Gary Carr (actor)

Gary Carr
Gary Carr
Born	11 December 1986; London, U.K.
Alma mater	National Youth Music Theatre ; Arts Educational Schools, London ; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor, dancer, musician
Years active	2009 – present

Gary Carr (born 11 December 1986) is an English stage, film and television actor, dancer and musician.[1][2] He has had main character roles in BBC TV series Death in Paradise and US TV series The Deuce. He is also known for playing American Jazz singer Jack Ross in the ITV historical drama Downton Abbey.

Education

Carr began training at the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, then trained at the Arts Educational Schools from 2003 through 2005, and then at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2005 to 2008 with a scholarship from the Leverhulme Trust.[1][2]

Career

Since graduating from LAMDA in July 2008, he has appeared in television productions for BBC and ITV, and in the Royal National Theatre production of Dido, Queen of Carthage,[3][4] written by Christopher Marlowe and directed by James MacDonald.

Theatre

His theatrical work includes Yerma and Macbeth.[1] In November 2009, he played the lead role in the Royal National Theatre stage production of the Terry Pratchett novel Nation, adapted by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Melly Still.[5][6]

Personal life

Carr's brother, Daniel, is a professional footballer currently playing for Apollon Limassol.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Klink Klank	Dean	Short film
2014	Last Days	Gabriel	Short film
2015	Caesar	Decius
2019	Bolden	Buddy Bolden
2019	21 Bridges	Hawk

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Holby City	Devon Frost	Episode: "Truth and Mercy"
2009	Law & Order: UK	PC Wheeler	Episode: "Community Service"
2010	National Theatre Live	Mau	Episode: "Nation"
2010	Foyle's War	Paul Jennings	Episode: "Killing Time"
2011	Frankenstein's Wedding	Giles	TV movie
2011	Planet of the Apemen	Jala	Episode: "Neanderthal"
2011–2014	Death in Paradise	Fidel Best	24 episodes
2012	Silent Witness	Myers, Clerical Worker	4 episodes
2012	Inspector George Gently	Joseph Kenny	Episode: "Gently Northern Soul"
2013	Bluestone 42	Millsy	8 episodes
2013	Downton Abbey	Jack Ross	4 episodes
2017–2018	The Deuce	C.C.	16 episodes
2019	The Good Fight	Himself	2 episodes
2019	Modern Love	Jeff	2 episodes
2020	Trigonometry	Kieran	Miniseries

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Mass Effect: Andromeda	Liam Kosta	Video game

Awards

National Operatic and Dramatic Association Junior Award
LAMDA Fight Night Competition Winner 2006
Leverhulme Trust Bursary, Scholarship
John Collins Millennium Cup for Drama[2]

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References

"Gary Carr". nt-online.org. National Theatre online. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
"Gary Carr" (PDF). London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
"Dominic Cooper, Clare Higgins, Conleth Hill, Ciaran Hinds, Helen Mirren, and More Set for National Theatre's 2009 Season". theatermania.com. Theater Mania. 27 February 2009. pp. paragraph 6. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
"NT Confirms Dates for Mirren Phedre, More Cast". whatsonstage.com. Whats on Stage. 27 February 2009. pp. In the NT Cottesloe, paragraph 3. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
Shenton, Mark (18 June 2009). "National Theatre Season to Include Fiona Shaw as Mother Courage, Pratchett's Nation". paragraph 7 and 8. Playbill. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
"Nation (Play)". uktw.co.uk. UK Theatreworld. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
Blake, Ben. "Non-league sensation who flirted with Liverpool out to kickstart his career in Ireland". The 42. the42.ie. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

External links

Gary Carr on IMDb

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[NT-1] "Gary Carr". nt-online.org. National Theatre online. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[LAMDA-2] "Gary Carr" (PDF). London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[3] "Dominic Cooper, Clare Higgins, Conleth Hill, Ciaran Hinds, Helen Mirren, and More Set for National Theatre's 2009 Season". theatermania.com. Theater Mania. 27 February 2009. pp. paragraph 6. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[4] "NT Confirms Dates for Mirren Phedre, More Cast". whatsonstage.com. Whats on Stage. 27 February 2009. pp. In the NT Cottesloe, paragraph 3. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[PB-5] Shenton, Mark (18 June 2009). "National Theatre Season to Include Fiona Shaw as Mother Courage, Pratchett's Nation". paragraph 7 and 8. Playbill. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[UKT-6] "Nation (Play)". uktw.co.uk. UK Theatreworld. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[danielcarr-7] Blake, Ben. "Non-league sensation who flirted with Liverpool out to kickstart his career in Ireland". The 42. the42.ie. Retrieved 28 February 2018.