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David Dawson

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David Dawson

Born September 7, 1982 in Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK11 films

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).

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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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My Policeman posterFirst watchMy Policeman20227.5as Younger PatrickIn the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between…View film

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London Boulevard poster5.9London Boulevard2010All the Old Knives poster6.0All the Old Knives2022

Filmography

11 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Flaw
  2. 2026ElsinoreDerek Jarman
  3. 2022My PolicemanYounger Patrick
  4. 2022All the Old KnivesOwen Lassiter
  5. 2016The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's LostBerowne
  6. 2014The Duchess of MalfiFerdinand
  7. 2010London BoulevardBig Issue Seller
  8. 2010The Road to Coronation StreetTony Warren
  9. 2009Gracie!Harry Parr Davies
  10. 2007DamageTom Byrne
  11. 2007The Rise of the NuttersAffers