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Don Gilet
Don Gilet (born 17 January 1967) is an English actor. He is best known as Lucas Johnson in EastEnders (2008–2010, 2016, 2020–2021, 2024), Jesse Law in Holby City (2014-2016) and DI Mervin Wilson in Death in Paradise (2024-).
Gilet was brought up in Caldmore, Walsall, with two older sisters. He attended Whitehall Junior School before Blue Coat Church of England Academy and Sunday school at Caldmore Gospel Hall in Caldmore, and the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts[citation needed].
Gilet's first television appearance was on the Channel 4 dating show Streetmate, where he was interviewed as the friend of a participant. His first major role was playing Johnny Lindo in Babyfather (opposite future EastEnders co-star Diane Parish), before landing the lead role in the detective series 55 Degrees North, as Detective Sergeant Nicky Cole. In 2006, he played Leo Charles in The Line of Beauty and had a guest role in the Doctor Who Christmas episode "The Runaway Bride"[citation needed].
In 2001, Gilet appeared in a commercial for Apple's iMac G4 computer. The commercial was named "Window Shopping" and showed Gilet making certain gestures towards the iMac, which the computer later copied. He also appeared as a store manager in a staff training video for Sainsbury's supermarkets. He has had minor appearances in Casualty, Holby City, Silent Witness and The Bill[citation needed].
Gilet featured in the music video for Gabrielle's 2001 hit "Out of Reach". In 2011, he featured in a music video for the song 'I Want You to Remember' by solo artist I Am Spartacus.[citation needed]
In theatre, he has appeared in As You Like It and The Alchemist.[citation needed]
In April 2008, he joined the BBC television soap opera EastEnders playing serial killer Lucas Johnson. Gilet's character left EastEnders on 30 July 2010.
In 2010, he appeared as Abanazar in the Churchill Theatre Bromley's Christmas pantomime Aladdin alongside Melinda Messenger. He followed that in 2011 by appearing at the Grove Theatre, Dunstable in Jack and the Beanstalk, which also featured his EastEnders co-star Gemma Bissix.
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Don Gilet
Don Gilet (born 17 January 1967) is an English actor. He is best known as Lucas Johnson in EastEnders (2008–2010, 2016, 2020–2021, 2024), Jesse Law in Holby City (2014-2016) and DI Mervin Wilson in Death in Paradise (2024-).
Gilet was brought up in Caldmore, Walsall, with two older sisters. He attended Whitehall Junior School before Blue Coat Church of England Academy and Sunday school at Caldmore Gospel Hall in Caldmore, and the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts[citation needed].
Gilet's first television appearance was on the Channel 4 dating show Streetmate, where he was interviewed as the friend of a participant. His first major role was playing Johnny Lindo in Babyfather (opposite future EastEnders co-star Diane Parish), before landing the lead role in the detective series 55 Degrees North, as Detective Sergeant Nicky Cole. In 2006, he played Leo Charles in The Line of Beauty and had a guest role in the Doctor Who Christmas episode "The Runaway Bride"[citation needed].
In 2001, Gilet appeared in a commercial for Apple's iMac G4 computer. The commercial was named "Window Shopping" and showed Gilet making certain gestures towards the iMac, which the computer later copied. He also appeared as a store manager in a staff training video for Sainsbury's supermarkets. He has had minor appearances in Casualty, Holby City, Silent Witness and The Bill[citation needed].
Gilet featured in the music video for Gabrielle's 2001 hit "Out of Reach". In 2011, he featured in a music video for the song 'I Want You to Remember' by solo artist I Am Spartacus.[citation needed]
In theatre, he has appeared in As You Like It and The Alchemist.[citation needed]
In April 2008, he joined the BBC television soap opera EastEnders playing serial killer Lucas Johnson. Gilet's character left EastEnders on 30 July 2010.
In 2010, he appeared as Abanazar in the Churchill Theatre Bromley's Christmas pantomime Aladdin alongside Melinda Messenger. He followed that in 2011 by appearing at the Grove Theatre, Dunstable in Jack and the Beanstalk, which also featured his EastEnders co-star Gemma Bissix.