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Gerard Kearns

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Biography

British actor Gerard is best known for his role as Ian Gallagher in the Channel 4 television series Shameless. Since making his TV debut…more

Born

10/4/1984, Lancashire, England

Birth Name

Gerard Kearns

Gender

Male

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Star (1)

Role
- Shameless (UK)
  Ian Gallagher
  - S 7: Ep 16 Season 7 - Episode 16
    5/11/10
  - S 7: Ep 15 Season 7 - Episode 15
    5/4/10
  - S 7: Ep 14 Season 7 - Episode 14
    4/27/10
  - S 7: Ep 13 Season 7 - Episode 13
    4/20/10
  - S 7: Ep 12 Season 7 - Episode 12
    4/13/10
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Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Red Riding
  Leonard Cole
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Year of Our Lord 1983
    3/19/09
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Year of Our Lord 1974
    3/5/09
Guest Star (6)

Role
- Foyle's War
  Frank Morgan
  - S 5: Ep 2 Casualties of War
    4/15/07
- Doctors
  Revs
  - S 7: Ep 51 0 - 60
    9/20/05
- Big Brother's Little Brother
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 6 CBBLB Episode 12
    1/11/05
- Shameless (UK)
  Himself/Ian Gallagher
  - S 1: Ep 8 Shameless: Behind the Scenes
    12/27/04
- Heartbeat
  Trevor Black
  - S 13: Ep 23 Muck and Brass
    5/23/04
- Holby City
  Russell Coulter
  - S 6: Ep 31 Out Of Control
    4/4/04

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- In September 2008, Gerard participated in a charity football (soccer) match. He played for the Emmerdale team which was mainly composed from stars from that show, but with some exception including Gerard and Big Brother 6 (UK)'s Anthony Hutton. The opposite team was composed from former professional players.
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- For his role in the Mark of Cain, Gerard has won a Performance in a Drama award from the Royal Television Society. He shares the award with his co-stars Shaun Dooley and Matthew McNulty.
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- July 2008, Gerard participated in the celebrity football (soccer) match to celebrate the unveiling of a statue of England and Stoke City great Banks at the Britannia Stadium. The two teams were headed by legends Gordon Banks and Pelé, Gerard was part of the Pelé team.
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- (On going out while at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2005) Gerard: I loved it - getting people to get beer for you, playing cards, getting drunk, trying to get into clubs, me getting knocked back because I looked about 12.
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- (On how actors kiss from a sex they aren't attracted to) Gerard: You don't complain, you enjoy it. It would be the same for a gay guy to kiss a woman or a lesbian woman to go with a man. You have to really work at it and understand where the character is coming from.
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- Gerard: (On his character Ian Gallagher's sexuality on "Shameless") On a personal level, it's tough to play a gay teenager when you're straight, but you just get on with it. It's work.
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