Biography
Paul Moriarty (born 19 May 1946) is a British actor from London. He is best known for playing Detective Sergeant Jake Barrett in the ITV series The Gentle Touch (1980–1984) and the gangster George Palmer in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1996–1998).
Moriarty has frequently been cast in police or criminal roles across British television. He played the recurring character Sgt Bill Wells in A Touch of Frost (1992–1997) and appeared as Colonel Forster in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. His other credits include guest roles in series such as Casualty, The Bill, Ashes to Ashes and Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators.
