Frank Gardner
Acting
Biography
BBC’s fulltime Security Correspondent reporting on events from Afghanistan to piracy off the Somali coast to Arctic challenges. Shot 6 times at close range while on assignment in Saudi Arabia in 2004, left severely wounded and dependant on a wheelchair. Awarded an OBE by HM The Queen in 2005. Author of 3 bestselling books ‘Blood and Sand‘ describing his Middle East experiences and ‘Far Horizons‘ describing unusual journeys to unusual places and Crisis, his debut spy thriller set in Colombia.
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Married with 2 children, lives in London.
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Filmography
7 credits across 7 titlesActing
1 creditAs self
6 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
