Liam Garrigan (born 1981) is an English actor. As a youth, he attended classes at Kingston upon Hull's Northern Theatre Company and was a student at Wyke College, Kingston upon Hull. His first television role was in 2003 as Nic Yorke in the BBC continuing drama series Holby City. He is best known for his roles as Ian Al-Harazi on the Fox series 24: Live Another Day (2014), as King Arthur in the ABC series Once Upon a Time (2015–2016), the film Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), and as Thomas Jopson on AMC's The Terror (2018). He also provides the voice for Captain Kurt in the role-playing game GreedFall.
Liam Garrigan | |
|---|---|
 Garrigan in 2019 | |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Career
editGarrigan was sent to musical theatre classes by his mother at an early age. He was five years old when he played a munchkin in Northern Theatre's production of The Wizard of Oz, and he later began, at age seven, to have one-on-one acting lessons with Northern Theatre's founder Richard Green. After attending Endsleigh Primary School and St Mary's, Garrigan studied at Wyke Sixth Form College, where he focused on theatre studies, history and English literature, while continuing acting classes at Northern Theatre, as well as giving performances at the National Theatre and the Edinburgh Festival. During his time at Wyke, he began working on audition pieces for drama school, with his eventual admission into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he trained to be a professional actor.
He has appeared in BBC TV dramas Holby City,[1] Doctors, The Chase and ITV1's Agatha Christie's Marple. He also portrayed Alfred in the Starz TV miniseries The Pillars of the Earth. He appeared in Ultimate Force as Corporal Edward Dwyer during the third series.[2] He also starred in the 2008 and 2010 seasons of Irish drama series, RTÉ's Raw.[3] In January 2011, Garrigan starred in the second series of BBC One's wartime drama serial Land Girls. From 2012 to 2013, Garrigan starred as Sgt. Liam Baxter in Strike Back, before being cast as Ian Al-Harazi in 2014's 24: Live Another Day. The same year, he appeared in the American 3D action fantasy film, The Legend of Hercules. In January 2014, Garrigan appeared in Silent Witness. In 2015, Garrigan was cast in the recurring role of King Arthur for the fifth season of Once Upon a Time,[4] and later portrayed a different iteration of the character in the 2017 film Transformers: The Last Knight.
Personal life
editGarrigan was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England, to Liz and Brian Garrigan, and he is the eldest of three siblings. In September 2016, Garrigan became engaged to singer-songwriter Beth Rowley.[5] The two were married on 1 July 2017[6] and have two sons named Sidney (2019) and Sonny (2022).
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New Blood | Steve | Short film |
| 2014 | The Legend of Hercules | Iphicles | |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | King Arthur | |
| 2021 | Cherry | Captain |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Holby City | Nic Yorke | 25 episodes |
| 2004 | The Afternoon Play | Ben Rose | Episode: "Sons, Daughters and Lovers" |
| Doctors | Scott Renshaw | Episode: "Gap Year" | |
| 2005 | Ultimate Force | Edward Dwyer | 4 episodes |
| Silent Witness | Nathan Archer | Episodes: "Ghosts: Part 1 & Part 2" | |
| Totally Frank | DJ Dan | Episode: "Bad Girl" | |
| 2006–2007 | The Chase | Matt Lowe | 20 episodes |
| 2008 | He Kills Coppers | Jonathan Young | TV film |
| 2008–2011 | Raw | Bobby Breen | 16 episodes |
| 2009 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Stephen Restarick | Episode: "They Do It with Mirrors" |
| Blue Murder | Billy Radfield | Episode: "This Charming Man" | |
| 2010 | Inn Mates | Pete | TV film |
| The Pillars of the Earth | Alfred | 8 episodes | |
| 2011 | Land Girls | Reverend Henry Jameson | 4 episodes |
| The Night Watch | Reggie Nigri | TV film | |
| 2012–2013 | Strike Back | Sgt. Liam Baxter | 11 episodes |
| 2014 | Silent Witness | Dr. Christy Nash | Episodes: "Fraternity: Part 1 & Part 2" |
| Endeavour | Tony Frisco | Episode: "Trove" | |
| 24: Live Another Day | Ian Al-Harazi | 7 episodes | |
| 2015 | Spotless | Victor Clay | 10 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Once Upon a Time | King Arthur | 11 episodes |
| 2018 | The Terror | Thomas Jopson | 9 episodes |
| The End of the World As We Know It | Gah'ree | TV film | |
| 2020 | Alex Rider | Martin Wilby | 4 episodes |
| Small Axe | Greg Huggan | Episode: "Red, White and Blue" | |
| 2021 | Domina | Marcus Antonius | 2 episodes |
| Cobra | Tommy | Episode: "Cyberwar 4" | |
| Invasion | Hughes | Episode: "Crash" | |
| The Outlaws | Young Frank | Episode #1.4 | |
| 2022 | War of the Worlds | Gideon | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Sanditon | Samuel Colbourne | 5 episodes[7] |
| The Long Shadow | PS Bob Blake | 5 episodes | |
| 2024 | Belgravia: The Next Chapter | Fletcher | 8 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales | Gascon | Voice role |
| 2019 | GreedFall | Captain Kurt | |
| TBA | Squadron 42 | Duncan Chakma Master-at-Arms | In production |
References
edit- ^ BBC.co.uk Holby City Characters: Nic Yorke
- ^ "After the acting bug hits..." thisishullandeastriding.co.uk. Mail News & Media Ltd. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Interview with Liam Garrigan". RTE1. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (1 July 2015). "TVLine Items: Once Crowns King, HBO Casts MLK Jr., Rick and Morty and More". TVLine. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ795Rngsjh/ [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Warham's Church of England - July Monthly News" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Marriage is on everyone's mind in dreamy first Sanditon season 3 teaser". 13 December 2022.