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John Aden Gillett (born 12 January 1958) is a British actor. He is best known for playing the role of Jack Maddox on the BBC seriesThe House of Eliott.^[1]

Gillett was born on 12 January 1958 inAden,Yemen, from which he got his name. He attendedElizabeth College, Guernsey.

Gillett trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He has received a number of awards and honours for his work, including the Tree Prize, the Sir Emile Littler Prize, the Vanbrugh Prize and the Radio Prize. He received theTheatre World Award for Best Newcomer on Broadway for his performance in "An Inspector Calls" at theRoyale Theatre, Broadway.^[2]

Gillett played Mr Banks in a new production ofMary Poppins and Benedick inMuch Ado About Nothing. In films, he appeared inThe Winslow Boy andThe Borrowers. He played Dr Chiltern in Polyanna 2003 film.

Gillett is active in the Theatre Royal at Bath with the Peter Hall Company in numerous productions of Shakespearean plays and other classics, includingAntony and Cleopatra,As You Like It, and at The Old Vic inThe Tempest. He also appeared in Noël Coward'sBlithe Spirit, andPrivate Lives, and in George Bernard Shaw'sMan and Superman andThe Doctor's Dilemma.^[3]

On television, he appeared as Robin Hood inIvanhoe and asPeter Townsend,Princess Margaret's forbidden love, inThe Queen's Sister. He also appeared inHarry Enfield's Television Programme and as Charles Garner in episode 8 series 2 of Lovejoy first broadcast on 24 February 1991.

Gillett narrated the 2004Discovery Channel documentaryWho Betrayed Anne Frank. The documentary discusses the suspect who exposed the location of the Frank Family to the gestapo's in accordance from evidence found by authorCarol Ann Lee.

From December 2018 to January 2019 he played the role of Scrooge in the RSC's production ofA Christmas Carol at Stratford-upon-Avon.

Gillett was married to actressSara Stewart.^[4] They have two children.

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