<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Susan E. Fenwick (div .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Scarlett Rae & Ruby Mae </Td> </Tr> <P> Ian Clive Mercer (born 7 January 1961) is an English actor . He is known for playing Gary Mallett in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1995 to 2000, having previously appeared in 1987 as a different character . His other television credits include Brookside (1982--83), Cracker (1993), and The Street (2007). </P> <P> Mercer was born in Oldham, Lancashire . On leaving school Mercer trained as an electrical engineer but decided to become an actor when he became an assistant stage manager at the Oldham Coliseum in 1979 . His first television appearance was as a butcher in the film Blue Money in 1985 . </P>

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