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.

David Dawson's screen work to date leans strongly toward Drama and Crime, a consistent thread across his credits so far.

David Dawson's most notable role to date came in Peaky Blinders (2013), where he played Roberts. He also appeared in The Last Kingdom (2015) as Alfred. Most recently appeared in Luther (2010) as Toby Kent.

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