Gordon Warnecke

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​ Gordon Warnecke (born 24 August 1962 in London) is an English actor of Indo-Guyanese and German descent. He is perhaps best known for his role as Omar in the 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette, costarring as the lover of Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). Other film credits include Franco Zeffirelli's Young Toscanini and Hanif Kureishi's London Kills Me. Television credits include: Boon, Doctor Who (in the serial Mindwarp), Only Fools and Horses, Virtual Murder, Birds of a Feather, EastEnders and The Bill. An experienced theatre actor, he has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court Theatre, and most recently returned to the stage with a national tour of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People for Tara Arts, and two new contemporary adaptations of Christmas productions at Trinity Theatre in Kent. He is currently filming the Welsh TV series The Cockle Farmer.

Most Popular Gordon Warnecke Trailers

Total trailers found: 14

The Hospice Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

When he loses his way on a country road and is bitten by an animal, Maybury stumbles across a strange house where an extravagant dinner is taking place.

Egg Timer Trailer (2025)

28 February 2025

As Megan faces her 30th birthday, the pressure to take the 'next step' in life is overwhelming. But when her own opinionated ovarian eggs start chiming in on her every move, she finds herself navigating not just the expectations of family and friends, but also the brutally honest commentary from within.

Scoop Trailer (2024)

27 March 2024

Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew's infamous interview.

My Beautiful Laundrette Trailer (1985)

16 November 1985

A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

London Kills Me Trailer (1991)

13 December 1991

For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant.

My Beautiful Laundrette Trailer (2020)

20 September 2020

Set in London during the Thatcher years, My Beautiful Laundrette tells the story of young British Pakistani, Omar, who transforms his Uncle’s run-down laundrette into a thriving business.

Venus Trailer (2017)

09 October 2017

When Sid comes out as a woman, a 14-year-old boy named Ralph literally shows up at her door announcing that Sid is his dad.

A Fatal Inversion Trailer (1992)

10 May 1992

Adaptation of the Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) novel. After Adam inherits a country house from his great uncle, he and his friend Rufus decide to spend the summer there instead of abroad.

Young Toscanini Trailer (1988)

07 October 1988

A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.

The Pleasure Principle Trailer (1992)

31 January 1992

Part relationship drama and part sex comedy follows a middle-aged man who loves women and sex and can't stop cheating.

Goldfish Trailer (2022)

07 October 2022

Anamika, the child of a mixed marriage, returns home to her estranged mother Sadhana because she is suffering from the onset of dementia.

Doctor Who: Mindwarp Trailer (1986)

25 October 1986

As the Doctor's trial continues, evidence is presented showing his most recent adventure, one where he faces an old adversary, Sil.

London Unplugged Trailer (2018)

05 October 2018

A portmanteau exploration of disparate characters scattered across London, many of whose lives intersect unpredictably.

A Nice Arrangement Trailer (1994)

11 June 1994

Documents an Indian-English family's attempt to give their Briticized daughter a traditional Indian arranged marriage, with as much photography as possible.