Victor McGuire facts for kids
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Victor McGuire
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Victor McGuire in 2023
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| Born | 17 March 1964 Tuebrook, Liverpool, England
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| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Victor McGuire (born on March 17, 1964) is an English actor. He is well-known for his roles in several popular TV shows. These include playing Jack Boswell in the comedy series Bread. He also played Ron Wheatcroft in Goodnight Sweetheart. Another famous role was Tony, the neighbor in Sean's Show.
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Life and career
Victor McGuire has appeared in many films and TV shows. He played Gary, one of the thieves, in the movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. He also appeared as Deputy Chief Constable Nadin in the film Peterloo.
Early TV roles
He has been in TV programmes like Dalziel and Pascoe and Casualty. He also appeared in 2point4 Children. In 2005, he was in two episodes of Heartbeat as Brian Parker.
Stage performances
Victor McGuire has also performed in theatre. He played Amos Hart in the musical Chicago in London's West End. Later, he played the same role again at the Cambridge Theatre. He was also Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof at the Savoy Theatre.
Recent work
From 2012 to 2017, he played Ian, a security guard, in the Sky1 comedy show Trollied. His last appearance in the show was in a Christmas special episode.
In 2019, McGuire appeared in the soap opera Coronation Street as a character named Big Garth. In the same year, he played Garanin in the TV mini-series Chernobyl.
In 2020, he was in an advertisement for Haribo Starmix sweets. He also starred in the ITV comedy Kate & Koji as Mr. Mulholland. This character was a customer who worried a lot about his health. In 2021, he appeared in a road safety advertisement for Highways England. He reprised his role as Mr. Mulholland in the second series of Kate & Koji in 2022.
Victor McGuire is a big fan of the football team Everton F.C..
Filmography
Film roles
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Sorry About Last Night | Michael | |
| 1998 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Gary | |
| 2001 | Redemption Road | Ronald | |
| 2002 | Thunderpants | Mr Smash | |
| 2003 | A Changed Man | ||
| 2004 | Suzie Gold | Breakfast TV Editor | |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | Piangi | |
| 2005 | Hellraiser: Hellworld | Police Officer No. 1 | |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia | Sgt. Bill Koenig | |
| 2007 | Dangerous Parking | Harry | |
| 2007 | Midsummer Madness | Mike | |
| 2011 | The Task | Big Daddy | |
| 2012 | The Woman in Black | Gerald Hardy | |
| 2013 | Spike Island | Security Guard | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Bar Patron | |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Deputy Chief Constable Nadin | |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Creakle | |
Television roles
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983-1984 | Brookside | Mike | |
| 1986-1991 | Bread | Jack Boswell | 61 episodes |
| 1992-1993 | Sean's Show | Tony Benetti | |
| 1993-1999, 2016 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Ron Wheatcroft | |
| 1993-1995 | Health and Efficiency | Phil Brooke | |
| 2000 | A Many Splintered Thing | Luis Banks | Main |
| 2001-2002 | Peak Practice | Shaun Carter | |
| 2001 | Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty | Himself | |
| 2002 | Being April | Richard | Main |
| 2007 | New Tricks | Peter Baker | S4.E4 "Nine Lives" |
| 2012-2017 | Trollied | Ian | 38 episodes |
| 2014 | Doctors | Steve Miles | |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom | Oswald | |
| 2019 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Phil Sirkin | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Doctors | Dave Weaver | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Garanin | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Coronation Street | Big Garth | |
| 2020, 2022 | Kate & Koji | Mr Mullholland | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | The Responder | Trevor | |
| 2023 | A Small Light | Willem Grootendorst | TV Miniseries |
Video game roles
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Charlie Tate | Voice role |
Images for kids
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Victor McGuire in 2023
See also
In Spanish: Víctor McGuire para niños
