David Dawson
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.
Filmography (27 titles)
2.0ShowFalling
2026
6.7ShowThis Town
Robbie Carmen · 2024
6.8ShowThe Burning Girls
Aaron Marsh · 2023
7.6MovieMy Policeman
Younger Patrick · 2022
6.0MovieAll the Old Knives
Owen Lassiter · 2022
7.0ShowYear of the Rabbit
Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man · 2019
8.0MovieThe Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost
Berowne · 2016
5.8ShowThe Secret Agent
Vladimir · 2016
7.6ShowMaigret
Marcel Moncin · 2016
8.3ShowThe Last Kingdom
Alfred · 2015
7.2ShowBanished
Captain Collins · 2015
8.5MovieThe Duchess of Malfi
Ferdinand · 2014
8.5ShowPeaky Blinders
Roberts · 2013
6.7ShowDancing on the Edge
Horton · 2013
7.4ShowRipper Street
Fred Best · 2012
7.4ShowThe Hollow Crown
Poins · 2012
5.9ShowThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
Bazzard · 2012
7.6ShowThe Borgias
The French Ambassador · 2011
5.9MovieLondon Boulevard
Big Issue Seller · 2010
7.1MovieThe Road to Coronation Street
Tony Warren · 2010
7.9ShowLuther
Toby Kent · 2010
5.5MovieGracie!
Harry Parr Davies · 2009
6.8ShowSecret Diary of a Call Girl
Byron · 2007
1.0MovieDamage
Tom Byrne · 2007
8.5MovieThe Rise of the Nutters
Affers · 2007
ShowThe Experiment
2002
MovieElsinore