Gregory Piper (actor)

Gregory Piper
Born (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 (age 26)
United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
TelevisionLine of Duty

Gregory Tyler Piper (born 15 March 1998[1]) is a British actor best known for playing Ryan Pilkington in Line of Duty.

Line of Duty

He was 13 years old when he first appeared in Line of Duty series 1 playing young criminal Ryan Pilkington.

Following complaints from some viewers, Ofcom found that the BBC had made a "serious lapse" in its duty of care for Piper by "failing to ensure that a child welfare counsellor or psychologist had considered the appropriateness or potential emotional risk to the boy of his involvement", given the violent nature of some of his scenes.[2][3]

Piper reprised the role as a more prominent antagonist in series 5,[4] initially as a member of the Organised Crime Group (OCG) and latterly as a Central Police cadet. In series 6, Pilkington appears more extensively as an officer in the murder investigation team secretly working as a mole for the organised crime syndicate.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2012, 2019–2021 Line of Duty Ryan Pilkington Series 1, 5 & 6
2013 Frankie Richard Preston Series 1, Episode 3
2021 Fixed (2021) Jimmy Clemance Thriller

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2012 Royal Television Society Midlands Awards Line of Duty (series 1) Best Acting Newcomer Gregory Piper Won [6]

References

  1. ^ "18th birthday Instagram post". Instagram. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ Sherwin, Adam (17 December 2012). "Failure in Line of Duty: BBC guilty of 'serious lapse' in care of". The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ Lillington, Catherine (30 December 2012). "BBC failed to care for Dudley child actor in violent Line Of Duty scene". BirminghamLive. BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ Parkes, Thomas (22 April 2019). "Dudley actor returns to action in Line of Duty". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor. "Who is Ryan Pilkington in Line of Duty? Here's where we've seen him before". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Royal Television Society Awards 2012". Royal Television Society.



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