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.
Known for
★8.5Peaky Blinders
★8.3The Last Kingdom
★7.9Luther
★5.9London Boulevard
★7.5My Policeman
★6.0All the Old Knives
★7.6The Borgias
★7.4Ripper Street
★6.8Secret Diary of a Call Girl
★7.6Maigret
★7.4The Hollow Crown
★7.0Year of the Rabbit
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