Todd Carty (born Todd John Jennings; 31 August 1963) is an
English-Irish actor and director who has grown up on television
screens in a variety of roles. His stage appearances have ranged from
pantomime to serious drama, and he has worked on radio plays,
voiceovers, commercials, narrations and films. He is best known for TV
roles as Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill and Tucker's Luck, Mark Fowler
in EastEnders, and PC Gabriel Kent in The Bill.Carty was born in
London as Todd John Jennings to Irish parents: he is a dual citizen of
the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. He grew up in Kilburn,
West Hampstead and Harrow on the Hill, London. He has two sisters
named Billie Joe and Bobby Sue, who respectively work as a lawyer and
a teacher. Carty was educated at the Phildene Stage School, a
co-educational independent school in Chiswick in West London.Carty's
first television appearance in the UK was in an advertisement for
Woolworths at the age of four. He also had other advertising and
Public Information Film roles, including one with Doctor Who actor Jon
Pertwee for the "Green Cross Code".
English-Irish actor and director who has grown up on television
screens in a variety of roles. His stage appearances have ranged from
pantomime to serious drama, and he has worked on radio plays,
voiceovers, commercials, narrations and films. He is best known for TV
roles as Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill and Tucker's Luck, Mark Fowler
in EastEnders, and PC Gabriel Kent in The Bill.Carty was born in
London as Todd John Jennings to Irish parents: he is a dual citizen of
the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. He grew up in Kilburn,
West Hampstead and Harrow on the Hill, London. He has two sisters
named Billie Joe and Bobby Sue, who respectively work as a lawyer and
a teacher. Carty was educated at the Phildene Stage School, a
co-educational independent school in Chiswick in West London.Carty's
first television appearance in the UK was in an advertisement for
Woolworths at the age of four. He also had other advertising and
Public Information Film roles, including one with Doctor Who actor Jon
Pertwee for the "Green Cross Code".
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