Known for Acting
Birthday
September 7, 1982
Place of Birth
Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
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.

Peaky Blinders

The Last Kingdom

Luther

The Hollow Crown

Ripper Street

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Banished

The Secret Agent

Year of the Rabbit

Maigret

The Burning Girls

Dancing on the Edge

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

This Town
The Experiment