Gareth Thomas (actor)
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Gareth Thomas at the Blake's 7 DVD launch, 2005
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| Born | Gareth Daniel Thomas February 12, 1945 Wales, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–present |
Gareth Thomas (born 12 February 1945) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role as Roj Blake in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7, but has appeared in many other films and television programmes, including Shem in the ITV sci-fi series Star Maidens and Adam Brake in the fantasy series Children of the Stones.
Background
Thomas trained at RADA and is now an Associate Member. He has been twice nominated for a BAFTA for his performances in Stocker's Copper (BBC Play for Today) (1972) and Morgan's Boy (1984).
Some of his other television appearances include The Avengers, Coronation Street, Z-Cars, Special Branch, Sutherland's Law, Public Eye, Who Pays the Ferryman?, Bergerac, By the Sword Divided, The Citadel, Knights of God, Boon, London's Burning, Casualty, Taggart, Heartbeat, Sherlock Holmes, How Green Was My Valley, Torchwood and Midsomer Murders.
Thomas has also appeared on stage in many productions. Notable appearances include RSC productions of Twelfth Night, Othello and Anna Christie; English Shakespeare Company productions of Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 and Henry V; and King Lear, Educating Rita, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Crucible, Equus and Déjà Vu. In 2010 Thomas gave an acclaimed performance as Ephraim Cabot in Desire Under the Elms at the New Vic Theatre. In 2000 Gareth was the first subject of MJTV's interview/drama CD series The Actor Speaks. He talks about his character Blake in Blake's 7 in one of the interviews.
From 1999 to 2005 Gareth took part in 12 of 14 CD episodes of MJTV's original audio comedy sci-fi drama series Soldiers of Love, playing camp Welsh TV host Hywel Hammond and villain of the piece Aaron Arkenstein.
In 2001 he appeared in Storm Warning, an audio drama based on Doctor Who by Big Finish Productions. He also played the part of Kalendorf in the Big Finish Productions Dalek Empire series. In 2006 he appeared as a guest star in the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood, in the episode "Ghost Machine". In 2012, Thomas returned to the role of "Roj Blake" in Big Finish Productions' Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles, a series of dramatic readings which take place during Series One before the death of Oleg Gan. Thomas stars as "Blake" in Counterfeit by Peter Anghelides and False Positive by Eddie Robson. In 2013 he appeared as Brother Cadfael in Middle Ground Theatre Company's adaption of The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters.
Personal life
After many years living in the Scottish Borders, Thomas moved to Surrey in 2009.
Acting career
- 1965 Romeo and Juliet (TV movie) (Benvolio)
- 1967 Quatermass and the Pit (Workman)
- 1967 The Avengers - Murdersville (Assassin)
- 1969 The Wednesday Play - The Apprentices (Doorman)
- 1969-1970 Parkin's Patch (Ron Radley) (21 episodes)
- 1971 Coronation Street (Mel Ryan)
- 1971, 1972 Z-Cars (2 episodes)
- 1971, 1972 Public Eye (2 episodes)
- 1972 Man at the Top - You Will Never Understand Women (Dave Croxley)
- 1972 No Exit (Matthew)
- 1972 The Ragman's Daughter (Tom)
- 1972 Harriet's Back in Town (Chauffeur) (4 episodes)
- 1973 Sutherland's Law (Alec Duthie) (8 episodes)
- 1973 Blue Movie Blackmail (Trenchcoated Detective)
- 1974 Juggernaut (Liverpool Joiner)
- 1974 David Copperfield (TV mini-series) (Mr. Murdstone) (2 episodes)
- 1975 Edward the Seventh (Lord Charles Beresford) (2 episodes)
- 1975-1976 How Green Was My Valley (Rev. Mr. Gruffyd) (6 episodes)
- 1976 Jackanory (Narrator) (5 episodes)
- 1976 Star Maidens (Shem) (8 episodes)
- 1977 Children of the Stones (Adam Brake) (7 episodes)
- 1977 Who Pays the Ferryman? (Tony Viglis)
- 1978-1981 Blake's 7 (Roj Blake) (28 episodes)
- 1980 Hammer House of Horror – Visitor from the Grave (Constable)
- 1981 Peter and Paul (Julius)
- 1982 The Bell (James Tayper) (4 episodes)
- 1983 Bergerac (Towers)
- 1983 The Citadel (Philip Denny) (6 episodes)
- 1984 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Joseph Harrison)
- 1984 Strangers and Brothers (Arthur Mounteney) (2 episodes)
- 1984 Morgan's Boy (Morgan Thomas) (8 episodes)
- 1985 By the Sword Divided (Major General Horton) (3 episodes)
- 1985 Dramarama (Long John Silver)
- 1987 Knights of God (Owen Edwards) (10 episodes)
- 1988 Tales of the Unexpected – The Colonel's Lady (Telfer)
- 1989 After the War (Guy Falcon) (2 episodes)
- 1989-1992 London's Burning (Bulstrode) (7 episodes)
- 1989 Boon (Bill Stone)
- 1989 Chelworth (Peter Thornton) (4 episodes)
- 1990 Emlyn's Moon (Mr. Llewelyn) (5 episodes)
- 1991 We Are Seven (Big Bill Caradog)
- 1991 The Chestnut Soldier (Idris Llewelyn) (4 episodes)
- 1992 Maigret (Gautier)
- 1993 Sparrow (Corrado)
- 1994 Medics
- 1995 Crown Prosecutor (Harry Thomsen) (2 episodes)
- 1995,2002 Casualty (2 episodes)
- 1996 The Witch's Daughter (TV movie) (Dan Mackay)
- 1998 Merlin: The Quest Begins (Blaze)
- 1998 The Creatives (Policeman)
- 1998 Animal Ark (Mr. Matthews)
- 1998-2004 Heartbeat (Nathaniel Clegghorn) (6 episodes)
- 2000 Randall and Hopkirk (Dickie Bechard)
- 2000 The Strangerers (Police Sergeant)
- 2001 Baddiel's Syndrome (3 episodes)
- 2001 Doctors (Les Simms)
- 2002 Shipman (Rev Denis Thomas)
- 2004 Taggart (Lord Falkland)
- 2005-2008 Distant Shores (Charles McCallister) (11 episodes)
- 2006 Torchwood – Ghost Machine (Ed Morgan)
- 2007 Midsomer Murders (Huw Mostyn)
- 2008 M.I. High (Patrick Houston)
- 2009 Personal Affairs (Leo Hartmann)
- 2010 Made in Romania (Gary Devane)
- 2011 Holby City (Gareth Harper)
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