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Occupation
  
Name
  
Gary Hailes


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Born
  
4 November 1965 (age 59) (
1965-11-04
)
London, England

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Gary Hailes (born 4 November 1965 in London) is an English actor.

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Hales attended Holloway School. During the 1980s he starred in several successful television series, including Woodentop, Grange Hill and the BBC soap opera EastEnders, where he played Barry Clark from 1986-89. He originally auditioned for the role of Mark Fowler when the series began in 1985, but the role went to David Scarboro instead. Hailes' character was notable for being one half of the soap's first gay couple, introduced as the partner of the yuppie graphic designer, Colin Russell (played by Michael Cashman). In 1987 Hailes' character caused a great deal of controversy after EastEnders screened the first male-to-male kiss on a UK, prime time soap. The kiss prompted a multitude of complaints from angry viewers and a hostile backlash from the right wing press. Despite the fact that Hailes is heterosexual, he suffered from severe homophobia because of the homosexual role he played in EastEnders. He was attacked several times by members of the public who couldn't separate fact from fiction, which included being assaulted in a supermarket by a disapproving woman and strangled by a man at a petrol station. Even after he left the show he lost a job as a children's television presenter because of the so-called "gay tag".

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Since leaving EastEnders in 1989, he has gone on to appear in films such as The Killing Zone (1999); Murder with Mirrors and Waiting for a Killer. On television he has appeared in ITV police drama The Bill (2001–02); Horizon; Nobody’s Hero; Sorry and the BBC’s production of Pinocchio.

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Theatre appearances include Strip Poker; Doctor on the Boil; Gollocks and numerous pantomimes. He has also performed several plays for BBC radio and voice-overs and had a regular slot "Hailes Horrors" on the Steve Allen show on LBC radio.

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As well as acting, Hailes also drives a London taxi.

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Filmography

Actor
1986
EastEnders (TV Series) as
Barry / Barry Clark
2019
Luther (TV Series) as
Donnie McKinney
- Episode #5.4 (2019) - Donnie McKinney
- Episode #5.3 (2019) - Donnie McKinney
- Episode #5.2 (2019) - Donnie McKinney
- Episode #5.1 (2019) - Donnie McKinney
2018
Shakespeare v Jack the Ripper (Documentary) as
William Shakespeare
2017
60 Seconds to Die as
Cab Driver (segment "Scab")
2016
Nearly New (TV Movie) as
Terry
2015
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens as
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2010
Casualty (TV Series) as
Shifty
- What Tonight Means to Me: Part 2 (2010) - Shifty
1983
The Bill (TV Series) as
Barman / Ted Berryman / Reg Taylor
- 009: No Signs of Life (2002) - Barman
- Hitting Home (2001) - Ted Berryman
- Woodentop (1983) - Reg Taylor
2000
Small Time Obsession as
Cab Driver
1999
Soldiers of Love (TV Series) as
Farraq
- Planet of Death (2000) - Farraq (voice)
- Ominous Passage (1999) - Farraq (voice)
1999
Only Human (Video) as
Karl
1999
The Killing Zone as
Hards
1997
On Speaking Terms (Video short) as
Rodney
1997
Parents In Partnership (Video short) as
Steve
1996
Ghostlands (TV Movie) as
Tony Moorhouse
1985
Sorry! (TV Series) as
Squatter
- My Huckleberry Friend (1985) - Squatter
1985
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Jones
- Contact (1985) - Jones
1984
Stars of the Roller State Disco (TV Movie) as
Barry
1982
Grange Hill (TV Series) as
Nigel Flavin / Boy 1
- Episode #7.18 (1984) - Nigel Flavin
- Episode #7.15 (1984) - Nigel Flavin
- Episode #7.12 (1984) - Nigel Flavin
- Episode #7.11 (1984) - Nigel Flavin
- Episode #7.10 (1984) - Nigel Flavin
- Episode #7.5 (1984) - Nigel Flavin
- Episode #7.4 (1984) - Nigel Flavin
- Episode #5.13 (1982) - Boy 1
1983
The Witches and the Grinnygog (TV Mini Series) as
Driver's Mate
- Episode #1.1 (1983) - Driver's Mate
1983
Storyboard (TV Series) as
Reg Taylor
- Woodentop (1983) - Reg Taylor
1982
Nobody's Hero (TV Mini Series) as
Dominic Barton
- Episode #1.6 (1982) - Dominic Barton
- Episode #1.4 (1982) - Dominic Barton
- Episode #1.3 (1982) - Dominic Barton
- Episode #1.2 (1982) - Dominic Barton
- Episode #1.1 (1982) - Dominic Barton
1981
Rules of Justice (TV Movie) as
Boy on bike
1980
Born and Bred (TV Series) as
Christopher Tonsley
- Don't Cry for Me, Wandsworth High Street (1980) - Christopher Tonsley
- Meeting Your Obligations (1980) - Christopher Tonsley
Self
2019
Soaps' Most Controversial Storylines (TV Movie documentary) as
Self / Barry Clark
2018
Heroes of the Empire (Documentary) as
Self
2016
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens: The Story Awakens - The Table Read (Video documentary short) as
Stormtrooper
2006
This Man Is the One (Video documentary) as
Taxi Driver
1988
Going Live! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.4 (1988) - Self
Archive Footage
2020
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square (TV Series documentary) as
Barry Clark
- Ben and Callum (2020) - Barry Clark

References

Gary Hailes Wikipedia


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