Gregory Piper (actor)
Gregory Piper | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 15, 1998 United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Television | Line of Duty |
Gregory Piper (born 15 March 1998[1]) is a British actor best known for playing Ryan Pilkington in Line of Duty.
Line of Duty[edit]
He was 13 years old when he first appeared in Line of Duty series 1 playing young criminal Ryan Pilkington.
Following complaints from some viewers, Ofcom found that the BBC had made a "serious lapse" in its duty of care for Piper by "failing to ensure that a child welfare counsellor or psychologist had considered the appropriateness or potential emotional risk to the boy of his involvement", given the violent nature of some of his scenes.[2][3]
Piper reprised the role as a more prominent antagonist in series 5,[4] initially as a member of the Organised Crime Group (OCG) and latterly as a Central Police cadet. In series 6, Pilkington appears more extensively as an officer in the murder investigation team secretly working as a mole for the organised crime syndicate.[5]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012, 2019–2021 | Line of Duty | Ryan Pilkington | Series 1, 5 & 6 |
| 2013 | Frankie | Richard Preston | Series 1, Episode 3 |
| 2021 | Fixed (2021) | Jimmy Clemance | Thriller |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Royal Television Society Midlands Awards | Line of Duty (series 1) | Best Acting Newcomer | Gregory Piper | Won | [6] |
References[edit]
- ^ "18th birthday Instagram post". Instagram. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Sherwin, Adam (17 December 2012). "Failure in Line of Duty: BBC guilty of 'serious lapse' in care of". The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Lillington, Catherine (30 December 2012). "BBC failed to care for Dudley child actor in violent Line Of Duty scene". BirminghamLive. BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Parkes, Thomas (22 April 2019). "Dudley actor returns to action in Line of Duty". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor. "Who is Ryan Pilkington in Line of Duty? Here's where we've seen him before". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Royal Television Society Awards 2012". Royal Television Society.
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