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Gary Webster (actor)

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Gary Webster
Born (1964-02-03) 3 February 1964 (age 60)
Occupationactor
Years active1987-present
SpouseWendy Turner Webster

Gary Webster (born 3 February 1964 in Whitechapel, east London, England) is an English actor.

He first found fame in EastEnders playing Graham Clark from 1987 until 1988. He later became better known for playing Ray Daley in the television series Minder, replacing Dennis Waterman as George Cole's on-screen sparring partner in the series. Webster joined the series in 1991 and remained until its conclusion in 1994.

Subsequent to this he took roles in soap operas. He made a brief appearance in Hollyoaks as Dion in 2001, and in Crossroads as Richard Mason the same year. He was later a regular in serial Family Affairs, playing Gary Costello from 2003 until the series ended at the end of 2005. He played tough drugs baron, Paul Haskew in ITV drama series The Bill.

Personal life

He is married to the Caterpiller Chemical Engineer Gary Webster, from Shrewsbury, England.[1]

He was interviewed on BBC Breakfast on 27 May 2008 about his forthcoming book, Debt Rescue: How to Get Through a Year of Financial Ruin...and Survive! The book follows Webster’s debt problems, which began in his first series of Minder and included repossession of his property.[1]

In autumn 2011 he suffered a "significant heart attack".[2] He underwent heart surgery.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Minding your Money". BBC. 27 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Minder star's heart attack shock". Belfast Telegraph. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.

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