8.5
TV
Acting
David Dawson
- Born
- (age 44)
- Birthplace
- Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 29 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
TV
8.3
TV
The Last Kingdom
7.9
TV
Luther
5.9
Movie
London Boulevard
7.5
Movie
My Policeman
6.0
Movie
All the Old Knives
7.6
TV
The Borgias
7.4
TV
Ripper Street
6.8
TV
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
7.6
TV
Maigret
7.4
TV
The Hollow Crown
7.0
TV
Year of the Rabbit
6.9
TV
The Burning Girls
7.2
TV
Banished
6.7
TV
Dancing on the Edge
6.7
TV
This Town
5.9
TV
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
5.8
TV
The Secret Agent
Acting credits 29
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Maigret Sets A Trap Film | 演员 |
| 2026 | Elsinore Film | Derek Jarman |
| 2026 | The Flaw Film | |
| 2026 | Falling TV | Phil (4 ep) |
| 2024 | This Town TV | Robbie Carmen (6 ep) |
| 2023 | The Burning Girls TV | Aaron Marsh (6 ep) |
| 2022 | My Policeman Film | Younger Patrick |
| 2022 | All the Old Knives Film | Owen Lassiter |
| 2019 | Year of the Rabbit TV | Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man (6 ep) |
| 2016 | The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost Film | Berowne |
| 2016 | The Secret Agent TV | Vladimir (3 ep) |
| 2016 | Maigret TV | Marcel Moncin (1 ep) |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom TV | Alfred (25 ep) |
| 2015 | Banished TV | Captain Collins (7 ep) |
| 2014 | The Duchess of Malfi Film | Ferdinand |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders TV | Roberts (3 ep) |
| 2013 | Dancing on the Edge TV | Horton (3 ep) |
| 2012 | Ripper Street TV | Fred Best (18 ep) |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown TV | Poins (2 ep) |
| 2012 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood TV | Bazzard (2 ep) |
| 2011 | The Borgias TV | The French Ambassador (1 ep) |
| 2010 | London Boulevard Film | Big Issue Seller |
| 2010 | The Road to Coronation Street Film | Tony Warren |
| 2010 | Luther TV | Toby Kent (3 ep) |
| 2009 | Gracie! Film | Harry Parr Davies |
| 2007 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl TV | Byron (7 ep) |
| 2007 | Damage Film | Tom Byrne |
| 2007 | The Rise of the Nutters Film | Affers |
| 2002 | The Experiment TV | (5 ep) |