William Gaminara
| William Gaminara | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Gaminara 1956 (age 59–60) Lusaka, Zambia |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Lock |
| Children | 2 sons |
William Gaminara (born 1956) is an English actor[1] and screenwriter, probably best known for playing pathologist Professor Leo Dalton on the television series Silent Witness, from 2002 - 2013.
Early life
Gaminara grew up in Zambia and contracted polio as a child.
Education
Gaminara was educated at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford.[2] He is married to English actress, Kate Lock, and together they have two sons,[3] Joe and Fred. They live in London.[2]
Career
Gaminara plays Dr Richard Locke in the long-running radio soap opera, The Archers.[4] He also voices audiobooks, including Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels.[5][6] His other television credits include Will Newman in Attachments and Dr Andrew Bower in Casualty.[4] Away from acting, he wrote the screenplay for the BBC adaptation of Rachel Morris's novel, Ella and the Mothers.[4]
In 2015 Gaminara appeared as Samuel Harrogate in the BBC TV series Father Brown episode 3.13 "The Paradise of Thieves".
Notable roles
Radio
- The Archers as Dr Richard Locke (1992-)[7]
TV
- The Bill as Insp. Bruce / Dr. Anthony Perry (1991-1996)
- Dangerfield in "Games" as Matthew Davidson (1996)
- Rag Nymph in "Episodes 2.1 & 2.2" as Mr. Quinton (1997)
- The Moth as Mr. Quinton (1997 TV movie)
- The Broker's Man in "Pensioned Off" as Supt Staples (1998)
- Hope & Glory as Colin Ward (1999)
- The Law as Alan Vine (2000 TV movie)
- Attachments as Will Newman (2000)
- People Like Us in "The Airline Pilot" as Captain Paul Connors (2001)
- The Gist as Phillip Boden (2002 TV movie)
- MI-5 in "Spiders" as Victor Gleeson (2003)
- Silent Witness as Professor Leo Dalton (2002-2013)
- Father Brown in "The Paradise of Thieves" as Samuel Harrogate (2015)
References
- ↑ Elley, Derek (1 May 1992). Variety movie guide. Variety. Prentice Hall General Reference. ISBN 9780139283420. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- 1 2 "William Gaminara". TV.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ William Gaminara at the Internet Movie Database
- 1 2 3 "William Gaminara". BBC Drama.
- ↑ "Drama Faces: William Gaminara". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 January 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "William Gaminara". Amazon Books. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "Who is Richard Locke?". BBC. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.