Gerard Horan
Gerard James Pertwee Horan (born 11 November 1962) is a British actor. He is known for playing Terry Seymour, the leader of the DMDC (Danebury Metal Detectoring Club), in the BAFTA award-winning comedy drama Detectorists and for playing Firefighter Leslie "Charisma" Appleby in London's Burning from 1986 to 1989 and again in 1994.
Also recorded as Gerard James Pertwee Horan
Gerard Horan
- Name
- Gerard Horan
- Birth Name
- Gerard James Pertwee Horan
- Born
- 11 November 1962
- Birthplace
- Stockport, England
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- Shakespearean comedy
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Gerard Horan • Birth Name — Gerard James Pertwee Horan • Born — 11 November 1962 • Birthplace — Stockport, England • Years Active — 1984–present • Occupation — Actor
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Gerard Horan appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as an actor. Gerard Horan was born in Stockport.
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) as Telephone Man • The Singing Detective (1986, TV Mini-Series) as Reginald Dibbs • London's Burning: The Movie (1986, TV Pilot Film) as Leslie 'Charisma' Appleby • Hidden City (1987) as Young Man in Tunnel • Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) as Restaurant Manager • London's Burning (1988-1989, 1994, TV Series) as Leslie 'Charisma' Appleby • Tank Malling (1989) as Car Park Attendant • Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990) as John Wilkins • Lovejoy (1992, TV Series) as Toni • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1991, TV Series) as John Hood • Much Ado About Nothing (1993) as Borachio • A Touch of Frost (1994, TV Series) as Ray Butler • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) as Claude • Immortal Beloved (1994) as Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven • In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) as Carnforth Greville (Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Horatio, and Barnardo) • Different for Girls (1995) as Sergeant Harry • Les Misérables (1998) as Digne Gendarme • Wycliffe (1998, TV Series) as DS Chaplin • Harbour Lights as Tony Simpson • Hot Money (2001, TV Movie) as Don Watmore • The Last Great Wilderness (2002) as Contract killer • Nicholas Nickleby (2002) as Ned Cheeryble • Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2002) as Utterson • Bright Young Things (2003) as Race Official • My Family (2004, TV Series) as Mr. Addiss • Agatha Christie's Marple (2004, Episode: A Murder Is Announced) as Detective Sergeant Fletcher • Imagine Me & You (2005) as Trevor • Oliver Twist (2005) as Farmer • Doc Martin (2005, TV Series) as Eddie Rix • As You Like It (2006) as Denis • Dalziel and Pascoe episode "Guardian Angel" as Jim Webster • Doctor Who (2007, Episodes: "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood") as Mr Clark / Father of Mine • Kingdom (2007-2009, TV Series) as DC Yelland • Lark Rise to Candleford (2008, TV Series) as Mr Paxton • The Bank Job (2008) as Det. Sgt. Roy Given • Lewis (2010) as DC Hooper • Appropriate Adult (2011, TV Mini-Series) as Howard Ogden • My Week with Marilyn (2011) as Trevor • DCI Banks (2011) as Les Holt • Gambit (2012) as Mr. Knowles • WPC 56 (2013) as Desk Sergeant Peter Pratt • Midsomer Murders (2014, TV Series) as Ewan Evans • Walter (2014, TV Movie) as D.S. Geoffrey Pollard • Da Vinci's Demons (2014-2015, TV Series) as Rodrigo • Detectorists (2014-2017, 2022, TV Series) as Terry Seymour • Cinderella (2015) as Lord Veneering • Beauty and the Beast (2017) as Monsieur Jean Potts • Murder on the Orient Express (2017) as Aynesworth • All Is True (2018) as Ben Jonson • Artemis Fowl (2020) as Doctor Po • Belfast (2021) as Mackie • Allelujah (2022) as Mr. Earnshaw • Death in Paradise (2025)
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The period of activity is recorded as 2004.
Stage appearances (incomplete list)
Stage appearances (incomplete list)
• Jerusalem (2009 and 2022) as Wesley • The Vote (2015) as Alan • The Ferryman (2017) as Father Horrigan • The Nativity at the National Theatre. • Firewing (2026) at the Hampstead Theatre.
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- 1.BBC confirms January release date for 14th series of Death in Paradise. Royal Television Society. 2025-01-16.
- 2.Ellwood-Hughes, Pip. 'Death In Paradise' to return to screens this month. Entertainment Focus. 2025-01-17.
- 3.Defalco, Daniel. Detectorists stars meet fans as Christmas special filming begins in Suffolk. Suffolk Live. 2022-08-31.
- 4.BBC Four - Detectorists, Series 3, Episode 1. BBC.
- 5.Anderson, Hayley. Father Brown season 12 episode 2 cast - where you've seen them before. Gloucestershire Live. 2025-01-17.
- 6.Gerard Horan. Royal Court.
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