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- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Gareth is an actor and singer. He fronts the metal progressive band called Blue Gillespie (previously known as "A Breath of Blue Fire").
Their first EP was "Cave Country" (December 2008) EP: "Cave Country Part 2" (August 2009) Album (debut): "Synesthesia" (May 2010) Album "Seven Rages of Man" (May 2012).
He married Gemma Lloyd (Born Gemma James) in 2010. They live in Newport, Wales, UK
The couple has a girl and a boy Daughter, Lily Christina Lloyd, was born on 4 June 2012. Son, Eli Andrew Lloyd, was born on 10 August 2014 at 4:50 a.m. weighing 7lb 10oz- IMDb Mini Biography By: mohebbi.g92@gmail.com - Gareth's musical experience began at the age of 8 when his aunt Doris offered him a chance to play the trumpet so he wouldn't have to go with his mother when she worked as she thought it was not suitable for a child. He gave up the trumpet (having to deal with a strict teacher) and started learning the piano. After grade 5 he put aside music to focus on acting.
His first acting role was as a robot in a junior school play. As a teenager, Gareth joined the Gwent Young People's Theatre in Abergavenny, appearing in several plays including Macbeth and Henry V, in the title roles. The former Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock saw him performing at Monmouth Castle, and then he sent him 250 pounds to use towards his acting career.
Whilst studying at Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys, he appeared in various local stage productions at the Dolman Theatre in Newport and the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. He went on to train at the National Youth Theatre, before moving to Reading to pursue his acting career with The Rep College.
In college while still pursuing acting he met AnthonyClark and Nick Harrison. Whom he performed a couple of covers with. 6 years later after James Marsters asked him to open for his show, he asked Clark, Harrison and Rhys Brian to help and they created Blue Gillespie.- IMDb Mini Biography By: mohebbi.g92@gmail.com
- SpouseGemma Lloyd(November 1, 2010 - present) (2 children)
- Along with Freema Agyeman, John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Naoko Mori, he is one of only five actors to play the same major character (Ianto Jones) in both Doctor Who (2005) and Torchwood (2006).
- His birth name is Gareth Lloyd, David is his middle name but there is already an actor registered at Equity with the name Gareth Lloyd.
- His character in Torchwood, Ianto Jones, appears in the Mobile game "Doctor Who Legacy", from Tiny Rebel Games and Seed Studio. Released across various mobile platforms back in November 2013. Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones, from Doctor Who and Torchwood, both appear in it.
- 16 July 2015 Gareth David-Lloyd is making a return to his Torchwood character Ianto Jones. Similar to John Barrowman's audio plans, Gareth David-Lloyd will reprise the role of Ianto for a Big Finish audio adventure in October 2015. Producer James Goss: "Well, how could we not [bring him back]?" he added. "Ianto's such a brilliant character, and if we kept people on tenterhooks any longer, we'd be fools. Of course he's in it and as soon as possible. We recorded with [Gareth David-Lloyd] literally the first day after he finished a theatre tour. Did he want to put his feet up? Nope. He wanted to be Ianto." "Seeing Gareth in studio was an absolute delight" added the director Scott Handcock. "He clearly loves the part and had a great time. And can't wait to be back." The new story will be released in October 2015.
- Daughter, Lily Christina Lloyd, was born June 4, 2012.
- It's one of those things I was never going to say I'd never do, but it was after talking to John Barrowman about his role in Jack and the Beanstalk in Cardiff a few years ago that got me thinking. He said how much fun he'd so I thought I'd give it a go when they approached me.
- Ooh, that's difficult. They're different. Stage I like for the immediacy and the audience response, but working for the cameras needs subtlety and naturalism. For the theatre, you have to use a lot of stagecraft and technique to convince the audience but the camera picks everything up and you can't do that, you have to convince the person you're speaking to.
- [on his friendship with John Barrowman] Whenever I see John we pick up right back where we left off... we forged a good friendship in Torchwood and that always be there.
- I love Burn (Gorman); he's so fucking good; he's such a good actor that whenever Burn is doing a scene, I watch him so closely, because I'm such an admirer of his skill. The character's unapologetic and so is he, he's completely unapologetic about who he is. He's a very pure person.
- I'd like to do a Romulan or a Vulcan... I was a big Trekkie in my youth. Any of the Star Trek aliens sort of fascinate me, close to my heart I suppose.
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