Don Gilet

Don Gilet
Born	Don Gilet 1967 (age 43–44) Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994-present
Television	EastEnders 55 Degrees North

Don Gilet (born 1967) is a British actor, best known for his roles in BBC productions Babyfather, EastEnders and 55 Degrees North. Don'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.

Career

Don 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 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.

Don has also featured in the music video for 2001 hit "Out of Reach" by Gabrielle. In 2011 Don featured in a music video for the song 'I Want You to Remember' by up and coming 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 Lucas Johnson.^[1] Gilet's character left Eastenders on July 30, 2010.

In 2010 he was cast as Abanarzar 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 and Melinda's Dancing On Ice alumni Gemma Bissix.

Filmography

• The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show (1994)
• Now What (1995)
• Brothers and Sisters (1998)
• The Return Of Nick Cotton (2000) - Biscuit
• Casualty (2001)
• Babyfather (2001)
• Holby City (2002)
• Time Gentlemen Please (2002)
• Cutting It (2002)
• Single Voices (2002)
• Silent Witness (2003)
• The Bill (2003)
• Belly Button (2004)
• 55 Degrees North (2004–2005)
• The Line of Beauty (2006)
• The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who Christmas special) (2006)
• Cape Wrath (2007)
• EastEnders (2008–10) - Lucas Johnson
• EastEnders: E20 (2010) - Lucas Johnson

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.

External links

• Don Gilet at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Gilet, Don
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Date of birth	1967
Place of birth	Walsall, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
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