Background
He was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
He was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Gallagher played the lead role of compassionate consultant Ewart Plimmer in the first three years of British Broadcasting Corporation television"s long-running medical drama series Casualty. In Independent Television"s daytime legal drama series Crown Court, he played Barrister Jonathan Fry. Gallagher"s numerous other credits include Heartbeat, The Sweeney, Bergerac, Bad Girls, Wycliffe, Midsomer Murders and London"s Burning.
In a rare comedic role, he played Doctor of Science Language in the "Photographs" episode of Some Mothers Do "Avenue "Econometrics
In recent times, Gallagher has returned to television in the highly popular series Downton Abbey in which he plays retired estate worker Bill Molesley.