About 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.
Movie Credits
David Dawson has appeared in 9 movies.
These include The Duchess of Malfi, Gracie!, The Rise of the Nutters, The Road to Coronation Street, The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost, Damage, My Policeman, All the Old Knives and London Boulevard.TV Credits
David Dawson has appeared in 13 TV Series.
These include Ripper Street, Maigret, The Experiment, This Town, The Last Kingdom, The Secret Agent, Banished, Year of the Rabbit, Dancing on the Edge, Peaky Blinders, Luther, The Hollow Crown and Secret Diary of a Call Girl.