Gary John Mavers was born on the 1st of September 1964 in Huyton, Liverpool. His mother was a housewife and his dad a ceiling contractor and he has two brothers, Lee and Neil, who where in 'The La's'" he says. He is a lifelong supporter of Liverpool FC, unlike Lee who is a staunch Evertonian, and one of his friends is fellow actor Clive Owen. Leaving school aged 16, he spent two years working full time at the local butchers in Huyton of which he says, "sweating 62 hours a week for £30 and a chicken." He was then a carpenter and went from one job to another before finding himself out of work when he.was 19 and purely out of desperation, says, " I did not always dream about being an actor, but thought what job can I do to survive if I get the right training? I thought: 'I will be an actor.' I know it sounds bizarre. But it is a profession where there is money to be made...And so I went to RADA to train."
Beginning with single small parts after graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, such as 'Resurrected' (1989), 'Screenplay' (1990), 'Boon' (1990) and 'Ruth Rendall Mysteries' (1990), Gary made his first impact on the small screen in Alan Bleasdale’s 'GBH' in 1991 playing Billy Thug. The same year he played Forester in 4 episodes of the TV series 'Chimera' and then was in 5 episodes of 'Body and Soul' (1993) as Hal and then 'The Unknown Soldier' (1998). However his big beak came with his portrayal of GP Andrew Attwood in 'Peak Practice' which he worked on for 5 years as a hardworking doctor in a country practice, (1995 – 2000). He joined the show in Series 3 when the Derbyshire Beeches surgery took on trainee GP Andrew Attwood but he causes friction, falling foul of Jack, a partner in the Practice and loses a valuable contract.
After Peak Practice he was very busy, although, as he was not doing high-profile TV, people thought he disappeared. He did a year in the West End in the Bill Kenwright production of 'Wait Until Dark' (2003) and a year on 'Casualty' (2004-05), plus the films 'Dead Man's Cards' (2006) alongside Samantha Womack and fellow Liverpudlians, Paul Barber and Tom Bell, 'Devil's Bridge' (2010) and 'S.N.U.B! '(2010).
He was thrilled to be involved in his next project: 'Justice' (2011), a daytime BBC legal drama series which is set in the fictional suburb of Dovefield in Liverpool, where a judge has returned to open a groundbreaking public justice centre. Gary plays the probation officer Joe Gateacre who becomes instrumental in getting the local community to trust the judge and a new style of justice. The series was made by Colin McKeown’s Kirkdale-based LA Productions company, and was shot on location in the city. Gary said at the time, "It’s been a treat to do a series like Justice, as I never work in my home town of Liverpool – it’s great working with people with the same language and the same sense of humour! When I left 'Peak Practice', I took three years off and we bought a house on the beach in Wales and just kicked back." They sold it and he moved to a lavish 16th century home with his wife Sue and two daughters on the outskirts of Liverpool.
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| With Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) in Emmerdale |
He then took over the role of the father of Aaron Livesy, and the ex of Chas Dingle, in 'Emmerdale' and in 2015 played a greater role in proceedings at the Yorkshire village, as it was revealed that he was suffering from blood cancer. He reconnected with Aaron’s mother, Chas, and they began dating which led Aaron to eventually confess that Gordon had raped him as a child. It was said to have been 'the hardest job on TV' by many, and he was congratulated for both his sinister portrayal of the character and being willing to take on the controversial role.
Gary has three daughters, including fellow actress Abby Mavers who is best known for her role as Dynasty Barry in the BBC series 'Waterloo Road'.
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