---
name: "Gary Shelford"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-shelford"
fi1m_id: "gary-shelford"
tmdb_id: 1958089
roles: []
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T18:31:14.889901+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 Shelford

## Identity

Gary Shelford

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-shelford
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-shelford
- **TMDB ID:** 1958089
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1958089

Actor.

## Details

- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 75 (2), 2020s 73 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 69 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Mystery 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1958089

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Kiri*](https://film.one/tv/kiri.md) (78)

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

## Biography

Gary Shelford is a British actor and writer. His television credits include the role of Phil in the 2018 miniseries *Kiri*, PC Mardel in *Luther* (2010), JDG Guard in *Collateral* (2018), Mr. Paxton in *Belgravia* (2020), Steve in *The Feed* (2019), Mr. Makepiece in *Rivals* (2024), and Army Chaplain Teska in *Masters of the Air* (2024). He has also appeared in *Silent Witness* (2010), *Holby City* (2009–2018), *My Family* (2001) and *EastEnders* (2001).

On stage and in other productions, Shelford played Mr. Hopper in *Lady Windermere's Fan* (2018) and Anthony Riordan in the series *Holding* (2022). He wrote the screenplay for the short film *The Lock-In* (2016) and appeared in *The Scampi Trail* (2013).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Masters of the Air* (2024), Fi1m 66, as Army Chaplain Teska — [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-the-air.md)
- *Rivals* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Mr. Makepiece — [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *Kiri* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Phil — [page](https://film.one/tv/kiri.md)
- *Luther* (2010), Fi1m 72, as PC Mardel — [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *Rivals* (2024), series, as Mr. Makepiece — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *Portraits of Dangerous Women* (2024), as Paul
- *Masters of the Air* (2024), series, as Army Chaplain Teska — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-the-air.md)
- *Holding* (2022), series, as as  Anthony Riordan
- *Belgravia* (2020), series, as Mr. Paxton
- *The Feed* (2019), series, as Steve
- *Lady Windermere's Fan* (2018), as Mr. Hopper
- *Collateral* (2018), series, as JDG Guard
- *Kiri* (2018), series, as Phil — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/kiri.md)
- *The Lock-In* (2015), Writer
- *The Scampi Trail* (2013), as Stevens
- *Luther* (2010), series, as PC Mardel — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *The Quatermass Experiment* (2005), as Understudy
- *My Family* (2000), series, as Declan — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-family.md)
- *Holby City* (1999), series, as PC Terry Watts, Luke Butler
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Surveyor
- *Character Building* (1995), as (voice)
- *The Russ Abbot Show* (1986), series, as Various

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