Liam Gerrard Explained

Liam Gerrard
Birth Place:Kingston Upon Hull, England
Nationality:British, Irish
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2005–present

Liam Gerrard is a British-Irish film, television and theatre actor. He is also an acclaimed voice-over artist and audiobook narrator. He is best known for his BAFTA-nominated work: Walter Tull: Britain's First Black Officer, Peterloo and Coronation Street. To date he has narrated over 200 audiobooks.

Early life

Gerrard was born and grew up in Kingston upon Hull before moving to Dubai in his early teens studying at the English College Dubai, before studying at Lancaster University and training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.[1]

Career

Gerrard made his film debut in the 2007 Hollywood film Death Defying Acts playing a reporter. The film also starred Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall and Saoirse Ronan. He made his television debut in 2008 appearing in the television series Hollyoaks. In 2008 he starred in 6 WKD Original Vodka comedy television commercials leading their have you got a WKD side? campaign. He has appeared in over 50 plays. In 2006 he appeared in two British Shakespeare Company productions; A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet alongside Wayne Sleep, Mina Anwar, Sean Brosnan and David Davies.[2] The productions toured the United Kingdom extensively and transferred to Ramme Gaard under the patronage of Petter Olsen. In 2008 he joined Northern Broadsides and toured the UK with a production of Romeo and Juliet.[3] He went on to play the juvenile lead in Theatre by the Lake's world premiere of Melvyn Bragg's The Maid of Buttermere.[4] He subsequently appeared in two more productions at Theatre by the Lake; Tom's Midnight Garden and The Night Before Christmas. Other notable stage appearances include: Miss Julie the 4-hand David Eldridge adaptation, directed by Sarah Frankcom at the Royal Exchange;[5] [6] [7] (also starring Maxine Peake, Joe Armstrong and Carla Henry), A Christmas Carol at both the Stephen Joseph Theatre and in later years at The Dukes,[8] [9] Jekyll & Hyde at the New Wimbledon Theatre, Will Scarlett in Robin and Marian at the New Vic Theatre. In 2015 he appeared in the Royal Lyceum Theatre (Edinburgh) production of Caucasian Chalk Circle. The show received 4 and 5 star national reviews and won 4 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland. The Telegraph hailed the show 'A Triumph'.[10] [11] [12] He is the youngest person to play the title role of Prospero in London theatre, in the 2013 Watford Palace production of The Tempest. In 2014 he appeared in the 4-hander triptych piece Symphony written by Ella Hickson, Nick Payne and Tom Wells for Nabokov and Soho Theatre. The show won a Musical Theatre Network award for best new musical at the Edinburgh Fringe then toured the UK before transferring to London's West End.[13] In late 2018 he played Tom Snout (Wall) in the Crucible Theatre production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[14]

Gerrard also works extensively as a voiceover artist and was nominated for a BAFTA for his film Walter Tull: Britain's First Black Officer. He has narrated over 200 audiobooks including the Tom Delonge series Poet Anderson. In March 2024 he was nominated for an Audie Award in Hollywood for The Adventures of Finn MacCool & Other Irish Folk Tales which he edited and narrated. [15]

Filmography (selected TV / film)

Selected theatre

Audiobook selected bibliography

Awards and nominations

Award Body Award Title Result
BAFTA Children's AwardChildren's Learning SecondaryWalter Tull – Britain's First Black Officer
Audie AwardAudie Award for Short Stories or Collections 2024The Adventures of Finn MacCool & Other Irish Folk Tales
AudioFile MagazineEarphones AwardH.G. Wells Short Stories Volume 1
One Voice ConferenceBest Character Performance – AnimationWalter Tull – Britain's First Black Officer
One Voice ConferenceRadio Best Radio Drama PerformancePink Mist
One Voice ConferenceBest performance Audiobook

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liam Gerrard is an award-winning voice artist with over ten years of experience . Tantor . July 1, 2018 . September 25, 2019.
  2. Web site: Liam Gerrard's comic turn as the servant Peter was a particular show-stopper . British Theatre Guide . August 1, 2006 . September 30, 2019.
  3. News: Romeo and Juliet, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds the Sunday Times review . The Sunday Times . John Peter . May 4, 2008. June 7, 2017.
  4. Web site: The Maid of Buttermere To 18 April . ReviewsGate . March 28, 2009 . October 1, 2019.
  5. Web site: Miss Julie review at Royal Exchange Manchester . The Stage . Chris Bartlett. April 17, 2012 . October 9, 2019.
  6. News: Miss Julie – review 'Mercurial and Skittish . The Guardian . Alfred Hickling . April 17, 2012 . October 9, 2019.
  7. News: In this superb new production, Strindberg's darkly sexual 'Miss Julie' is more shocking and stirring than ever . The Telegraph. April 17, 2012 . October 9, 2019.
  8. Web site: Debbie Oates updates Dickens' Christmas classic at the Dukes in Lancaster and it works, says Michael Nunn . WhatsOnStage . Michael Nunn . December 1, 2013 . January 10, 2015.
  9. Web site: Liam Gerrard, illusions consultant for The Dukes version of A Christmas Carol . British Theatre Guide . David Upton . December 14, 2013. December 1, 2013.
  10. News: The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Royal Lyceum, review: 'a triumph' . The Telegraph . Mark Brown . February 24, 2015. July 15, 2016.
  11. News: The Caucasian Chalk Circle review – a bold, brash extravaganza . The Guardian . Mark Fisher . February 25, 2015. July 16, 2016.
  12. News: Moving moments keep tension building to the end . The Times . February 25, 2015. July 16, 2016.
  13. Web site: Review: Symphony, Soho Theatre . A Younger Theatre . Rachael Smith . November 12, 2014. December 16, 2014.
  14. News: Bottom (Daniel Rigby in hilarious, razor-sharp form) in a rubber catsuit and the Wall (Liam Gerrard) channelling his inner Brian May.. The Star . October 4, 2018. October 15, 2018.
  15. https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/liam-gerrard-sheffield-actor-nominated-for-2024-audie-awards-4526170
  16. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15400644/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4
  17. Web site: Audio book Narrator Interview with Liam Gerrard. MadelineMartin.com. Madeline Martin . May 9, 2015. October 1, 2018.

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