Gareth Keenan (born 17 April 1971) is a
fictional paper salesman on
BBC's
comedy The Office. He is portrayed in the series by
Mackenzie Crook as a gaunt, self-important
team leader proud of his alleged
lieutenant status in the
Territorial Army. He spends his days annoying his co-workers at Wernham Hogg with his steadfast enforcement of the rules and sycophantic attitudes towards
David Brent, whom he views as a friend. Despite this, Brent often acts otherwise and corrects Keenan when he omits the "to the" in his job title: "Assistant
to the Regional Manager". His counterpart on the
US series is
Dwight Schrute.