William Gaminara


William Gaminara is an Italian-English actor and screenwriter, probably best known for playing pathologist Professor Leo Dalton on the television series Silent Witness, from 2002–2013.

Early life

Gaminara grew up in Zambia and contracted polio as a child.

Education

Gaminara was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hants., UK followed by Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. He is married to English actress, Kate Lock, and together they have two sons, Joe and Fred. They live in London.

Career

Gaminara plays Dr Richard Locke in the long-running radio soap opera, The Archers. He also voices audiobooks, including Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels. His other television credits include Will Newman in Attachments and Dr Andrew Bower in Casualty. Away from acting, he wrote the screenplay for the BBC adaptation of Rachel Morris's novel, Ella and the Mothers. His most notable role was Professor Leo Dalton in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness, playing the part from 2002 until the death of his character in 2013. He played the part once more in 2017 in the final episode of series 20.
In 2015, Gaminara appeared as Samuel Harrogate in the BBC TV series Father Brown episode 3.13 "The Paradise of Thieves".

Notable roles

Radio

William Gaminara and his wife, Kate Lock, have two sons, Joe and Fred, also actors. Joe Gaminara followed his father into Casualty, in the role of junior doctor Eddie McAllister. Freddie Gaminara appeared as William Mitchell in feature film Red Joan, according to IMDb.