshaw](/source/Todd_Grimshaw) in the [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_channel)) soap *[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)*, Langley having been [convicted for sexual assault in 2017](/source/Bruno_Langley#Conviction).[9]

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 2004 Chosen Shaun Kennedy TV series Bang Bang I Love You Joe Short film 2006–2010 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 Gareth 4 episodes 2013–2014 Stella Lenny Mack Series 2–3 2014 Cara Fi Brian Phelps All 8 episodes 2015 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 Man #1 Film 2020 The Archers Gavin Moss 2020–present Coronation Street Todd Grimshaw Series regular

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CaerdyydHomeCharacters_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CaerdyydHomeCharacters_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CaerdyydHomeCharacters_1-2) ["Caerdydd Homepageurl"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111003172812/http://www.s4c-caerdydd.co.uk/Characters/Default.aspx?supportsjs=true). Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Welsh hopefuls for Hunk of the Year"](https://web.archive.org/web/20010411143615/http://newswales.co.uk/index.php?section=Culture). News Wales (GoHolidays.net). Archived from [the original](http://www.newswales.co.uk/index.php?section=Culture&F=1&id=8863) on 11 April 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["hafaliadau=equations"](http://www.box.net/shared/5ygko03i2j). 24 March 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2010.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Inside Coronation Street star Gareth Pierce's family life"](https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/coronation-street/inside-gareth-pierce-family-life/). *Heart*. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Doctors Revisited"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2795780/). IMDb.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Henry VI/Shakespeare's Globe"](http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/henry-vi). shakespearesglobe.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Griff Rhys Jones, Matt Di Angelo and Kimberley Nixon to star in Ordinary Lies series two"](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-03-30/griff-rhys-jones-matt-di-angelo-and-kimberley-nixon-to-star-in-ordinary-lies-series-two). radiotimes.com. 30 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["The Archers 30/04/2020"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hpds). BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Anderton, Joe (10 August 2020). ["Coronation Street announces new Todd Grimshaw actor after recasting the role"](https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a33558631/coronation-street-new-todd-grimshaw-gareth-pierce/). *[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)*. [Hearst Magazines UK](/source/Hearst_Magazines_UK). Retrieved 10 August 2020.

## External links

- [Gareth Pierce](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1784760/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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