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name: "Gerard McCarthy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gerard-mccarthy"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 March 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-17T02:10:15.819947+00:00"
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# Gerard McCarthy

Actor. Born 31 March 1981 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 March 1981, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- **Active:** 2013–present

## Biography

Gerard McCarthy is an actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Born on 31 March 1981, he trained at Laine Theatre Arts on Sir Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Scholarship, graduating in 2002.

McCarthy is known for playing Kris Fisher in the Channel 4 soap *Hollyoaks* (2006–2010), for which he received nominations at the British Soap Awards and National Television Awards. Other television roles include Kevin McSwain in *The Fall* (2013–2016), Brondsted in *Vikings* (2013), Terry Davidson in *Call the Midwife* (2018), and Ashley Stokes in *Titanic: Blood and Steel* (2012). He appeared as Bobby Frank in the film *Belfast* (2021).

In 2025, McCarthy played Jim Scott in the Channel 4 series *Trespasses*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Trespasses* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Jim — [page](https://film.one/tv/trespasses.md)
- *The Fall* (2013), Fi1m 73, as Kevin McSwain — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-2013.md)

## Also known for

- *Vikings* (2013), Brondsted
- *Belfast* (2021), Bobby Frank
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), Terry Davidson

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