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Gary Hailes (born 4 November 1965 in London) is an English actor. Hales attended Holloway School.〔( The Old Camdenians Club ). Retrieved 31 January 2015〕 During the 1980s he starred in several successful television series, including ''Woodentop'', ''Grange Hill'' and the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', where he played Barry Clark from 1986-89. He originally auditioned for the role of Mark Fowler when the series began in 1985, but the role went to David Scarboro instead. Hailes' character was notable for being one half of the soap's first gay couple, introduced as the partner of the yuppie graphic designer, Colin Russell (played by Michael Cashman). In 1987 Hailes' character caused a great deal of controversy after ''EastEnders'' screened the first male-to-male kiss on a UK, prime time soap. The kiss prompted a multitude of complaints from angry viewers and a hostile backlash from the right wing press. Despite the fact that Hailes is heterosexual, he suffered from severe homophobia because of the homosexual role he played in ''EastEnders''. He was attacked several times by members of the public who couldn't separate fact from fiction, which included being assaulted in a supermarket by a disapproving woman and strangled by a man at a petrol station. Even after he left the show he lost a job as a children's television presenter because of the so-called "gay tag". Since leaving ''EastEnders'' in 1989, he has gone on to appear in films such as ''The Killing Zone'' (1999); ''Murder with Mirrors'' and ''Waiting for a Killer''. On television he has appeared in ITV police drama ''The Bill'' (2001–02); ''Horizon''; ''Nobody’s Hero''; ''Sorry'' and the BBC’s production of ''Pinocchio''. Theatre appearances include ''Strip Poker''; ''Doctor on the Boil''; ''Gollocks'' and numerous pantomimes. He has also performed several plays for BBC radio and voice-overs and had a regular slot "Hailes Horrors" on the Steve Allen show on LBC radio. As well as acting, Hailes also drives a London taxi.〔"(Gary Hailes profile )", ''catspaw.uk.com''. URL last accessed on 2007-01-02.〕 ==References== Gary is also very involved with the worldwide Star Wars costuming group the 501st. He is currently commanding officer of the UK Garrison and spends much of his time travelling the country helping the UKG to raise money for charities. Please see official 501st reference: http://www.501st.com/members/garrisonroster.php?garrisonId=24 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Hailes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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