Tony Gardner
Gardner onstage at 100 Club, 2010
Born
Tony Gardner

(1964-01-10) 10 January 1964
Occupation(s)Actor, Doctor, Comedian
SpouseKate Gardner
Children2

Tony Gardner (born 10 January 1964) is an English actor and doctor. He sits on the national governing body of the actors' trade union Equity.[1]

Early life

He attended St Augustine's Catholic College in Trowbridge.

Career

Gardner 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.

Acting career

Gardner 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 2020, he played John in five 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.[2]

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.[3] He appeared in a variety of roles in Tracey Ullman's Show from 2016. He also appeared in an episode of the Netflix show, Lovesick, portraying Dylan’s father at surprise wedding anniversary party.

In January 2021, Gardner appeared in S11E1 of Not Going Out as a neighbour to Lee and Lucy.[4] He then appeared again in S12E4 in 2022.

Filmography

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990sMcDonald'sA Numismatist
1994Joking Apart
1995Now What?Writer
1995You Bet!Sherlock HolmesSeries 8, Episode 6
1997Sunnyside FarmJustin
1997Grown Ups
1997Armstrong and MillerWriter
1999–2006My Parents Are AliensBrian JohnsonWriter and Cast Member
2000–2006Absolute Power
2001So What Now?DanEpisode: Swinger
2001Lenny Henry in Pieces
2001The Armando Iannucci Shows
2004The Lenny Henry Show
2005–2012The Thick of ItDan Miller
2006Bremner, Bird and Fortune
2006–2011Lead BalloonMichaelSeries regular
2007JekyllDavidSeries 1, Episode 4
2007DumpedNarratorVoice
2007His Master's Voice
2008Love SoupMatthewEpisode: Ragged Claws
2009May Contain NutsPhilip RussellTV movie
2009Moving WallpaperGeorgeseason 2, episode 4
2010M.I. HighPrime Ministerepisode: Vote Skul
2011–2016Fresh MeatProfessor Tony Shales13 episodes
2012–2020Last Tango in HalifaxJohnSeries regular
2012Cockneys vs ZombiesClive
2012New TricksLucas Gravesepisode: Old School Ties
2012GatesAiden
2013The Escape ArtistTrevor HarrisTV-Mini Series
2013Big Bad WorldDr. Timseason 1, episode 6
2013–2015Bluestone 42Lieutenant Colonel Smith
2014PlebsPhiloSeries 2, Episode 6
2014Law & Order: UKDouglas StoneEpisode: Repeat to Fade
2016Young HyacinthClaudeTV
2016StellaIvan Schloss
2016–2017Tracey Ullman's ShowVarious
2017–2018Tracey 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
2017Back Nick MolloySeries 1, Episode 1
2018Death on the TyneJustin
2018LovesickJulian
2018InnocentDetective Superintendent HillmanITV mini-series in four parts
2019Midsomer MurdersRussell Grundy"The Ghost of Causton Abbey" (Series 20, Episode 1)
2021-2022Not Going OutStuartLee and Lucy's neighbour

References

  1. "The Council - Equity's governing body". Equity. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. "Last Tango In Halifax series four delay as Sally Wainwright pens 'final' run". Daily Express. 8 January 2016.
  3. "Wolf Alice - Giant Peach - YouTube". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  4. "Not Going Out - Small Package S11 E1 IMDb". Imdb. 9 January 2021.
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