Gerard Kearns (born 4 October 1984) is an English actor.
Career
Kearns starred in the film The Mark of Cain, for Film4 Productions, based on British soldiers' abuse of Iraqi prisoners. It premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in February 2007.
He has also starred in the short films Grandad and The 10th Man and has appeared in a number of TV shows such as The Commander starring Amanda Burton, and a main role as Ian Gallagher in Shameless for seven series, from 2004 to 2010.
In 2007, he appeared in the videos for The View's double A-side "The Don" and "Skag Trendy". In 2011, he also featured as a voice over for BBC's GCSE Bitesize Revision.
Kearns was cast in the second series of the BBC 1 daytime show Moving On. The episode "Trust", directed by Illy, tells the story of Kearns's character Jack, who is caught trying to burgle the house of elderly ex-boxer Eddie, played by Roy Marsden.
He has also made several appearances in The Accrington Pals, a play by Peter Whelan, portraying the character Ralph, a young volunteer officer during the First World War. He also starred opposite Matthew Kelly in the West End play Sign of the Times.
Kearns also starred in the BBC drama Our World War, marking the centenary of the First World War and as Halig in the series The Last Kingdom.
Personal life From Mossley,"Actor in clear over driver ID: 'Mr Kearns, originally from Mossley'", Oldham Evening Chronicle, 12 April 2011. Accessed 4 May 2017 near Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, he was educated in Oldham at St Augustine's Catholic School."From Shameless to Shakespeare: 'I’d no interest at all in Shakespeare at St Augustine’s school'", Manchester Evening News, 27 March 2014. Accessed 4 May 2017 He later studied at Ashton Sixth Form College in Ashton-under-Lyne. He is a supporter of Manchester City F.C."Shameless – A day in the life: 'I’m a Man City fan and I play a big United supporter'", Manchester Evening News, 18 April 2010. Accessed 4 May 2017
He has been married to Sarah Kearns since 2017. They have two children.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Holby City Russell Coulter episode "Out of Control" 2004 Heartbeat Trevor Black episode "Muck and Brass" 2004–2010 Shameless Ian Gallagher Main, 80 episodes 2005 Doctors Revs episode "0–60" 2007 Foyle's War Frank Morgan episode "Casualties of War" 2007 The Commander Terry Donnolly episode "Windows of the Soul" 2009 Red Riding Leonard Cole episodes "1974" and "1983" 2011 Moving On Jack 1 episode 2012 The Town Daniel 3 episodes 2014 The Smoke Little Al 8 episodes 2014 Our World War Chas Rowland episode "War Machine" 2015–2017 The Last Kingdom Halig 5 episodes 2019 Chernobyl Pravik 2 episodes 2020 The English Game Tommy Marshall Main, six part series 2022The Essex Serpent Henry Banks 6 episodes 2022 Floodlights Andy Woodward Main 2023The Day of the Jackal Gary Cobb 3 episodes 2026Silent Witness DC Jonno Magath Series 29, "The Enemy Within Part 1 & 2"2026Waiting for the OutDan's Dad5 episodes
Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Grandad Vincent Short 2006 The 10th Man The 10th Man Short 2007 The Mark of Cain Mark 'Treacle' Tate 2009 Looking for Eric Ryan 2010 Honeymooner Fran 2012 The Rise Charlie 2016 Trespass Against Us Lester
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