Gillett, Aden 1958–

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GILLETT, Aden 1958–

PERSONAL

Full name, John Aden Gillett; born November 8, 1958, in Yemen. Education: University of Sussex, graduated; studied acting at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Addresses: Agent —Lip Service Casting, Ltd., 4 Kingly St., Soho, London W1B 5PE, England (voice work).

Career: Actor. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, member of the company. Woolwich Young Radio Playwrights' Competition, judge; also affiliated with Independent Radio Drama Productions (IRDP).

Awards, Honors: Theatre World Award, distinguished newcomer, 1994, for An Inspector Calls; Evening News Award nomination, best supporting actor, for The Admirable Crichton; also won Tree Prize, Sir Emile Littler Prize, Vanbrugh Prize, and Radio Prize.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Kometh the Iceman, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, BBC, 1990, 1992.

Jack Maddox, The House of Eliott, BBC, 1991–1994.

Detective inspector Lightfoot, Silent Witness, BBC, beginning 1996.

Reggie Hanson, Touching Evil, ITV and PBS, 1997.

Reggie Hanson, Touching Evil II, ITV and PBS, 1998.

Alan, Wonderful You, [Great Britain], 1999.

Narrator, Horizon, BBC, 1999–2001.

James Glayzer, In Defence, Granada Television, beginning 2000.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Robin of Locksley (Robin Hood), Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (also known as Ivanhoe ), BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1997.

Viscount Lansky, The 10th Kingdom (also known as Das 10te Koenigreich and Das Zehnte Koenigreich ), NBC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Groom, A Hazard of Hearts, CBS, 1987.

Trevor, Ending Up, Thames Television and PBS, 1989.

Ulinov, The Kremlin, Farewell, [Great Britain], 1990.

David, Under the Lighthouse Dancing, HBO, 1997, originally premiered as a feature film, Beyond Films, 1997.

Robin Murray, Taggart: Wavelength, Scottish Television, 2000.

Dr. Stephen "Steve" Bolsin, Innocents, Channel 4, c. 2000 broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 2002.

Dr. Chiltern, Pollyanna, ITV, 2003.

Appeared in the short movie Blood for Supper, Channel 4.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Reporter, "The Tell–Tale Head" (some sources cite "The Tell–Tale Heart"), Hot Metal, ITV, 1986.

Charles Garner, "Sugar and Spice," Lovejoy, BBC, 1991.

My Good Friend, 1996.

Colin Milne, "Black and Blue," The Bill, ITV, 1997.

Roger, "Reservoir Birds," Birds of a Feather, BBC, 1997.

Lockyer, "Bad Chemistry," The Bill, ITV, 1998.

Defense barrister, "Up in Smoke: Part 1," The Bill, ITV, 1999.

Bill Thompson, "Skin Deep," Peak Practice, ITV, 2000.

Commentator, Trevor's World of Sport, BBC, 2003.

Also appeared in Lovejoy and The Vet, both BBC.

Television Appearances; Other:

The Free Frenchman, [Great Britain], 1989.

Appeared as Mr. Clay, My Clay, Mr. Clay, Granada Television; and in Berlin Break, BBC.

Film Appearances:

David, Under the Lighthouse Dancing, Beyond Films, 1997, premiered in the United States as a television movie, HBO, 1997.

Joe Lender, The Borrowers, PolyGram, 1997.

John Watherstone, The Winslow Boy, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999.

Henrik Galeen, Shadow of the Vampire, Lions Gate Films, 2000.

John, Six of One, Creative Film Productions, 2000.

Dr. Elias, Inside Out, OK Films, 2003.

Jack Littlemore, Collusion, Thirdwave Films, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Drummie, Great Expectations, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1984.

The honorable Ernest Woolley, The Admirable Crichton, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1984–1985.

Hay Fever, 1985.

Gerald Croft, An Inspector Calls, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1994–1995.

Garry Lejeune, Noises Off, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 2000.

David, Benefactors, Albery Theatre, London, 2002.

Appeared in The Tempest and Too Clever by Half, both Old Vic Theatre, London; appeared in productions of All's Well That Ends Well, Candlelight, The Cid, Ghost Train, The Importance Being Earnest, The Seagull, Suzanna Adler, Temptation, The Three Sisters, and Twelfth Night.