# Gerald Lepkowski

Gerald Lepkowski is a British-Australian television and stage actor, who has had guest roles in Australian and British productions, before landing the lead role in drama series Dirt Game in Australia in 2009.

## Early life

Born in 1966 the Sighthill area of Glasgow, Scotland, Lepkowski is the second child of Edward Lepkowski, a carpet fitter of Polish descent; and Catherine Lepkowski (née Murray). He has a brother, Edward Jr, and a sister, Carol.
While travelling in Australia in his early twenties, Lepkowski became interested in acting and trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where he met his future wife, fellow British-born thespian, Frances O'Connor.

## Career

Lepkowski worked extensively in Australia on the stage, including playing Tysefew in The Dutch Courtesan, Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, Roger & Arthur in The Balcony, Vershinin in Three Sisters, Krogstaad in A Doll's House and Orsino in Twelfth Night, all with the Melbourne Theatre Company.
From 1994, Lepkowski went on to appear in guest roles in several Australian and British TV series, including The Damnation of Harvey McHugh and Neighbours (both 1994), Halifax f.p. (1996), State Coroner (1997), Monarch of the Glen (2001), Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2003) and EastEnders (2005).
In 2002, Lepkowski landed the lead role in the award-winning Scottish romantic comedy film, American Cousins, starring alongside Shirley Henderson, Danny Nucci and Hollywood stars Dan Hedaya and Vincent Pastore. The same year he appeared in British film, Man Dancin', which starred EastEnders actor Alex Ferns.
In 2009, he starred in the lead role of Dirt Game, an Australian drama series that aired on ABC1. He also starred in season 2 of SBS drama series East West 101. It began airing in mid-October 2009. In 2010, Lepkowski appeared in the Australian telemovie Sisters of War as Bishop Leo Scharmach.
In 2016 he appeared as Zanrush, a red priest, in "The Red Woman", the sixth-season premiere episode of HBO series Game of Thrones.

## Personal life

Lepkowski is married to actor Frances O'Connor, with whom he now has one child, born in 2005. The couple currently reside in the Los Angeles area, in the United States.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | River Street | Constable Monroe | |
| 2002 | Doctor Sleep | Journalist | |
| 2003 | American Cousins | Roberto | |
| 2003 | Man Dancin' | Lenny Quinn | |
| 2003 | 16 Years of Alcohol | Male Actor | |
| 2007 | Oh Happy Day | Rob | |
| 2010 | Beneath Hill 60 | William Waddell | |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin | Leonid Brezhnev | |
| 2020 | Measure for Measure | Boyle | |
| 2021 | RAV1043 | Ravi | Short film |
| 2022 | Emily | Mr Linton | |

#### As writer / director

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2024 | Broono | Writer / Director | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | The Damnation of Harvey McHugh | Detective | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1994–1999 | Blue Heelers | Marcus Jacobs / Paul McLauglin | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Correlli | Officer Tyler | Miniseries |
| 1995 | Neighbours | Marty Hackman | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Mercury | Kevin Kinsella | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1996 | The Genie from Down Under | Jeweller | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Halifax f.p. | Ari | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | The Last of the Ryans | Patterson | TV movie |
| 1997 | State Coroner | Dave Warren | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Tierney | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Witch Hunt | Kisho | TV movie |
| 2001 | Monarch of the Glen | Hugh | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Big Gerald | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Two Thousand Acres of Sky | Hamish Raeburn | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | EastEnders | DC Monaghan | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Spooks | Joe Kennedy | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2007 | The Bill | DCI Alan Lees / Charlie McGann | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The IT Crowd | Jorg | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Dirt Game | Brian Jardine | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | East West 101 | Agent Richard Skeritt | Season 2, 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Sisters of War | Bishop Leo Scharmach | Miniseries |
| 2014 | Katie Morag | Geordie | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | Zanrush | Season 6, 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Harley and the Davidsons | William Davidson | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Silent Witness | Stuart Teller | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | The Twelve | Chris Moore | Season 3, 5 episodes |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Memory Rooms | | Moores Building, Fremantle for Gemellaggio Festival |
| 1991 | Pack of Lies | | Acting Studio, Perth with WAAPA |
| 1991 | Whale | | Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre with WAAPA |
| 1992 | The Slab Boys | | Crossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Company |
| 1992; 1998 | D.A.R.K. The Adventures of Diane Arbus | | Kaff Theatre, Perth, Universal Theatre, Melbourne (also writer) |
| 1993 | The Misanthrope | Alceste | Napier Street Theatre, Melbourne with Actors and Punters |
| 1993 | The Dutch Courtesan | Tysefew | Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | Playhouse, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Princess Theatre, Launceston with MTC |
| 1994 | The Sisters Rosensweig | | Playhouse, Melbourne, Monash University, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Geelong Arts Centre, Wharf Theatre, Sydney, Glen Street Theatre, Sydney, Canberra Theatre, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth with MTC |
| 1997 | The Balcony | Roger / Arthur | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1997 | Three Sisters | Vershinin | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1997 | A Doll's House | Krogstaad | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1998 | Twelfth Night | Orsino | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1999 | The Sick Room | Mr Hilbert / Priest | Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company |
| 2000 | The Ecstatic Bible | | Scott Theatre, Adelaide |