Gareth David Lloyd (born 28 March 1981), known professionally as Gareth David-Lloyd, is a Welsh actor, writer and singer, best known for his role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction series Torchwood (2006–2009). He also voices the character Solas in the Dragon Age games.

Early life David-Lloyd was born in Bettws, Newport. His first acting role was as a robot in a junior school play. As a teenager, he joined the Gwent Young People's Theatre in Abergavenny and The Dolman Youth Theatre in Newport. While there, he appeared in several plays, including Macbeth, The Threepenny Opera and Henry V, in which he played the title role. David-Lloyd studied Performing Arts at Crosskeys College in South Wales. When former Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock saw the young David-Lloyd performing at Monmouth Castle, he sent him £250 to use towards his acting career.

Career Music

David-Lloyd fronts the progressive metal band Blue Gillespie, previously known as A Breath of Blue Fire. The band participated in Sex, Wales, and Anarchy on 20 April 2008, and Orgee on 3 May 2008, at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff. His first EP, Cave Country, was released in December 2008, followed by Cave Country Part 2, which was released in August 2009. His debut album, Synesthesia, was released in May 2010. His second album, Seven Rages of Man, was released in May 2012.

Acting While studying at Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys, David-Lloyd appeared in various local stage productions at the Dolman Theatre in Newport and the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. David-Lloyd went on to train at the National Youth Theatre before moving to Reading to pursue his acting career with The Rep College. David-Lloyd's parts have included Sebastian in Twelfth Night on stage.

In the 2004 comedy/drama Mine All Mine, written by Torchwood creator Russell T Davies, he played a character named Ianto Jones. In 2005, David-Lloyd began a part-time degree in philosophy and psychological studies with the Open University.

Torchwood

David-Lloyd returned to Wales for the filming of his first regular television role in 2006 for Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, in which he played Ianto Jones, a member of the fictional Torchwood Institute. David-Lloyd appeared in three of four series of Torchwood and even made an appearance in the Doctor Who series 4 finale episodes "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End". David-Lloyd has also recorded a Torchwood audio book, The Sin Eaters, and appeared in the Torchwood audio dramas Lost Souls, Asylum, Golden Age, The Dead Line, The Lost Files, and The House of the Dead. David-Lloyd has recorded a number of M.R. James ghost stories titled Tales of the Supernatural.

Since 2015, he has reprised the role of Ianto Jones in several Torchwood audio plays for Big Finish Productions and has also written some of the scripts for those releases.

After Torchwood

In 2009, he appeared in the short comedy film A Very British Cover-up, while also appearing as a police detective in Internet crime thriller, Girl Number Nine, also starring Tracy-Ann Oberman, premiering online on 30 October 2009.

In 2010 David-Lloyd appeared in an episode of the long-running ITV series The Bill, first aired on 21 January 2010. He also appeared as Dr. John Watson in 2010 direct-to-DVD film Sherlock Holmes by The Asylum. He appeared in the pantomime Cinderella at the Charter Theatre Preston, playing the character of Prince Charming.

David-Lloyd also appeared in Casimir Effect, an independent short feature, starring as Dr. Robert Cameron. This film began shooting in early 2010 and was released on 12 December 2011. The production company has said this is a proof of concept which will see Casimir Effect developed into a TV series.

In June 2011, David-Lloyd appeared as a main character in the Syfy movie Red Faction: Origins based on the video games. Later in 2011, David-Lloyd appeared in a season 3 episode of the SyFy show Warehouse 13 titled "3...2...1..." as an agent of Warehouse 12 in the 1890s, partnered with H. G. Wells.

On 30 October 2012, David-Lloyd began appearing on Holby City as Rhys Hopkins, a role he played until January 2013.

In November 2018, David-Lloyd began appearing on BBC One medical drama Casualty as Joshua Bowers.

He is the voice of Solas in the Dragon Age games.

Personal life David-Lloyd married Gemma James in 2010. The couple have a daughter, Lily, and a son, Eli. David-Lloyd uses he/they pronouns.

Filmography Year(s) Title Role More information 2003 Absolute Power Terry Pine 1 episode; "Pope Idol" 2003 Casualty Darrell Kemner 1 episode; "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" 2004 The Bill Carl Pritchard 1 episode; "367" 2004 Rosemary and Thyme Zack Pitt-Seymour 1 episode; "The Gongoozlers" 2004 Mine All Mine Yanto Jones Series 1, Episode 5 2005 The Genius of Beethoven Karl van Beethoven 1 episode; "Faith and Fury" 2006–2009 Torchwood Ianto Jones Series regularTorchwood Declassified Himself 2008 Doctor Who Ianto Jones 2 episodes; "The Stolen Earth", "Journey's End" 2008 Kaleidoscope Hardcore Himself Short 2009 A Very British Cover-up Brian Jones Short Film 2009 Caerdydd Dylan 2 episodes; #4.4 and #4.5 2009 Torchwood: Inside the Hub Himself 2009 Girl Number 9 Matheson Web series 2010 The Bill Jeremy Preston 1 episode; "Duty Calls" 2010 Sherlock Holmes Dr. John Watson Film 2011 Red Faction: Origins Commander Adam Hale Television film 2011 Warehouse 13 Mr. Wolcott 1 episode; "3...2...1" 2011 Bloody Norah PC Evans 1 episode 2011 Casimir Effect Dr. Robert Cameron Actor and producer 2012, 2017 Twisted Showcase Peter/Paul Web SeriesActor - Episode "Peter and Paul"Director and Co-Writer - Episode "Be My Head" 2012—2013 Holby City Rhys Hopkins 3 episodes 2015 Waterloo Road Rob Hutchinson 3 episodes 2015 I Am Alone Jacob Fitts 2016Tale of a TimelordIanto JonesShort2016Dark SignalBen EvansFilm2018Albert: The Power Behind VictoriaPrince AlbertTelevision film2018Robin Hood: The RebellionGreenFilm2018–2019CasualtyJoshua BowersRecurring role2018Black River MeadowDavid2019WarrenMatt DadPost-production2024MothsDad Coleg Gwent 2025 The Witcher Captain Mordial

Video games Year Title Role Notes2011Red Faction: ArmageddonAdam HaleVoice2014Dragon Age: InquisitionSolas2015Dragon Age: Inquisition – Trespasser2019Du Lac & Fey: Dance of DeathLancelot Du Lac2024Dragon Age: The VeilguardSolas

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