David Dawson
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.
All the Old Knives
as Owen LassiterWhen the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their...
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My Policeman
as Patrick HazlewoodIn the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers...
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London Boulevard
as Big Issue SellerA parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.
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Gracie!
as Harry Parr DaviesIn 1939 Gracie Fields, the 'Queen of Hearts', is at the height of her success as a singer and...
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Damage
as Tom ByrneSet in affluent, contemporary, south-side Dublin, the Cahills appear to have the world at their...
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The Duchess of Malfi
as FerdinandThe widowed Duchess of Malfi longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous...
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The Rise of the Nutters
as AffersWith Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior...
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The Road to Coronation Street
as Tony WarrenThe story of how 22 year old writer Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record...
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The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost
as BerowneTo commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, Shakespeare's Globe has assembled an...
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Peaky Blinders
as RobertsA gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor...
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The Last Kingdom
as King AlfredA show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion,...
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Luther
as Toby KentA dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own...
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The Hollow Crown
as PoinsA series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
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Ripper Street
as Fred BestA drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The...
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Secret Diary of a Call Girl
as ByronIt's her business doing pleasure with you. A witty and provocative series based on the real-life...
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Dancing on the Edge
as HortonAn explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.
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Year of the Rabbit
as Joseph Merrick, The Elephant ManSet in the dark heart of Victorian London, Detective Inspector Rabbit is a hardened booze-hound...
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The Secret Agent
as VladimirLondon, 1886. Unbeknown to his loyal wife Winnie, Soho shopkeeper Verloc works as a secret agent...
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The Burning Girls
as Aaron MarshFollows Reverend Jack Brooks and her daughter in Chapel Croft, a place for a fresh start that...
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Maigret
as Marcel MoncinAdaptation of the novels written by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French police...
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Banished
as Captain CollinsAt its heart, Banished is a story of survival. Though it is set in the stark historical reality...
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This Town
as Robbie CarmenAn extended family and four young people are drawn into the world of ska and two-tone music,...
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