Victor McGuire (born 17 March 1964) is an English actor currently playing the Valco security guard in Trollied but is perhaps best known for playing Jack in series 1–3, 5-7 of Carla Lane's Bread, Ron Wheatcroft in Goodnight Sweetheart and Sean Hughes' neighbour Tony in Sean's Show ("the kind of guy you can ask to build you a shed").
McGuire appeared as Gary, of the pair of thieves in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including Dalziel and Pascoe, Casualty and 2point4 Children. He played the character of Amos Hart in the West End musical Chicago and was Lazar Wolf in the West End production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Savoy Theatre. He later reprised the role of Amos Hart in the theatrical production of Chicago, in the Cambridge Theatre, London.
Since 2012 he appeared as security guard Ian in the Sky1 sitcom Trollied.
McGuire is a supporter of Everton F.C.
Filmography
Film
| Film |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | Bar Patron | |
| 2013 | Spike Island | Security Guard | |
| 2012 | The Woman in Black | Gerald Hardy | |
| 2011 | The Task | Big Daddy | |
| 2007 | Midsummer Madness | Mike | |
| 2007 | Dangerous Parking | Harry | |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia | Sgt. Bill Koenig | |
| 2005 | Hellraiser: Hellworld | Police Officer No. 1 | |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | Piangi | |
| 2004 | Suzie Gold | Breakfast TV Editor | |
| 2003 | A Changed Man | | |
| 2002 | Thunderpants | Mr. Smash | |
| 2001 | Redemption Road | Ronald | |
| 1998 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Gary | |
| 1995 | Sorry About Last Night | Michael | |
Television
| TV |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Ron Wheatcroft | |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom | Oswald | |
| 2014 | Doctors | Steve Miles | |
| 2012- | Trollied | Ian | |
| 2002 | Being April | Richard | Main |
| 2001-2002 | Peak Practice | Shaun Carter | |
| 2001 | Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty | Himself | |
| 2000 | A Many Splintered Thing | Luis Banks | Main |
| 1993-1999 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Ron Wheatcroft | |
| 1993-1995 | Health and Efficiency | Dr. Phil Brooke | |
| 1992-1993 | Sean's Show | Tony Benetti | |
| 1986-1991 | Bread | Jack Boswell | |
Video games
| Video games |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Charlie Tate | Voice role |
