Gary Cady was born 14th September, 1959. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and graduated in 1983 with a BA in Acting. On Coronation Street he played Erik Mikaelson in February 1994. Other credits include Doctor Who, The Kenny Everett Television Show, Leaving, Mona Lisa, Fairly Secret Army, Erik the Viking, Brass, Birds of a Feather, Goodnight Sweetheart, Holby City, Peak Practice, Jonathan Creek, Footballers' Wives, Trial & Retribution and Doctors.