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Gary Carr
Born (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 37)
London, England
Alma mater National Youth Music Theatre
Arts Educational Schools, London
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • singer
  • musician
Years active 2009–present

Gary Carr (born 11 December 1986) is an English actor, dancer, singer, and musician known for his works on screen and stage. He has had main character roles in BBC TV series Death in Paradise and US TV series The Deuce. He is also known for playing an American jazz singer named Jack Ross in the ITV historical drama Downton Abbey.

Education

Carr began training at the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, then trained at the Arts Educational Schools from 2003 through 2005, and then at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2005 to 2008 with a scholarship from the Leverhulme Trust.

Career

Since graduating from LAMDA in July 2008, he has appeared in television productions for BBC and ITV, and in the Royal National Theatre production of Dido, Queen of Carthage, written by Christopher Marlowe and directed by James MacDonald.

He has had main character roles on television in BBC TV series Death in Paradise, playing police officer Fidel Best from 2011 to 2014. ..... He is also known for playing American jazz singer Jack Ross in the ITV historical drama Downton Abbey in Series 4, which aired in 2013.

His theatrical work includes Yerma and Macbeth. In November 2009, he played the lead role in the Royal National Theatre stage production of the Terry Pratchett novel Nation, adapted by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Melly Still. He appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series The Peripheral.

Personal life

Carr's brother, Daniel, is a professional footballer who has played international football for Trinidad and Tobago.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Klink Klank Dean Short film
2014 Last Days Gabriel Short film
2015 Caesar Decius
2019 Bolden Buddy Bolden
2019 21 Bridges Hawk

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Holby City Devon Frost Episode: "Truth and Mercy"
2009 Law & Order: UK PC Wheeler Episode: "Community Service"
2010 National Theatre Live Mau Episode: "Nation"
2010 Foyle's War Paul Jennings Episode: "Killing Time"
2011 Frankenstein's Wedding Giles TV movie
2011 Planet of the Apemen Jala Episode: "Neanderthal"
2011–2014 Death in Paradise Fidel Best 24 episodes
2012 Silent Witness Myers, Clerical Worker 4 episodes
2012 Inspector George Gently Joseph Kenny Episode: "Gently Northern Soul"
2013 Bluestone 42 Millsy 8 episodes
2013 Downton Abbey Jack Ross 4 episodes
2017–2018 The Deuce C.C. 16 episodes
2019 The Good Fight Himself 2 episodes
2019 Modern Love Jeff 2 episodes
2020 Trigonometry Kieran Miniseries
2022 The Peripheral Wilf

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Liam Kosta Video game

Awards

  • National Operatic and Dramatic Association Junior Award
  • LAMDA Fight Night Competition Winner 2006
  • Leverhulme Trust Bursary, Scholarship
  • John Collins Millennium Cup for Drama

See also

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