▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ga unt ▁played ▁Judge ▁St ▁John ▁Red mond ▁in ▁six ▁episodes ▁of ▁East End ers . ▁ ▁Stage ▁roles ▁Ga unt ▁also ▁has ▁extensive ▁stage ▁experience , ▁both ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁and ▁a ▁theatre ▁director , ▁including ▁a ▁notable ▁success ▁in ▁playing ▁the ▁M iche ál ▁Mac ▁Li amm ó ir ▁character ▁in ▁G ates ▁of ▁Gold ▁by ▁Frank ▁Mc Gu in ness ▁at ▁the ▁Fin borough ▁Theatre , ▁London , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁End . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁Se ag ull , ▁sharing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Sor in ▁with ▁Ian ▁McK ellen ; ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁King ▁Lear ▁as ▁Gl ouc ester ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁London ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Dr ury ▁Lane , ▁London , ▁opposite ▁McK ellen ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁following ▁a ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁tour . ▁He ▁rev ived ▁his ▁performance ▁as ▁Gl ouc ester ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁released ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁recently ▁appear anced ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁D ogs borough , ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁Paul ▁Von ▁H inden burg ▁in ▁Bert old ▁Bre cht ' s ▁The ▁Res ist ible ▁R ise ▁of ▁Art uro ▁U i , ▁ ▁play ▁written ▁by ▁Bre cht ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁par ody ing ▁the ▁at roc ities ▁in ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁in ▁The ▁Cru cible ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁Vic . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁appeared