David Dawson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 7, 1982, Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
- Movies
- 10
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.
Upcoming David Dawson Movies
Elsinore
2026
November 20, 2026
Maigret Sets A Trap
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Elsinore | Derek Jarman |
| 2022 | My Policeman | Younger Patrick |
| 2022 | All the Old Knives | Owen Lassiter |
| 2016 | The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost | Berowne |
| 2014 | The Duchess of Malfi | Ferdinand |
| 2010 | London Boulevard | Big Issue Seller |
| 2010 | The Road to Coronation Street | Tony Warren |
| 2009 | Gracie! | Harry Parr Davies |
| 2007 | Damage | Tom Byrne |
| 2007 | The Rise of the Nutters | Affers |
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