Todd Carty
Born	31 August 1963 Limerick, Republic of Ireland
Notable roles	Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill and Tucker's Luck, Mark Fowler in EastEnders, PC Gabriel Kent in The Bill

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Personal life

Born in Limerick, Ireland in 1963, he grew up in Kilburn, North London. His first television appearance in the UK was in an advertisement for Woolworths at the age of four. He also had other advertising roles, including one with Doctor Who actor Jon Pertwee. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Kilburn is an area of North London on the border of the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Camden. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... // About Woolworths Group plc is a general merchandise business in the United Kingdom. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. ... John Devon Roland Pertwee (July 7, 1919–May 20, 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was a British actor. ...

Carty currently lives in North London with his childhood sweetheart and business partner, actress Dina Clarkin and their two sons James and Thomas. North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ...

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Acting career

He made his first stage appearance at the New London Theatre, Drury Lane as the young Lionel in Lionel Bart's autobiographical musical, "Lionel"; however, his television career in his youth was mostly defined by his role as Tucker in the popular BBC drama, Grange Hill, who proved so popular that Carty was also the star of a spin-off series involving him, Tucker's Luck. In 1983 he landed the role of Oswyn in the fantasy film Krull opposite Ken Marshall, Freddie Jones and Alun Armstrong. Lionel Bart (1930-1999) was a British composer of songs musicals, best known for Oliver! Bart was born Lionel Begleiter in London to Galician Jews, and grew up in Stepney. ... Lionel is a male given name, and may also have the following meanings: Lionel, LLC, a designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads, some using tooling and designs of Lionel Corporation. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... Grange Hill is a British childrens television drama series which is shown on BBC1. ... Tuckers Luck is a British television series made by the BBC between 1983 and 1985. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is on the fantasy film Krull for the Mathematican see Wolfgang Krull Krull is a 1983 heroic fantasy film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Ron Silverman. ... Freddie Jones (born September 12, 1927) is a British character actor. ... Alun Armstrong (born July 17, 1946) is an actor from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. ...

EastEnders

Carty took over the role of Mark Fowler in EastEnders in 1990, following the departure (and later suicide) of the original actor, David Scarboro; this character was critically acclaimed as one of the first mainstream depictions of a HIV (and later AIDS) sufferer on British TV. Due in part to the popularity of EastEnders, Todd remained familiar to the British public (as evidenced by being the subject of a This Is Your Life show during these years), but this role came to an end in 2003 with the eventual death of Mark from an AIDS-related illness off-screen in 2004. Mark Fowler was a fictional character in the popular British BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[2] and continuing to date. ... This article is about the year. ... David Scarboro was an actor best known for portraying Mark Fowler in the popular British soap opera EastEnders from its inception in 1985 until 1988, when he left because of stress. ... Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is a retrovirus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. ... Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ... This Is Your Life was a television show hosted by Ralph Edwards, first broadcast in the United States from 1952 to 1961 on NBC. It originated as a radio show airing from 1948 to 1952. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003, he went on to play PC Gabriel Kent in The Bill, a character whose award-winning "bad guy" persona, characterised by rapes, murders and a case of pseudo-incest, was a major departure from the "nice guy" Mark Fowler. Despite the high-profile nature of the job, it was announced in 2005 that Todd was leaving The Bill. Carty exited the series in dramatic style, with his character leaping to his death from a high rise block of flats. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the painter see John Constable. ... The Bill is a long-running British police drama shown on ITV1. ... The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural shown on ITV1, at 8PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After

Since leaving The Bill, Todd does not seem to be considering a return to serious acting, despite appearing in pantomimes and guest-starring in the Christmas special of Heartbeat. Instead, he and his partner have set up a production company, Swordfish Productions, and are focusing on selecting scripts for production. However it has been rumoured that Carty will star in Grange Hill: The Movie. It has been suggested that The British Pantomime be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Heartbeat is a long-running British TV police drama series set in 1960s Yorkshire. ...

External links

• Todd Carty at the Internet Movie Database