Lawrence "Larry" Douglas Lamb (born ) is an English actor who has worked frequently in television. He is best known for playing Archie Mitchell in the BBC television soap EastEnders and Mick Shipman in the BBC television show Gavin & Stacy

Biography

Born in Edmonton, London, Lamb joined the oil industry, which resulted in him working in Libya and Canada, where he attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. This developed his amateur interest in acting into a professional level, performing at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1975-1976.