
Tony Gardner
Born
1964-01-10
Place of birth
Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Biography
Tony Gardner (born 10 January 1964) is an English actor and doctor. He sits on the national governing body of the actors' trade union Equity. He attended St Augustine's Catholic College in Trowbridge. Gardner qualified as a physician at Guy's Hospital in 1987, then as a general practitioner in 1993. He combined medicine and comedy during the 1990s as half of the award-winning comedy duo Struck Off and Die with Phil Hammond. Gardner eventually left medicine to become an actor, starring in a number of TV commercials, including that for the Renault Mégane. He reached prominence playing Brian Jo...
Known for

Doctor Who
Douglas

Cockneys vs Zombies
Clive

Midsomer Murders
Russell Grundy

Death in Paradise
Ian Matlock

The Thick of It
Dan Miller

Lovesick
Julian

Father Brown
Monsignor Russo

Restoration
Gallant

Fresh Meat
Professor Tony Shales

The Escape Artist
Trevor Harris

Plebs
TV Series

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
Antonius

Not Going Out
Stuart

Minutes Past Midnight
Detective Inspector Jack Bailie (segment Crazy for You)

Last Tango in Halifax
John