# Michael Garner > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Garner > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Garner.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Garner > Source revision: 1341950485 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Michael Gordon Garner** (born 15 October 1954) is an [English](/source/England) [theatre](/source/Theatre) and [television](/source/Television) [actor](/source/Actor) who is best known for playing Leading Firefighter/Sub Officer Geoffrey "Poison" Pearce in *[London's Burning](/source/London's_Burning_(TV_series))* between 1993 and 2002. ## Education He was educated at Galliard Road Primary School, [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton,_London) and the [King's School](/source/The_King's_School,_Grantham), [Grantham](/source/Grantham). He gained a B.A. in Drama and English at [Exeter University](/source/Exeter_University). ## Theatre - *[A Tale of Two Cities](/source/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities)* (Northampton/national tour) - *[Nell Gwynn](/source/Nell_Gwynn)* ([Apollo Theatre West End](/source/Apollo_Theatre_West_End)) - *[Told Look Younger](/source/Told_Look_Younger)* ([Jermyn St Theatre](/source/Jermyn_St_Theatre)) - *[The Three Sisters](/source/Three_Sisters_(play))* ([Southwark Playhouse](/source/Southwark_Playhouse)) - *[The Merry Wives of Windsor](/source/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor)* ([Shakespeare's Globe](/source/Shakespeare's_Globe)) - [Michael Frayn](/source/Michael_Frayn)'s *Alphabetical Order* at [Hampstead Theatre](/source/Hampstead_Theatre) - *[A Small Family Business](/source/A_Small_Family_Business)* ([Watford Palace Theatre](/source/Watford_Palace_Theatre)) - *[Art](/source/'Art'_(play))* (national tour) - *[An Evening with Gary Lineker](/source/An_Evening_with_Gary_Lineker)* (Duchess Theatre) - *[Roots](/source/Roots_(play))* ([National Theatre](/source/Royal_National_Theatre)) - *Sleeping Nightie* ([Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre)) - *[The Caucasian Chalk Circle](/source/The_Caucasian_Chalk_Circle)* ([Young Vic](/source/Young_Vic)) - *[Educating Rita](/source/Educating_Rita)* (Palace Theatre, Westcliffe) - *[Hamlet](/source/Hamlet)* (Oxford Playhouse and international tour) - *[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead](/source/Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_are_Dead)* and *[Cider with Rosie](/source/Cider_with_Rosie)* (Oxford Playhouse Company) - *Unsuitable for Adults*, *W.C.P.C.* ([Liverpool Playhouse](/source/Liverpool_Playhouse)) - *[Abigail’s Party](/source/Abigail%E2%80%99s_Party)*, *[Accidental Death of an Anarchist](/source/Accidental_Death_of_an_Anarchist)*, *Ram Alley* (Contact Theatre, Manchester) - *Absent Friends* (Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich) - *[The Merchant of Venice](/source/The_Merchant_of_Venice)*, *Night and Day*, *Not Quite Jerusalem* (Leeds Playhouse) - *Gothic Horrors* (Shared Experience) - Also seasons at the Library Theatre, Manchester and the [Crucible Theatre](/source/Crucible_Theatre), [Sheffield](/source/Sheffield).[1] ## Television - *[London's Burning](/source/London's_Burning_(TV_series))*[2] (nine series as Leading Firefighter/Sub Officer Geoffrey Pearce) - Other series include *[Vital Signs](/source/Vital_Signs_(TV_series))*, *Thin Air*, *[EastEnders](/source/EastEnders)*, *Playing for Real*, *[Spender](/source/Spender)* and *Thacker*. Also *[Doc Martin](/source/Doc_Martin)*, *[Holby City](/source/Holby_City)*, *[Doctors](/source/Doctors_(2000_TV_series))*, *[Down to Earth](/source/Down_to_Earth_(2000_TV_series))*, *[Heartbeat](/source/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series))*, *The Nation’s Health*, *[Casualty](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))*, *[Brookside](/source/Brookside_(TV_series))*, *[Barriers](/source/Barriers_(TV_series))*, *Struggle*, *[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)*, *[Minder](/source/Minder_(TV_series))*, *[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)*, *[Baby Talk](/source/Play_for_Today)*, *[The Chief](/source/The_Chief_(TV_series))*, *[Van der Valk](/source/Van_der_Valk_(1972_TV_series))*, *[Earth Warp](/source/Earth_Warp)* and *[Goodnight Sweetheart](/source/Goodnight_Sweetheart_(TV_series))*.[3] ## Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 Shore Patrol Leading Cook Fenner [4] 1999 Rogue Trader Alec Sims [5] 2011 The Merry Wives of Windsor Master Page 2013 Legend 17 Kanadskiy zhurnalist ## Music Garner appears in the [Ellie Goulding](/source/Ellie_Goulding) video for "[How Long Will I Love You?](/source/How_Long_Will_I_Love_You%3F#Ellie_Goulding_version)" as the man she kisses in the car park while undertaking a series of pranks.[6] ## Personal life Garner lives in London with his partner Paula Hamilton and their two children. He has run the [London Marathon](/source/London_Marathon) six times for the Leukemia Research charity. ## References 1. [United Agents Michael Garner page](http://unitedagents.co.uk/michaelgarner)[dead link] 1. [IMDB Listing for London's Burning](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123355/) 1. [United Agents Michael Garner page](http://unitedagents.co.uk/michaelgarner)[dead link] 1. ["SHORE PATROL \[Main Title\]"](https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/39029) 1. [IMDB Listing for Rogue Trader](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131566/) 1. ["'How Long Will I Love You' Video | Ellie Goulding"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131210184639/http://elliegoulding.com/newsitems/how-long-will-i-love-you-video/). Archived from [the original](http://elliegoulding.com/newsitems/how-long-will-i-love-you-video/) on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014. ## External links - [Michael Garner](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307738/) at IMDb --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Michael Garner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Garner) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Garner?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.