Actor profile

Paul Moriarty

19th May 1946 London, England, UK Acting

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Moriarty (born 19 May 1946) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Det. Sgt. Jake Barrett in the ITV police series The Gentle Touch (1980–1984) and George Palmer in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1996–1998). Known for having a strong cockney accent, Moriarty has often been cast in police or criminal roles and has played police officers in ten different television shows throughout his career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Moriarty (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

13 Movies 22 TV Shows 35 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter poster

Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter 20th September 2025 as Self

The Haunted Hotel poster

The Haunted Hotel 2nd April 2021 as George ("Devil Inside")

Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land poster

Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land 1st January 2018 as Himself

Night Flight 2nd February 2002 as Gary

The Absence of War poster

The Absence of War 18th May 1995 as Andrew Buchan

The Crying Game poster

The Crying Game 5th May 1992 as Club Manager

Hidden Agenda poster

Hidden Agenda 21st November 1990 as Journalist

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton poster

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton 9th November 1982 as Truscott - Loot

Rating Notman 28th April 1982

Troilus & Cressida poster

Troilus & Cressida 7th November 1981 as Diomedes

Prostitute poster

Prostitute 9th April 1980 as London Detective

Thwum poster

Thwum 22nd November 1975 as Bernard

Russian Roulette 6th November 1973 as Alexy

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators poster

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators 26th February 2018 as Pavel / Petrov Kusk

Creeped Out poster

Creeped Out 31st October 2017 as The Boiler Man

WPC 56 poster

WPC 56 18th March 2013 as Brigadier Graham Morris

Ashes to Ashes poster

Ashes to Ashes 7th February 2008 as DCI Wilson

Pride and Prejudice poster

Pride and Prejudice 24th September 1995 as Col. Forster

Wycliffe poster

Wycliffe 24th July 1994 as Abe Geach

The Knock poster

The Knock 10th April 1994 as Eric Short

Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice 10th May 1993 as Sgt Dave Taylor

A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost 6th December 1992 as Sgt Wells

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as DC Jobson

Troublemakers 14th February 1990 as Len Jenks

The Paradise Club poster

The Paradise Club 19th September 1989 as Calvin Jackson

South of the Border poster

South of the Border 25th October 1988 as John Foxton

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Ray Blackwell

EastEnders poster

EastEnders 19th February 1985 as George Palmer

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Andrew Buchan

Shine on Harvey Moon poster

Shine on Harvey Moon 8th January 1982 as Mr. Hope

The Gentle Touch poster

The Gentle Touch 11th April 1980 as Detective Sergeant Jake Barrett

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as Wells

The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney 2nd January 1975 as Barry Tyson

Bedtime Stories poster

Bedtime Stories 3rd March 1974 as Bob

Holly poster

Holly 1st September 1972 as David Elliot