Don Gilet

Don Gilet
Born Don Gilét
1967 (age 48–49)
Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 1994–present
Television EastEnders
55 Degrees North
Holby City
Old Jack's boat
Partner(s) Tracy Whitwell
Children 1

Don Gilét (born 1967) is a British actor, best known for his roles in BBC productions Babyfather, EastEnders and 55 Degrees North. Gilet's surname is actually pronounced 'Gillit' but takes the stage name 'Jillay'.

Personal life

He was brought up in Caldmore, Walsall, with two older sisters. He trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, and also attended a Sunday school at Caldmore Gospel Hall in Caldmore. He now resides with his family in Bedfordshire. Gilet is close friends with former EastEnders co-star Diane Parish, both having been in Babyfather together.

Gilet appears in an early episode of British TV series, Streetmate as the house mate of one of the daters.

Career

Gilet's first television appearance was on the Channel 4 dating show Streetmate, where he was interviewed as the friend of a participant. His first major role was playing Johnny Lindo in Babyfather (opposite future EastEnders co-star Diane Parish), before landing the lead role in the detective series 55 Degrees North, as Detective Sergeant Nicky Cole. In 2006, he played Leo Charles in The Line of Beauty and had a prominent role in the Doctor Who Christmas episode "The Runaway Bride". He often performs his own stunts on set.

In 2001, Gilet appeared in a commercial for Apple's iMac G4 Computer. The commercial was named "Window Shopping" and displayed Gilet making certain gestures towards the iMac, which the computer later copied. He also appeared as a store manager in a staff training video for Sainsbury's supermarkets.

He has had minor appearances in Casualty, Holby City, Silent Witness and The Bill.

Gilet featured in the music video for 2001 hit "Out of Reach" by Gabrielle. In 2011, he featured in a music video for the song 'I Want You to Remember' by solo artist I Am Spartacus.

In theatre, he has appeared in As You Like It and The Alchemist.

In April 2008, he joined the popular BBC television soap opera EastEnders playing serial killer Lucas Johnson.[1] Gilet's character left EastEnders on 30 July 2010.

In 2010, he appeared as Abanazar in the Churchill Theatre Bromley's Christmas pantomime Aladdin alongside Melinda Messenger. He followed up this performance in 2011 by appearing at the Grove Theatre,[2] Dunstable in Jack and the Beanstalk, which also featured his EastEnders co-star Gemma Bissix.

In May 2013, Gilet played the roles of Fuliginous, Ruislip & Blackfriar in a BBC radio adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, adapted by Dirk Maggs.

In 2014, Gilet joined the cast of BBC medical drama Holby City in the role of Consultant Anaesthetist Jesse Law.[3]

In 2015, Gilet re-joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders to reprise his role of Lucas Johnson. The first episode that Gilet was featured in was aired on 1st January 2016.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a88104/babyfather-star-joins-eastenders.html
  2. ↑ "What's On at the Grove Theatre in Dunstable", The Grove Theatre. URL last accessed 2011-09-17.
  3. ↑ Moon, Katy (19–25 April 2014). "Jesse loves to be controversial!". Inside Soap (Hearst Magazines UK) (15): 41.

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