Gregory Piper (actor)
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Gregory Piper | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 15, 1998 United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Television | Line of Duty |
Gregory Tyler Piper (born 15 March 1998[1]) is a British actor best known for playing Ryan Pilkington in 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 before being killed off in the fifth episode.[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 |
