- David Dawson (actor)
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David Dawson 
David Dawson.Born David Robert Dawson
September 7, 1982
Widnes, Cheshire, U.K.Occupation Actor Years active 2003–present David Dawson (born September 7, 1982) is a British actor. He has appeared on television in The Road to Coronation Street and Luther and on stage in Comedians, Posh and Luise Miller.
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Early life
Dawson was born in Widnes, Cheshire and attended Fairfield High School and Warrington Community College before being accepted to RADA on the acting programme in 2002. Whilst in high school he was a member of the Musketeer Theatre Company where he played Dogberry in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing amongst other roles. At just 17 he wrote a play called Divorced and Desperate which ran at the Queen's Hall Theatre, Widnes, for three nights. A year later he wrote and starred in the play The Boy In The Bed at the Tower Theatre, Islington with financial backing from Barbara Windsor and Julie Walters who he had written to for help.[1]
Career
Dawson's first professional role was as understudy to Kevin Spacey as the eponymous hero of Shakespeare's Richard II for Trevor Nunn.[2]
Dawson has appeared in the television shows Doc Martin, The Thick of It, Damage and Up Close and Personal. He also played Harry Parr Davies in the BBC drama Gracie about the life of English singer Gracie Fields. He starred as Coronation Street creator Tony Warren in the BBC drama The Road to Coronation Street.[3] He played Toby Kent in three episodes of the second series of Luther for the BBC.[4] He was cast as Bazzard in the 2012 television adaptation of The Mystery of Edwin Drood on BBC Two and PBS.[5]
Theatre
Year Title Venue Role 2011 Luise Miller Donmar Warehouse Hofmarschall von Kalb 2010 Posh Royal Court Hugo Fraser-Tyrwhitt 2009 Comedians Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith Gethin Price 2009 Romeo and Juliet Royal Shakespeare Company Romeo 2009 The Entertainer The Old Vic Frank Rice 2008 Nicholas Nickleby UK Tour Smike 2008 The Long, The Short, The Tall Sheffield Crucible Whittaker 2007 Richard II The Old Vic The Groom/ Understudy to Richard Filmography
Year Title Role 2012 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Bazzard 2011 Luther Toby Kent 2010 The Road to Coronation Street Tony Warren 2009 London Boulevard Big Issue Seller 2009 The Secret Diary of a Call Girl Byron 2009 Gracie! Harry Parr Davies 2007 The Thick of It Affers 2007 Damage Tom Byrne 2005 Doc Martin Wallace Awards
In 2008 Dawson was nominated for Best Newcomer in a Play at the Olivier Awards for his role as Smike in Nicholas Nickleby. He was also nominated in 2010 for Best Supporting Actor in the What's On Stage awards for his role as Gethin Price in Comedians.
Critical Acclaim
Dawson drew critical acclaim for his portrayal of writer Tony Warren in the BBC Four drama The Road to Coronation Street. For The Independent Rachel Cooke said "I think he's going to be a huge star. When he is doing his thing, it is hard to take your eyes off him".[6] The Daily Express said "It is David Dawson and some perfectly judged dialogue which brings this drama to light"[7] while The Mirror's Jane Simon called him "absolutely brilliant".[8]
External links
References
- ^ Atkins, Tom (December 10, 2007). "20 Questions With David Dawson". whatsonstage.com. http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8821197310863/20+Questions+With+%85+David+Dawson.html. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ Atkins, Tom (December 10, 2007). "20 Questions With David Dawson". whatsonstage.com. http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8821197310863/20+Questions+With+%85+David+Dawson.html. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ "United Artists Profile Page". http://unitedagents.co.uk/david-dawson. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ "United Artists Profile Page". http://unitedagents.co.uk/david-dawson. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ "Cast announced for The Mystery Of Edwin Drood on BBC Two", BBC Press Office, 2 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ "Revolutionary Road". September 17, 2010. http://www.newstatesman.com/television/2010/09/coronation-street-road-soap.
- ^ "Television Express". September 17, 2010. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/199991/Last-night-s-TV-The-Road-to-Coronation-Street.
- ^ "Today's TV". September 16, 2010. http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/tv/todays-tv/2010/09/16/the-road-to-coronation-street-bbc4-9pm-115875-22563638/.
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- English stage actors
- English television actors
- People from Cheshire
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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