David Dawson

About

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

Peaky BlindersSeries • 2013The Last KingdomSeries • 2015Ripper StreetSeries • 2012The BorgiasSeries • 2011LutherSeries • 2010The Hollow CrownSeries • 2012Secret Diary of a Call GirlSeries • 2007MaigretSeries • 2016All the Old KnivesMovie • 2022Dancing on the EdgeSeries • 2013Year of the RabbitSeries • 2019BanishedSeries • 2015The Burning GirlsSeries • 2023London BoulevardMovie • 2010My PolicemanMovie • 2022This TownSeries • 2024The Mystery of Edwin DroodSeries • 2012