ACTOR

David Dawson

Best known as Owen Lassiter in All the Old Knives.

8 Appearances

5 Series

3 Films

7.6 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

7 September 1982 (44)

Place of birth

Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK

Also known as

دیوید داوسون

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.