Ian Mercer - wikipedia Ian Mercer For the English cricketer, see Ian Mercer ( cricketer ). Ian Mercer Ian Clive Mercer ( 1961 - 01 - 07 ) 7 January 1961 ( age 57 ) Oldham, Lancashire, England Residence Morpeth, Northumberland, England Nationality British Alma mater Northumbria University Occupation Actor Years active 1982 -- present Spouse ( s ) Susan E. Fenwick ( div. ) Children Scarlett Rae & Ruby Mae Ian Clive Mercer ( born 7 January 1961 ) is an English actor. He is known for playing Gary Mallett in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1995 to 2000, having previously appeared in 1987 as a different character. His other television credits include Brookside ( 1982 -- 83 ), Cracker ( 1993 ), and The Street ( 2007 ). Contents 1 Career 2 Film 3 Television 4 Theatre 5 References 6 External links Career Mercer was born in Oldham, Lancashire. On leaving school Mercer trained as an electrical engineer but decided to become an actor when he became an assistant stage manager at the Oldham Coliseum in 1979. His first television appearance was as a butcher in the film Blue Money in 1985. Mercer went on to work in such stage productions as Bent, Spend Spend Spend, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, Billy Liar, Stop The Children 's Laughter, Welcome Home, Romeo and Juliet, The Fancy Man, The York Realist, Beauty and the Beast and Revengers Tragedy. His television and film acting credits include leading roles in Starting Out, ( 1982 ), a series made by ATV for schools and written by Grazyna Monvid, Coronation Street ( as Gary Mallett and in 1987, Pete Jackson ), Shackleton ( with Kenneth Branagh ), Heartbeat, The Monocled Mutineer, A Touch of Frost, Cracker, Common As Muck, Peak Practice, New Tricks and Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World ( with Russell Crowe ). In 2009 he appeared in an episode of Doctors and two episodes of Waking the Dead. He appeared as Blackbeard 's chief zombie henchman in Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides. During August and September 2015 he returned to Doctors playing the recurring role of Andy Weston in an ongoing sub-plot. In 2007 he completed three years of study at Northumbria University, gaining a degree in English and Art History. In May 2011 he was convicted of benefit fraud, having falsely claimed £ 2,300 in council tax benefit despite being in work at the time. He was fined £ 165 with a £ 15 victim surcharge and £ 100 costs. Mercer lives in Northumberland with his two daughters, Scarlett Rae ( 1997 ) and Ruby Mae ( 2000 ). Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World Mr. Hollar, Boatswain 2005 Lassie Yorkshire Policeman 2009 The Boat That Rocked Transfer Boatman AKA : Pirate Radio, Good Morning England, Radio Rock Revolution, Rock Wave & I Love Radio Rock Creation Goodman 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides Quartermaster Based on Thomas Miller ( d. 1718 ) 2016 The Legend of Tarzan Freckled Force Publique Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 -- 1983 Brookside Demon Duane 5 episodes 1984 Crown Court Michael Rofe 1 episode Weekend Playhouse Brian 1984 -- 1985 How We Used to Live Freddy Selby 3 episodes 1985 One by One Colin 2 episodes 1986 -- 1990 Screenplay Brad Peters 1 episode ( 1986 ) 1 episode ( 1990 ) 1986 The Monocled Mutineer Wheelchair 1 episode 1987 -- 2000 Coronation Street Pete Jackson Gary Mallett 13 episodes ( 1987 ) 95 episodes ( 1995 -- 2000 ) 1991 The Bill D.S. Dave Lindsay 1 episode Cracker D.C. / D.S. George Giggs 4 episodes Screen Two Local Reporter Probation Officer 1 episode ( March ) 1 episode ( June ) Peak Practice `` Clarkey '' Clarke 2 episodes Common As Muck Guy Simmons 6 episodes 1995 The Final Cut Graham Glass 1 episode A Touch of Frost P.C. Craven 3 episodes 2003 Sweet Medicine Tony Durston 1 episode 2006 The Afternoon Play Eddie Connolly Doctors Billy Collis Damien Giggs Lenny Aston George Arnott Jim Grove Andy Weston 1 episode ( 2006 ) 1 episode ( 2007 ) 1 episode ( 2009 ) 1 episode ( 2011 ) 1 episode ( 2013 ) 15 episodes ( 2015 ) 2007 New Tricks Paul Wilmslow 1 episode Heartbeat Ronald Kirby The Chase D.I. Proctor The Street Richard Watts 2 episodes 2009 Red Riding : In the Year of Our Lord 1974 Paul Bosker TV Movie Red Riding : In the Year of Our Lord 1983 Holby City Ken O'Dowd 2 episodes Spanish Flu : The Forgotten Fallen Stanford TV Movie Waking the Dead Jason Bloch 2 episodes Shameless Roscoe Lewis Lester Garvey 1 episode 2012 The Scapegoat Fincher TV Movie 2014 Scott & Bailey Frankie Waddington 1 episode 2016 Churchill 's Secret Sgt Murray TV Movie In the Club Mickey 2 episodes Theatre Year Title Role Venue 2001 -- 2002 The York Realist Arthur The Lowry ( 15 -- 17 November 2001 ) Bristol Old Vic ( 20 -- 24 November 2001 ) Royal Court Theatre ( 6 January - 9 February 2002 ) Strand Theatre ( 8 March - 20 April 2002 ) References ^ Jump up to : Mercer on the Internet Movie Database Jump up ^ ' Street ' star 's times are a-Changeling -- BBC Nottingham website 3 October 2007 Jump up ^ ' Pirates of the Caribbean star convicted of benefit fraud ' Daily Mail -- 27 May 2011 External links Ian Mercer on IMDb Mercer on Corrie.net Mercer on tv.com Interview with Mercer Mercer on Filmbug.com Pirates of the Caribbean star convicted of benefit fraud Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Mercer&oldid=821698494 '' Categories : 1961 births English male film actors English male soap opera actors English male television actors Living people People from Oldham Male actors from Lancashire 20th - century English male actors 21st - century English male actors Hidden categories : EngvarB from December 2017 Use dmy dates from December 2017 Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 22 January 2018, at 02 : 43. 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Question: who did ian mercer play in coronation street
Answer: Gary Mallett