Ciarán Griffiths
Ciarán Joseph Griffiths (/ˈkɪərən/; born 3 March 1983) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Gary Best in The Bill and Micky Maguire in Shameless. In 2018, he made a guest appearance in BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing the role of Milo from 1 to 2 January.
Ciarán Griffiths | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ciarán Joseph Griffiths[1] 3 March 1983 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Biography
Griffiths attended St Mary's RC High School in Astley near Leigh, between 1994 and 1999; it was during this time that he starred in Children's Ward at the age of thirteen.
Aside from his long-running roles in The Bill and Shameless, Griffiths has made guest appearances on Coronation Street, Clocking Off, Waterloo Road and numerous other programmes.[2]
In 2007, Griffiths starred alongside Conrad Westmaas in the short film The Visitor. He also appeared as "Psycho" in the film There's Only One Jimmy Grimble.
He also starred in the British vampire film Dead Cert which was directed by Steven Lawson,[3] and he appeared in Waterloo Road as Dylan Hodge in Series 6 in 2010/2011.
In the August 2011 issue of Attitude Magazine, Griffiths took his top off and appeared sporting a red boxing kit. Photos from the shoot were taken at Cloud 23 Bar in the Hilton Hotel in Manchester.
He has also appeared in adverts, including the BT vision advert where he is featured having his hair washed. In 2016, he appeared in Vera, on ITV in the episode, "The Sea Glass", he played the role of Steve Stonnall.
In April 2018, Griffiths appeared in 'All I See Is You' by Katherine Smith at Octogan Theatre in Bolton. The play is inspired by real accounts of queer life from the 1960s. It toured nationally, and to Dublin, Sydney and Melbourne in 2019.
On New Year's Day 2018, Griffiths made a guest appearance in the BBC One soap opera, EastEnders, playing Milo.
In 2020, Griffiths starred in an episode of the BBC One drama Casualty, as Peter Hawker, a man who'd suffered a brain injury.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | There's Only One Jimmy Grimble | Psycho | |
| 2006 | To the Sea Again | Jack | Short film |
| 2007 | The Visitor | Jack | Short film |
| 2008 | Clubbed | Reaper | |
| 2008 | Ace of Grace | Robbie | |
| 2009 | CGI-brows | Acolyte | Short film |
| 2010 | Just for the Record | Danny Allgen | |
| 2010 | Dead Cert | Skender | |
| 2011 | Big Fat Gypsy Gangster | Carl Thompson | |
| 2012 | Doormen | Tommo | Short film |
| 2013 | Svengali | Burnsy | TV film |
| 2013 | Sea View | Jason | Short film |
| 2017 | Haunted House: Exorcist | Father Patrick | Short film |
| 2017 | Rabbit Punch | Dylan | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Stanton Blues | Ian Lillie | 1 episode |
| 1998–1999 | City Central | Simon Mackey | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Always and Everyone | Gary Manley | Episode: "Always and Everyone" |
| 2000 | Monsignor Renard | Company Runner | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Coronation Street | Dean Sykes | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Emmerdale | Ben McCarthy | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Where the Heart Is | Carl Garton | Episode: "Temptation" |
| 2001 | Heartbeat | Vic Sands | Episode: "No Hiding Place" |
| 2002 | Stig of the Dump | Security Guard 1 | Episode: "Going Home" |
| 2002 | Clocking Off | Chris Preston | Episode: "Alan's Story" |
| 2002 | At Home with the Braithwaites | Tel the Fitter | 1 episode |
| 2002–2005 | The Bill | Gary Best | Series regular; 163 episodes |
| 2003 | Murder Investigation Team | Gary Best | Episode: "Moving Targets" |
| 2006 | The Street | Terry | Episode: "Football" |
| 2006 | Vincent | Stranger / PI | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Blue Murder | Kevin Robertson | Episode: "In Deep" |
| 2007 | Holby City | Jem Neil | Episode: "The Borders of Sleep" |
| 2007–2012 | Shameless | Micky Maguire | Series regular; 84 episodes |
| 2011 | Waterloo Road | Dylan Hodge | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Atlantis | Cyrus | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | The Mill | Boon / Matthew Boon | Series regular; 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Moving On | Kev | Episode: "Blind" |
| 2015 | This is England '90 | Leon | Episode: "Winter" |
| 2016 | Vera | Steve Stonnall | Episode: "The Sea Glass" |
| 2016 | Cold Feet | Sean Westwood | 1 episode |
| 2018 | EastEnders | Milo | 2 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Billy Porters | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Bay | Lee Ward | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Casualty | Peter Hawker | 1 episode |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ryse: Son of Rome | Additional Voices | Voice |
Personal life
Griffiths is an avid supporter of Manchester United.[4]
In March 2020, he announced he and his partner were expecting their first child together.
References
- "GRO Birth Registration Index". Ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
- "Ciaran Griffiths". Hello!. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- "More cast, new poster for vampire film DEAD CERT". Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- "United through and through". Sky Sports.