David Dawson
Biography
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.
Filmography
Elsinore
2026
as Derek Jarman
My Policeman
2022
as Younger Patrick
All the Old Knives
2022
as Owen Lassiter
The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost
2016
as Berowne
The Duchess of Malfi
2014
as Ferdinand
London Boulevard
2010
as Big Issue Seller
The Road to Coronation Street
2010
as Tony Warren
Gracie!
2009
as Harry Parr Davies
Damage
2007
as Tom Byrne
The Rise of the Nutters
2007
as Affers
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The Flaw
Unreleased