Gerard McCarthy

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Gerard McCarthy (born 31 March 1981) is an actor born in Northern Ireland, best recognised for his award winning performance as Kris Fisher in the British soap opera Hollyoaks from 2006 to 2010. McCarthy's acting career began when he was awarded Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Scholarship to train at Laine Theatre Arts, graduating in 2002. He made his professional debut in Perth Repertory Theatre's production of Carousel before joining the cast of the West End musical Mamma Mia! then transferring into the West End production of Saturday Night Fever, directed by Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Philips. For his role in Hollyoaks he won the Best TV Actor gong at the 2007 Irish Entertainment Awards and was nominated for Best Newcomer in the 2007 British Soap Awards. McCarthy's work as a presenter includes Mobile Bites for Virgin, BBC One's Inside Out, Rave On Air 2006 - LIVE! and Backstage @ V: 2007. He presented T4 on the Beach in 2008. In June 2009 he returned to Ireland to film Belonging To Laura, a modern day film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic Lady Windermere's Fan produced by Samson Films. The film received a nomination for Best Drama at the Irish Film and Television Awards and the TV Now Awards In September 2009 he played Tristram in the Lyric Theatre's production of The Miser by Molière. The production then embarked on a national tour. McCarthy was not able to reprise his role on the tour bacause of filming commitments. His version of "Use Somebody" by Kings

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