Starting out as a child actor, Gareth appeared in 35 films including Laurence Olivier’s Richard III, Charlie Chaplin’s A King In New York, Carry On Regardless, The Boulting Brothers’ Brothers In Law and the classic Titanic drama A Night To Remember.
He then switched to a career in production in the early 1970s and became a third assistant director on Digby The Biggest Dog In The World before swiftly progressing to Ken Russell’s films Tommy and Lisztomania. In 1978 he became assistant director on Superman The Movie followed by Superman II, two James Bond films, Moonraker and For Your Eyes Only, and then such titles as: The Dark Crystal, Krull, Supergirl, Spies Like Us, Little Shop Of Horrors, Willow, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Carry On Columbus, The Saint (1997), The Borrowers, The Bourne Identity, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Nanny McFee, Hot Fuzz, Johnny English Reborn, The Detectorists and most recently Doctor Who (2023) and the excellent The Day Of The Jackal (2024), amongst many others.
Gareth is one of the highest regarded and most legendary 1st ADs in the business, has worked with some of the biggest name directors, producers and stars. He has a wealth of tales and experience which he looks forward to sharing with us too.
