---
name: "Gary Beadle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-beadle"
fi1m_id: "gary-beadle"
imdb_id: "nm0063542"
tmdb_id: 86045
wikidata_id: "Q5524676"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 July 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-18T04:30:57.224494+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gary Beadle

## Identity

Gary Beadle

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-beadle
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-beadle
- **IMDb ID:** nm0063542
- **TMDB ID:** 86045
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5524676
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Beadle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5524676, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063542/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/86045

Actor. Born 8 July 1965 in Bermondsey, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 July 1965, Bermondsey, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (1), 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 82 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 82 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Beadle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5524676, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063542/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/86045

## Coming up

- *National Theatre Live: Mr Loverman* (2027-07-01), as Morris

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Small Axe*](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md) (88), [*Best Interests*](https://film.one/tv/best-interests.md) (76)
- **BritBox:** [*Absolutely Fabulous*](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md) (81)
- **Disney+:** [*Rye Lane*](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gary Beadle is a British actor born on 8 July 1965 in Bermondsey, London. As a child he took part in a community production of *Bugsy Malone* with his brother Rikki Beadle-Blair, which led to training at the Anna Scher Theatre School.

Beadle began acting in the 1980s, appearing in *The Young Ones* (1984) and *Absolute Beginners* (1986). He played Paul Trueman in the BBC soap *EastEnders* from 2001 to 2004. His other television work includes *Absolutely Fabulous*, *The Wheel of Time* (2021) as Elyas Machera, *Andor* (2022) as Clem Andor and *The Gentlemen* (2024). Film roles include *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015), *Persuasion* (2022) and *Rye Lane* (2023) as Peter. He has also maintained a stage career with productions at the National Theatre, Almeida Theatre and Royal Court.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, loucoulson.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Hard Truths* (2024), Fi1m 84, as Irate Motorist — [page](https://film.one/film/hard-truths.md)
- *Best Interests* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Frank — [page](https://film.one/tv/best-interests.md)
- *Rye Lane* (2023), Fi1m 78, as Peter — [page](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md)
- *Small Axe* (2020), Fi1m 88, as Dolston Isaacs — [page](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md)
- *Patrick Melrose* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Chilly Willy — [page](https://film.one/tv/patrick-melrose.md)
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Oliver — [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)

## Complete filmography (83)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *National Theatre Live: Mr Loverman* (2027), as Morris
- *It Gets Worse* (2026), series, as Sandie — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/it-gets-worse.md)
- *Babies* (2026), series, as Kevin
- *The Bluff* (2026), as Custode Drayton
- *The Cut* (2025), as Donny
- *Hard Truths* (2024), as Irate Motorist — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hard-truths.md)
- *A Glass House* (2024), as Marcus
- *Opening Up* (2024), Actor
- *A Good Girl's Guide to Murder* (2024), series, as Victor Amobi
- *The Gentlemen* (2024), series, as Thick Rick
- *Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose* (2023), as Erroll
- *My Jerome* (2023), as Ruddy
- *Best Interests* (2023), series, as Frank — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/best-interests.md)
- *Rye Lane* (2023), as Peter — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md)
- *Plebs: Soldiers of Rome* (2022), as Actaeon
- *Squall* (2022), as Ben
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Clem Andor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Persuasion* (2022), as Mr. Musgrove
- *Skint* (2022), series, as Gary
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2021), series, as Bass Reeves
- *The Wheel of Time* (2021), series, as Elyas Machera
- *Blank Shores* (2021), as Lenny
- *The Toll* (2021), as Elton
- *Demon* (2021), as David
- *Small Axe* (2020), series, as Dolston Isaacs — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Les Blancs* (2019), as Abioseh Matoseh
- *Extinction* (2019), Actor
- *Dark Money* (2019), series, as Malcolm Danvers
- *Summer of Rockets* (2019), series, as Courtney Johnson
- *Hatton Garden* (2019), series, as Shorty
- *We Die Young* (2019), as Winslow
- *Jerk* (2019), series, as Murry Yearwood
- *The Best of EastEnders* (2018), as Paul Trueman (archive footage)
- *Patrick Melrose* (2018), series, as Chilly Willy — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/patrick-melrose.md)
- *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015), as William Bond
- *The Interceptor* (2015), series, as Docker
- *30 Years of Comic Strip* (2012), Actor
- *Cockneys vs Zombies* (2012), as Greg
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Samuel Palmer
- *The Hunt for Tony Blair* (2011), as Butler/Pianist
- *Bashment* (2011), as The MC
- *FIT* (2010), as Karmel's Dad
- *Malice in Wonderland* (2010), as Felix Chester
- *The Sarah Jane Adventures* (2007), series, as Paul Langer
- *Until Death* (2007), as Mac
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as Nick
- *Wit* (2001), as Code Team Blue 6
- *Nightworld: Lost Souls* (1999), as Stuart Markle
- *Written in Blood* (1998), as Phill Hatton
- *Operation Good Guys* (1997), series, Actor
- *Born to Run* (1997), series, as Muff Muffin
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Damian Bennet — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout* (1996), as Oliver
- *The Imitators* (1996), as Rock
- *The Glam Metal Detectives* (1995), series, Actor
- *Jealousy* (1993), as Handsome Man
- *Queen of the Wild Frontier* (1993), as Gary
- *Space Virgins from Planet Sex* (1993), as Gary
- *Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1993), as Ronnie
- *The Detectives* (1993), series, as Uniformed Constable
- *Wild Turkey* (1992), as Bill
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), series, as Oliver — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)
- *The Crying Game* (1992), as Wazza
- *Les Dogs* (1990), as Waiter
- *Night Voice* (1990), as Darren
- *GLC: The Carnage Continues* (1990), as Sly
- *Making Out* (1989), series, Actor
- *White Mischief* (1987), as Servant
- *Playing Away* (1987), as Errol
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Denny, Steven Harris, Dom — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *JerUSAlem* (1986), as Judge
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as Darren
- *Absolute Beginners* (1986), as Johnny Wonder
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Paul Trueman — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)
- *Stars of the Roller State Disco* (1984), as Derek
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Shall I Be Mother?* (1983), as Victor
- *The Young Ones* (1982), series, as Smythe the Bosun — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-ones.md)
- *The Comic Strip Presents...* (1982), series, as Sly, Waiter
- *Death Angel* (1981), as Fergus
- *The Squad* (1980), series, as Gary
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Victor
- *47 Meters Down: The Wreck*, as Sam

## Gallery

- ![Gary Beadle](https://film.one/media/person/21519/gallery-6aea37ab823e.jpg) Gary Beadle — Paulears Paul Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Gary_Beadle.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gary Beadle](https://film.one/media/person/21519/gallery-906cfee26e99.jpg) Gary Beadle — Image via TMDB

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