Gerard Monaco
Gerard Monaco is a British actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Monaco's first film was Mike Leigh’s "Vera Drake". He has since had roles in movies including "Starter for Ten", Jane Campion's "Bright Star" and Jerry Bruckheimer’s "", directed by Rob Marshall. Monaco's theatre career includes Lindsay Posner’s 2009 revival of Arthur Miller’s "A View From the Bridge", in which Monaco made his West End debut playing Marco, opposite Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ken Stott and Hayley Atwell. He has also appeared in a number of plays at London 's National Theatre, including Steven Pimlott's final production, Tennessee Williams's "The Rose Tattoo" starring Zoë Wanamaker (Pimlott died in the second week of rehearsals and artistic director Nicholas Hytner took over as director). He has also played opposite Lesley Manville in the premier of Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s play, "Her Naked Skin" (directed by Howard Davis) and Fiona Shaw in Deborah Warner's production of "Mother Courage and Her Children". Monaco has also performed at various other theatres around the country, notable at the Finborough Theatre where he played opposite Victor Spinetti in a two-hander production of "Albert ’s Boy" by James Graham. Monaco television work includes roles in "As If", "Eastenders", "The Bill", "Holby City", "Rome", "The Passion", "Ashes to Ashes", "Any Human Heart" and "Episodes". In 2007, Monaco was nominated for the BBC New Talent New Filmmaker Award for his short film "The Crusader", which he wrote and directed.