Gary McDonald
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary McDonald (born in London in 1961) is an English actor of Jamaican descent. A student at Elliott school in Putney, McDonald played football for Wimbledon FC under Dario Gradi. He was a member of the Royal Court Theatre from 1979-80, appearing in various plays at the Court such as Hard time Pressure, Hero’s Welcome and Che Walker’s Been so Long. In the 1980’s he performed with the Talawa Theatre company in The Black Jacobins, The Importance of Being Earnest and A Raisin in the Sun with the Black Theatre. He appeared at the Royal National Theatre in Macbeth and Black Poppies, Rhapsody in Black & White and at The Cottlesloe in Blood Wedding. Other theatre credits include Scrape of the Black and Mike Leigh’s It’s a Great Big Shame at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. His first notable television role came in 1987 when he was cast as Darren Roberts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He left the role in 1988. He has also appeared in Numb3ers, The Bill, Between the Lines, South of the Border, as Captain John Black in Dream Team (1999-2006) and in Brothers and Sisters, among others. He has also appeared in various films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary McDonald (actor),licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: January 01, 1961
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The Shepherd: Border Patrol
2008-03-04
The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Overview: A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-04
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All or Nothing
2002-05-17
All or Nothing
Overview: Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-17
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Voodoo Macbeth
2021-12-09
Voodoo Macbeth
Overview: In 1936 Harlem, the first all-Black cast to perform Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', directed by a young and arrogant Orson Welles, battles to make it to opening night.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-09
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Mob Rules
2011-05-17
Mob Rules
Overview: Time is running out for two elite criminals as they seek out revenge to get the money they are owed after a heist gone wrong, years ago. They’ve traveled across the country, tracked down their ex-partner and planned every detail of their attack. When they finally come face to face these two criminals will refuse to back down until they get what belongs to them.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-17
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Outpost: Black Sun
2012-04-25
Outpost: Black Sun
Overview: A pair of investigators team up with a Special Forces Unit to venture deep inside a war raging between the military and a massive army of Nazi Zombie Stormtroopers. Their mission is to fight their way behind enemy lines, locate the technology at the source of this growing threat and prevent the seemingly inevitable rise of the 4th Reich.
Genres: Action Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-25
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Burning an Illusion
1981-11-13
Burning an Illusion
Overview: A young black woman in England becomes increasingly frustrated with her life with her lazy, demanding boyfriend, and with the help of friends seeks something better.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-13
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London's Burning: The Movie
1986-12-07
London's Burning: The Movie
Overview: It's Josie Ingham's first day at Blackwall Firestation but things aren't going so well being the only female firefighter in an all-male team. Not only does she have to prove to them that she can do the job, problems at home complicate her life even further. Outside, in the heart of the city, tensions are rising to the extreme, Blue Watch have a long night ahead.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-07
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Floating
1992-01-01
Floating
Overview: Disturbed by visions of a labyrinthine London about to be consumed by water, a lonely father begins to destroy his family's tower block flat in order to make room for an unlikely refuge in their front room.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Respect
1998-05-09
Respect
Overview: A love story set during a hot summer in London's Portobello district.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-09
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Until Death
2007-01-19
Until Death
Overview: Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-19
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A Miracle Before Christmas
2022-12-08
A Miracle Before Christmas
Overview: With a little help from an angel, Mercedes Wright, a fast-talking popular relationship therapist with all the answers when it comes to fixing everyone else's marriage, must now use the magic of Christmas to find the secret to save her own.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-08
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#Unknown
2022-01-10
#Unknown
Overview: Years after a series of random murders took place in 2017, book author Michael Lane suddenly begins receiving haunting calls from the unknown. Instead of focusing on the encore to his successful debut book, he becomes obsessed with this mystery and spirals out of control as he unravels each victim caught in the web of a sadistic killer.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-10
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Young Soul Rebels
1991-08-09
Young Soul Rebels
Overview: Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.
Genres: Drama Mystery Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-09
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Bliss
1995-06-11
Bliss
Overview: Life for shy, romantic civil servant Leslie Bliss would be pure bliss if only he could get together with Julia, the new love of his life. Saffron and Gee appea rto be having a few problems on that score in the flat upstairs. Should all his hopes come to nothing, there's always his beloved Mastermind to fall back on.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-11
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Top Kids
1987-04-01
Top Kids
Overview: A fun journey through the history of the automobile, this film is about a group of future computer hackers that wire an arcade game to work as a time machine. Among appearances in the movie are Henry Ford, Mercedes Benz, and modern race car driver Niki Lauda, as one of the boys becomes trapped within the newly created game.
Genres: TV Movie Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-01
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Fields of Gold
2002-06-08
Fields of Gold
Overview: A two-part conspiracy thriller starring Anna Friel. An eager young photographer and a bitter tabloid hack are sent to investigate mysterious deaths at a cottage hospital. But why is the new environment minister keeping tabs on their every move? The TV movie tackles controversial topics like genetically modified plants, the role of large pharmaceutical companies and the question of control of state and government
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-08
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Fedz
2013-03-13
Fedz
Overview: In London, just a few years from now, the government have enforced a curfew - no civilians on the streets after dark. A terrorist group have threatened to release a killer virus. Time is running out for the FEDZ.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-13
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Secrets & Lies
1996-05-24
Secrets & Lies
Overview: After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-24
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Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995-05-21
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Overview: When a shy young man arrives on her doorstep, Alice Hartley grabs the chance to escape from her loveless marriage. She and Michael open a Growth Centre with a difference - offering sex, drugs and personalised water births.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-21
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Shooting Stars
1990-05-17
Shooting Stars
Overview: Drama set around the kidnapping of a footballer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-17
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Black Poppies
1992-10-18
Black Poppies
Overview: "A dramatisation of the experiences of black servicemen from the Second World War to the present day. These fascinating accounts - vivid, humorous, often harrowing - offer an unusual and sometimes startling perspective on army life. First produced by the Royal National Theatre Studio and now re-created for television, Black Poppies was filmed on the Broadwater Farm Estate in north London." - Radio Times, 1992
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-18
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Elphida
1987-10-08
Elphida
Overview: Elphida is 30. She has been married for 13 years and has 3 children. She plans to restart her education when her youngest child goes to nursery. Then the nursery is closed. On top of this, her parents are contemplating divorce and want her to act as a go between.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-08
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010-11-06
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Overview: A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
Genres: Fantasy Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-06
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Private Number
2015-05-01
Private Number
Overview: A series of cryptic phone messages and visions haunt a writer while he struggles to finish a novel. As they increase in intensity, he loses his grip on reality, eventually obsessing over an old mystery that will lead to horrific revelations about both him and his loyal wife.
Genres: Mystery Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-01
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