Gary Powell (actor)

Gary Powell (born 10 September 1963) is a British actor. He is possibly best known for playing the character Laurie Bates in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Gary Powell
Born	(1963-09-10) 10 September 1963
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present

Career

Laurie made his first screen appearance in September 1989 as a love interest for Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), but the character was one of many to be written out of the serial early in 1990, following the introduction of executive producer, Michael Ferguson.

Powell's other television work has included roles in: Between The Lines (1992); Inspector Morse (1987; 1995); Thief Takers (1996); Kavanagh QC (1997); Beech is Back (2001); A Touch Of Frost (2003); Judge John Deed (2005); Holby City (2005); The Golden Hour (2005); Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005); Five Days (2006) and Doctor Who episode "42", playing Dev Ashton (2007). He made several other appearances in The Bill in 2005, 2006 and made a larger appearance as Darren Cuttler in The Bill's series Gun Runner.

Film credits have included: Crush (2001); From Hell (2001), Hollywoodland (2006) and Silent Hours (2015).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	The Favor	Fishermen
1996	Michael Collins	Black and Tan on Lorry
1999	The World Is Not Enough	Submarine Crewman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987-1995	Inspector Morse	Steven Parnell/Constable
1988	Blind Justice	P.C. Mines
1989	Rules of Engagement	Guard Corporal
1989	EastEnders	Laurie Bates
1990-1993	The Bill	Brian Butler
1991	Minder	Roger
1992	Between the lines	Youth 1
1995	She‘s out	Barman
1996	Thief takers	Tommy Raymond
1996	Sharman	JJ
1997	Kavanagh GC	George Foster
1999	Wonderful You	Drunk Man
2000	Lock, stock…	Rainham Ray
2001	Beech is back	Steve Keating
2002	Helen West	Sgt Morgan
2003	A touch of frost	Starkey
2007	Doctor Who	Dev Ashton
2016	The Hollow Crown	Tyrell

External links

• Gary Powell at IMDb