David Dawson
September 7, 1982 (42 years old) in Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
David Robert Dawson (born 7 September 1982) is an English actor. He has had a varied career on television, including roles in The Road to Coronation Street (2010), series 2 of Luther (2011), Ripper Street (2012–2016), The Secret Agent (2016), as King Alfred in The Last Kingdom (2015–2018) and as Joseph Merrick ("The Elephant Man") in Year of the Rabbit (2019). On stage, Dawson received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for playing Smike in the 2007 production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Other notable performances have been in the 2009 production of Comedians, the 2010 production of Posh, and the 2011 production of Luise Miller.
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- 2024 ·This Townas Robbie Carmen
- 2023 ·The Burning Girlsas Aaron Marsh
- 2022 ·My Policemanas Patrick Hazlewood
- 2022 ·All the Old Knivesas Owen Lassiter
- 2019 ·Year of the Rabbitas Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man
- 2016 ·The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lostas Berowne
- 2016 ·The Secret Agentas Vladimir
- 2016 ·Maigretas Marcel Moncin
- 2015 ·The Last Kingdomas King Alfred
- 2015 ·Banishedas Captain Collins
- 2014 ·The Duchess of Malfias Ferdinand
- 2013 ·Peaky Blindersas Roberts
- 2013 ·Dancing on the Edgeas Horton
- 2012 ·Ripper Streetas Fred Best
- 2012 ·The Hollow Crownas Poins
- 2012 ·The Mystery of Edwin Droodas Bazzard
- 2010 ·London Boulevardas Big Issue Seller
- 2010 ·The Road to Coronation Streetas Tony Warren
- 2010 ·Lutheras Toby Kent
- 2009 ·Gracie!as Harry Parr Davies
- 2007 ·Secret Diary of a Call Girlas Byron
- 2007 ·Damageas Tom Byrne
- 2007 ·The Rise of the Nuttersas Affers
- 2002 ·The Experimentas
- Future ·The Flawas