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'''Victor McGuire''' (born 17 March 1964 in [[Tuebrook]], [[Liverpool]]){{citation needed|date=April 2018}} is an English actor perhaps best known for playing Jack Boswell in series 1–3, 5-7 of [[Carla Lane]]'s ''[[Bread (TV series)|Bread]]'', Ron Wheatcroft in every series 1-6 of ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' and its 2016 one off episode, and Sean Hughes' neighbour Tony in ''[[Sean's Show]]'' ("the kind of guy you can ask to build you a shed"). |
'''Victor McGuire''' (born 17 March 1964 in [[Tuebrook]], [[Liverpool]]){{citation needed|date=April 2018}} is an English actor perhaps best known for playing Jack Boswell in series 1–3, 5-7 of [[Carla Lane]]'s ''[[Bread (TV series)|Bread]]'', Ron Wheatcroft in every series 1-6 of ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' and its 2016 one off episode, and Sean Hughes' neighbour Tony in ''[[Sean's Show]]'' ("the kind of guy you can ask to build you a shed"). |
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McGuire appeared as Gary, of the pair of thieves in [[Guy Ritchie]]'s ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'', and as Deputy Chief Constable Nadin in [[Mike Leigh]]'s ''[[Peterloo (film)|Peterloo]]''. |
McGuire appeared as Gary, one of the pair of thieves in [[Guy Ritchie]]'s ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'', and as Deputy Chief Constable Nadin in [[Mike Leigh]]'s ''[[Peterloo (film)|Peterloo]]''. |
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He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[2point4 Children]]''. He played the character of Amos Hart in the West End musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' and was Lazar Wolf in the West End production of ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' at the [[Savoy Theatre]]. He later reprised the role of Amos Hart in the theatrical production of ''Chicago'', in the [[Cambridge Theatre]], London. In 2012 he appeared in two episodes of historical drama World Without End as peasant Mark Webber. |
He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[2point4 Children]]''. He played the character of Amos Hart in the West End musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' and was Lazar Wolf in the West End production of ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' at the [[Savoy Theatre]]. He later reprised the role of Amos Hart in the theatrical production of ''Chicago'', in the [[Cambridge Theatre]], London. In 2012 he appeared in two episodes of historical drama World Without End as peasant Mark Webber. |
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Victor McGuire | |
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| Born | 17 March 1964 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Victor McGuire (born 17 March 1964 in Tuebrook, Liverpool)[citation needed] is an English actor perhaps best known for playing Jack Boswell in series 1–3, 5-7 of Carla Lane's Bread, Ron Wheatcroft in every series 1-6 of Goodnight Sweetheart and its 2016 one off episode, and Sean Hughes' neighbour Tony in Sean's Show ("the kind of guy you can ask to build you a shed").
McGuire appeared as Gary, one of the pair of thieves in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and as Deputy Chief Constable Nadin in Mike Leigh's Peterloo.
He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including Dalziel and Pascoe, Casualty and 2point4 Children. He played the character of Amos Hart in the West End musical Chicago and was Lazar Wolf in the West End production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Savoy Theatre. He later reprised the role of Amos Hart in the theatrical production of Chicago, in the Cambridge Theatre, London. In 2012 he appeared in two episodes of historical drama World Without End as peasant Mark Webber.
Since 2012 he appeared as security guard Ian in the Sky1 sitcom Trollied but left the show in 2017. His last appearance was in the Christmas special episode in December 2017.
In February 2019 McGuire appeared in Coronation Street as a character called Big Garth. In May 2019 McGuire played Garanin in the Sky / HBO Mini-Series Chernobyl.
In 2020 he appeared as a policeman in an advertisement for Haribo Starmix. McGuire is a supporter of Everton F.C. In 2020 he starred in Kate & Koji as a customer in the café. In March 2021 he appeared in a safety advertisement for Highways England having the song "Go Left" a parody version of Go West by The Pet Shop Boys sung to him by two flies on his windscreen.
Filmography
Film
| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Creakle | |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Deputy Chief Constable Nadin | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Bar Patron | |
| 2013 | Spike Island | Security Guard | |
| 2012 | The Woman in Black | Gerald Hardy | |
| 2011 | The Task | Big Daddy | |
| 2007 | Midsummer Madness | Mike | |
| 2007 | Dangerous Parking | Harry | |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia | Sgt. Bill Koenig | |
| 2005 | Hellraiser: Hellworld | Police Officer No. 1 | |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | Piangi | |
| 2004 | Suzie Gold | Breakfast TV Editor | |
| 2003 | A Changed Man | ||
| 2002 | Thunderpants | Mr Smash | |
| 2001 | Redemption Road | Ronald | |
| 1998 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Gary | |
| 1995 | Sorry About Last Night | Michael | |
Television
| TV | |||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
| 2020 | Kate & Koji | Mr Mullholland | 6 episode | ||
| 2019 | Doctors | Dave Weaver | 1 episode | ||
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Garanin | 1 episode | ||
| 2019 | Coronation Street | Big Garth[1] | |||
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom | Oswald | |||
| 2014 | Doctors | Steve Miles | |||
| 2012-2017 | Trollied | Ian | 38 episodes | ||
| 2007 | New Tricks | Peter Baker | S4.E4 "Nine Lives" | ||
| 2002 | Being April | Richard | Main | ||
| 2001-2002 | Peak Practice | Shaun Carter | |||
| 2001 | Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty | Himself | |||
| 2000 | A Many Splintered Thing | Luis Banks | Main | ||
| 1993-1999, 2016 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Ron Wheatcroft | |||
| 1993-1995 | Health and Efficiency | Phil Brooke | |||
| 1992-1993 | Sean's Show | Tony Benetti | |||
| 1986-1991 | Bread | Jack Boswell | |||
| 1983-1984 | Brookside | Mike | |||
Video games
| Video games | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Charlie Tate | Voice role |
References
- ^ "Where have you seen Coronation Street market trader 'Big Garth' before? All you need to know about actor Victor Maguire". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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