Gerard Kearns (born 4 October 1984) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Ian Gallagher in the British version of the comedy-drama series Shameless.
Gerard Kearns | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 October 1984 Mossley, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse |
Sarah Kearns (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
Career
editKearns starred in the film The Mark of Cain, for Film4 Productions, based on British soldiers' abuse of Iraqi prisoners. It premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in February 2007.
He has also starred in the short films Grandad and The 10th Man[1] and has appeared in a number of TV shows such as The Commander starring Amanda Burton, and a main role as Ian Gallagher in Shameless for seven series, from 2004 to 2010.
In 2007, he appeared in the videos for The View's double A-side "The Don" and "Skag Trendy". In 2011, he also featured as a voice over for BBC's GCSE Bitesize Revision.
Kearns was cast in the second series of the BBC 1 daytime show Moving On. The episode "Trust", directed by Illy, tells the story of Kearns's character Jack, who is caught trying to burgle the house of elderly ex-boxer Eddie, played by Roy Marsden.
He has also made several appearances in The Accrington Pals, a play by Peter Whelan, portraying the character Ralph, a young volunteer officer during the First World War. He also starred opposite Matthew Kelly in the West End play Sign of the Times.[2]
Kearns also starred in the BBC drama Our World War, marking the centenary of the First World War and as Halig in the series The Last Kingdom.[3]
Personal life
editFrom Mossley,[4] near Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, he was educated in Oldham at St Augustine's Catholic School.[5] He later studied at Ashton Sixth Form College in Ashton-under-Lyne.[citation needed] He is a supporter of Manchester City F.C.[6]
He has been married to Sarah Kearns since 2017. They have two children.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Holby City | Russell Coulter | episode "Out of Control" |
| 2004 | Heartbeat | Trevor Black | episode "Muck and Brass" |
| 2004–2010 | Shameless | Ian Gallagher | Main, 80 episodes |
| 2005 | Doctors | Revs | episode "0–60" |
| 2007 | Foyle's War | Frank Morgan | episode "Casualties of War" |
| 2007 | The Commander | Terry Donnolly | episode "Windows of the Soul" |
| 2009 | Red Riding | Leonard Cole | episodes "1974" and "1983" |
| 2011 | Moving On (TV series) | Jack | 1 episode |
| 2012 | The Town | Daniel | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Smoke | Little Al | 8 episodes |
| 2014 | Our World War | Chas Rowland | episode "War Machine" |
| 2015–2017 | The Last Kingdom | Halig | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Chernobyl (miniseries) | Pravik | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The English Game | Tommy Marshall | Main, six part series |
| 2022 | The Essex Serpent (TV series) | Henry Banks | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Floodlights | Andy Woodward | Main[7] |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Grandad | Vincent | Short |
| 2006 | The 10th Man | The 10th Man | Short |
| 2007 | The Mark of Cain | Mark 'Treacle' Tate | |
| 2009 | Looking for Eric | Ryan | |
| 2010 | Honeymooner | Fran | |
| 2012 | The Rise | Charlie | |
| 2016 | Trespass Against Us | Lester |
References
edit- ^ "Gerard Kearns | United Agents".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "BBC – Our World War – Media Centre".
- ^ "Actor in clear over driver ID: 'Mr Kearns, originally from Mossley'", Oldham Evening Chronicle, 12 April 2011[permanent dead link]. Accessed 4 May 2017
- ^ "From Shameless to Shakespeare: 'I’d no interest at all in Shakespeare at St Augustine’s school'", Manchester Evening News, 27 March 2014. Accessed 4 May 2017
- ^ "Shameless – A day in the life: 'I’m a Man City fan and I play a big United supporter'", Manchester Evening News, 18 April 2010. Accessed 4 May 2017
- ^ "BBC Two announces new factual drama Floodlights". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 3 April 2022.