Marc Bannerman
| Marc Bannerman | |
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15 August 1973 Dublin, Ireland |
Marc Bannerman (born 15 August 1973) is an actor. His most notable role has been his portrayal of Gianni di Marco in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. His character was introduced in 1998, but was axed three years later by the executive producer of EastEnders, John Yorke. He has since appeared on various television and reality television programmes, most notably I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2007. His appearance on I'm a Celebrity… made headlines in the UK due to his flirtations with singer Cerys Matthews, which publicly ended his two-year relationship with actress Sarah Matravers.
Although Bannerman was born in the Irish capital, Dublin, he spent his childhood in North London. A keen boxer, he boxed for Islington Boxing Club in his youth.
Whilst training at The Courtyard Theatre Company, he played a variety of roles ranging from Palamon in The Canterbury Tales to performing in Nosferatu. This diversity followed him into his career with television performances as Paul in The Stalkers Apprentice, Gangster in On the Eighth Ball, Phil in The Bill and Malcolm in Chalk for the BBC.
In 1997, Bannerman auditioned for the role of Gianni di Marco, a member of a new Italian family introduced to the BBC's award winning serial drama EastEnders. He got the part by telling the producers he was half-Italian and half-Sardinian. He first appeared on screen in January 1998 and remained in the role until 2000, when all his character's family, bar his on-screen brother Beppe (Michael Greco), were axed by executive producer John Yorke.
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