Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson is most recognized for his regular television roles as Gideon on the cult series Charmed, Ian Carlyle on The Bold Type, Jackson Palmer on Providence, Simon Prentiss on General Hospital and Giles the Butler/Host of ABC’s hit series Whodunnit?

In the world of voice acting he plays the pivotal role of Alfred Pennyworth on the recently released WB video game Gotham Knights. Other voice highlights include Flyseyes on Castlevania and The Major on Hellsing Ultimate, for which he won the BTVA Anime Dub Television/OVA Voice Acting Award.

Gildart has also narrated over 400 audiobooks. Favorites include Peter Grainger’s D.C. Smith series (12 amazingbooks and counting...), The Son by Jo Nesbø, You Will Not Have My Hate by Antoine Leiris and Richard Branson’s autobiography The Virgin Way. He has won an Audie, been nominated twice more and received numerous other audiobook awards.

During the Covid lockdown, Gildart began Fireside Reading: Every day at 5pm PT on Instagram @firesidereading he reads live for free to anyone who likes to join him. Fireside Reading has grown in wonderful ways and if you’d like to check it out please go to www.firesidereading.com. Numerous other film and television credits include You, The Big Brass Ring, Supernatural, Stargate: Atlantis, Atlas Shrugged, Burn Notice, The Young and the Restless, Feud, CSI , NCIS:LA, and he has been on stage in recent productions of The Seagull, My Fair Lady, Private Eyes, and Tempest Redux.