Gareth Pierce
Pierce in 2023
Born (1981-02-19) 19 February 1981
Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2004–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Drums
Labels
  • Recordiau Cartref
  • Sain

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's The Archers and became the second actor to play Todd Grimshaw in the ITV soap 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 TV-series Caerdydd (five series, 2006–2010) and Lenny Mack in Sky 1's Stella (two series, 2013–2014). He appeared in such S4C series as Y Gwyll, Cara Fi, Alys, Pen Talar, Cowbois ac Injans and soap Pobol y Cwm.[1] He appeared in the second series of Y Pris in 2009 as skinhead Nicky.[1] Further English-speaking appearances include Hinterland, Mr Selfridge, and 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 in the run-up to the programme’s 50th anniversary in November of that year. He also played George of Clarence in The Globe's acclaimed production of Henry VI.[6] In 2014, Pierce starred as Brian, the local GP, in the S4C romantic comedy-drama Cara Fi. In March 2016, it was announced Pierce would be joining the regular cast of BBC1's Ordinary Lies for its second series.[7]

In 2020, Pierce played Gavin Moss, son of Philip Moss, in the BBC Radio 4 series The Archers.[8] In August 2020, it was announced that Pierce has replaced Bruno Langley in the role of Todd Grimshaw in the ITV soap Coronation Street, Langley having been convicted for sexual assault in 2017.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004ChosenShaun KennedyTV series
Bang Bang I Love YouJoeShort film
2006–2010CaerdyddOsian JamesRegular role
2008Cymru FachUnnamedFilm
2009Y PrisNickySeries 2
2010Pen TalarRobert EvansEpisode #1.9
2012AlysGareth4 episodes
2013–2014StellaLenny MackSeries 2–3
2014Cara FiBrian PhelpsAll 8 episodes
2015HinterlandAlun PriceEpisode #2.0
35 DiwrnodReg5 episodes
2016Ordinary LiesKarl SheldonSeries 2
2017Living a LieRobin Orme-Evans2 episodes
2018ApostleMan #1Film
2020The ArchersGavin Moss
2020–presentCoronation StreetTodd GrimshawSeries regular

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Caerdydd Homepageurl". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Welsh hopefuls for Hunk of the Year". News Wales (GoHolidays.net). Archived from the original on 11 April 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "hafaliadau=equations". 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Inside Coronation Street star Gareth Pierce's family life". Heart. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Doctors Revisited". IMDb.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Henry VI/Shakespeare's Globe". shakespearesglobe.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Griff Rhys Jones, Matt Di Angelo and Kimberley Nixon to star in Ordinary Lies series two". radiotimes.com. 30 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Archers 30/04/2020". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Anderton, Joe (10 August 2020). "Coronation Street announces new Todd Grimshaw actor after recasting the role". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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