Terry Kiely
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Terry Kiely (born September 1975 in Britwell) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in the Sky One series Dream Team, where he played the popular character Karl Fletcher for eight years, despite initially only signing up for six episodes.[1]
Career[]
Kiely quit the show three times but returned each time after struggling to find alternative roles. The character was eventually killed off at Kiely's request in 2005, but returned in the final series to act as a spirit guide to Harchester United player Jason Porter, who was signed as a trialist by former manager Alex Rose (Dempsey) after shouting abuse at him during a pre-season friendly against Southend. Porter came on at half time and scored the winning goal leading to a turbulent trial period which ultimately ended up in him being offered a contract, he then had a crisis of confidence after a dip in form and his relationship ended. Fletch appeared to him as his guide.after Porter took part in a wjui board. , Jason Porter.
He has also appeared in Mike Bassett: England Manager playing the character Harpsey, a womaniser constantly on his mobile phone (much to the annoyance of his manager), and Family Affairs, where he briefly played the character PC Dan Ellison.
Kiely took on the role of Nolan in a small film focussing on football hooligans known as It's a Casual Life, released in 2003. He also appeared as Paul in Rough Justice, a little-known /ITV show.
Personal life[]
Kara Tointon dated him for a time. Friend and fellow actor Gerard Kelly, who died in 2010 left his entire estate to Kiely. At this time, Kiely was working as a swimming pool lifeguard in Surrey.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Ring, Alison (2016-06-11). "The cast of Dream Team – Where are they now?". EVOKE.ie. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
External links[]
- Terry Kiely at IMDb
- 1975 births
- Living people
- British television actor stubs