
David Dawson
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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
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All the Old Knives (2022)
as Owen Lassiter

My Policeman (2022)
as Younger Patrick

London Boulevard (2010)
as Big Issue Seller
Elsinore (—)
Actor

Damage (2007)
as Tom Byrne

The Rise of the Nutters (2007)
as Affers

Gracie! (2009)
as Harry Parr Davies

The Duchess of Malfi (2014)
as Ferdinand

The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost (2016)
as Berowne

The Road to Coronation Street (2010)
as Tony Warren
The Flaw (—)
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