
David Dawson
Acting
Born 1982-09-07 · Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Known for

My Policeman
2022 · Movie

All the Old Knives
2022 · Movie

London Boulevard
2010 · Movie

The Duchess of Malfi
2014 · Movie

The Rise of the Nutters
2007 · Movie

The Road to Coronation Street
2010 · Movie

The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost
2016 · Movie

Gracie!
2009 · Movie

Damage
2007 · Movie