Biography
Lawrence Douglas Lamb is an English actor and radio presenter. He played Mick Shipman in the BBC comedy series Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010, with Christmas specials in 2019 and 2024) and Archie Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2008–2010).
Lamb was born in Edmonton, London. After working in the oil industry, including periods in Libya and Canada where he attended St Francis Xavier University, he began acting professionally with performances at Canada’s Stratford Festival in 1975–1976. Other credits include roles in Superman (1978) and Superman III (1983), Spooks, Midsomer Murders and New Tricks (2015).
