Tony Gardner

Tony Gardner (born 10 January 1964) is an English actor and doctor. He 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.

For the makeup and special effects designer, see Tony Gardner (designer). For the former Labour MP for Rushcliffe, see Antony Gardner.
Tony Gardner
Gardner onstage at 100 Club, 2010
Born (1964-01-10) 10 January 1964
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England

He 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 2016 he played John in four 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.[1]

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.[2] He appeared in a variety of roles in Tracey Ullman's Show from 2016.

Filmography
Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2018LovesickJulian
2018InnocentDetective Superintendent HillmanITV mini-series in four parts
2017–presentTracey Breaks the NewsVarious
2017Doctor WhoDouglas"The Pyramid at the End of the World" ( Series 10, Episode 7)
2017Death in ParadiseIan Matlock1 episode
2017UnforgottenJames Moray3 episodes
2016Young HyacinthClaudeTV
2016StellaIvan Schloss
2016–2017Tracey Ullman's ShowVarious
2014Law & Order: UKDouglas Stoneepisode: Repeat to Fade
2013The Escape ArtistTrevor HarrisTV-Mini Series
2013Big Bad WorldDr. Timseason 1, episode 6
2013–2015Bluestone 42Lieutenant Colonel Smith
2012–presentLast Tango in HalifaxJohnSeries regular
2012Cockneys vs ZombiesClive
2012New TricksLucas Gravesepisode: Old School Ties
2012GatesAiden
2011–2016Fresh MeatProfessor Tony Shales13 episodes
2010M.I. HighPrime Ministerepisode: Vote Skul
2009May Contain NutsPhilip RussellTV Movie
2009Moving WallpaperGeorgeseason 2, episode 4
2008Love SoupMatthewepisode: Ragged Claws
2007JekyllDavidseason 1, episode 4
2007DumpedNarratorVoice
2007His Master's Voice
2006Bremner, Bird and Fortune
2006–2011Lead BalloonMichaelSeries regular
2005–2012The Thick of ItDan Miller
2004The Lenny Henry Show
2001So What Now?Danepisode: Swinger
2001Lenny Henry in Pieces
2001The Armando Iannucci Shows
2000–2006Absolute Power
1999–2006My Parents Are AliensBrian JohnsonWriter and Cast Member
1997Sunnyside FarmJustin
1997Grown Ups
1997Armstrong and MillerWriter
1995Now What?Writer
1995You Bet!Sherlock HolmesSeries 8, show 6
1990sMcDonald'sA Numismatist
1994Joking Apart
gollark: Hey, I could use SPUDNET to do that too, good idea.
gollark: Okay.
gollark: Another example of referential transparency good, lack of such bad.
gollark: Doesn't `shell.run` capture the errors *itself* somehow?
gollark: It's `os.startAlarm` or something, not `os.alarm`.

References
  1. "Last Tango In Halifax series four delay as Sally Wainwright pens 'final' run". Daily Express. 8 January 2016.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6vEE3Plk48


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