Liam Gerrard | |
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| Born | Kingston Upon Hull, England |
| Nationality | British,Irish |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Liam Gerrard is a British-Irish film, television and theatre actor. He is also an acclaimedvoice-over artist and audiobook narrator. He is best known for his BAFTA-nominated work:Walter Tull: Britain's First Black Officer,Peterloo andCoronation Street. To date he has narrated over 200 audiobooks.
Gerrard was born and grew up inKingston upon Hull before moving toDubai in his early teens studying at theEnglish College Dubai, before studying atLancaster University and training atMountview Academy of Theatre Arts.[1]
Gerrard made his film debut in the 2007 Hollywood filmDeath Defying Acts playing a reporter. The film also starredGuy Pearce,Catherine Zeta-Jones,Timothy Spall andSaoirse Ronan. He made his television debut in 2008 appearing in the television seriesHollyoaks. In 2008 he starred in 6WKD Original Vodka comedy television commercials leading theirhave you got a WKD side? campaign. He has appeared in over 50 plays. In 2006 he appeared in twoBritish Shakespeare Company productions;A Midsummer Night's Dream andRomeo and Juliet alongsideWayne Sleep,Mina Anwar,Sean Brosnan andDavid Davies.[2] The productions toured the United Kingdom extensively and transferred toRamme Gaard under the patronage ofPetter Olsen. In 2008 he joinedNorthern Broadsides and toured the UK with a production ofRomeo and Juliet.[3] He went on to play the juvenile lead inTheatre by the Lake's world premiere ofMelvyn Bragg'sThe Maid of Buttermere.[4] He subsequently appeared in two more productions at Theatre by the Lake;Tom's Midnight Garden andThe Night Before Christmas. Other notable stage appearances include:Miss Julie the 4-handDavid Eldridge adaptation, directed bySarah Frankcom at theRoyal Exchange;[5][6][7](also starringMaxine Peake,Joe Armstrong andCarla Henry),A Christmas Carol at both theStephen Joseph Theatre and in later years atThe Dukes,[8][9]Jekyll & Hyde at theNew Wimbledon Theatre,Will Scarlett inRobin and Marian at theNew Vic Theatre. In 2015 he appeared in theRoyal Lyceum Theatre (Edinburgh) production ofCaucasian Chalk Circle. The show received 4 and 5 star national reviews and won 4Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland.The Telegraph hailed the show 'A Triumph'.[10][11][12] He is the youngest person to play the title role ofProspero in London theatre, in the 2013Watford Palace production ofThe Tempest. In 2014 he appeared in the 4-hander triptych pieceSymphony written byElla Hickson,Nick Payne and Tom Wells for Nabokov andSoho Theatre. The show won a Musical Theatre Network award for best new musical at theEdinburgh Fringe then toured the UK before transferring to London's West End.[13] In late 2018 he playedTom Snout (Wall) in theCrucible Theatre production ofA Midsummer Night's Dream.[14]
Gerrard also works extensively as avoiceover artist and was nominated for aBAFTA for his filmWalter Tull: Britain's First Black Officer. He has narrated over 200 audiobooks including theTom Delonge seriesPoet Anderson. In March 2024 he was nominated for anAudie Award in Hollywood forThe Adventures of Finn MacCool & Other Irish Folk Tales which he edited and narrated.[15]
| Award Body | Award | Title | Result |
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| BAFTA Children's Award | Learning Secondary | Walter Tull – Britain's First Black Officer | Nominated |
| Audie Award | Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections 2024 | The Adventures of Finn MacCool & Other Irish Folk Tales | Nominated |
| AudioFile Magazine | Earphones Award | H.G. Wells Short Stories Volume 1 | Won |
| One Voice Conference | Best Character Performance – Animation | Walter Tull – Britain's First Black Officer | Nominated |
| One Voice Conference | Best Radio Drama Performance | Pink Mist | Nominated |
| One Voice Conference | Best performance | Audiobook | Nominated |
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