Biography
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.
TV credits
Rated 2.2 out of 10
Falling
2026
Rated 6.7 out of 10
This Town
2024
Rated 6.9 out of 10
The Burning Girls
2023
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Year of the Rabbit
2019
Rated 5.8 out of 10
The Secret Agent
2016
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Maigret
2016
Rated 8.3 out of 10
The Last Kingdom
2015
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Banished
2015
Rated 8.5 out of 10
Peaky Blinders
2013
Rated 6.7 out of 10
Dancing on the Edge
2013
Rated 7.4 out of 10
Ripper Street
2012
Rated 7.4 out of 10
The Hollow Crown
2012
Rated 5.9 out of 10
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2012
Rated 7.6 out of 10
The Borgias
2011
Rated 7.9 out of 10
Luther
2010
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007
Rated 0.0 out of 10
The Experiment
2002