
Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
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.

as Toby Kent

as Roberts
2013

as Alfred
2015

as Toby Kent
2010

as Fred Best
2012

as The French Ambassador
2011

as Poins
2012

as Byron
2007

2026

as Horton
2013

as Marcel Moncin
2016

as Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man
2019

as Robbie Carmen
2024
as Berowne
2016

as Younger Patrick
2022

as Owen Lassiter
2022

as Berowne
2016

as Ferdinand
2014

as Big Issue Seller
2010

as Tony Warren
2010

as Harry Parr Davies
2009

as Tom Byrne
2007

as Affers
2007
as Toby Kent
3 ep.

as Roberts
3 episodes

as Alfred
25 episodes

as Toby Kent
3 episodes

as Fred Best
18 episodes

as The French Ambassador
1 episodes

as Poins
2 episodes

as Byron
7 episodes

6 episodes

as Horton
3 episodes

as Marcel Moncin
1 episodes

as Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man
6 episodes

as Robbie Carmen
6 episodes

as Aaron Marsh
6 episodes

as Captain Collins
7 episodes

as Bazzard
2 episodes

as Vladimir
3 episodes

5 episodes