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film '' I, Daniel Blake''.

Career

Johns has appeared on '' Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' (four times), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and, as an actor, he has appeared on '' Mud'', ''

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'', '' Inspector George Gently'', and '' Harry Hill'' as God. In 2009, he and

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dramatised

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's ''

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'' for the

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. In 2016, he starred as the title character in the

film '' I, Daniel Blake'' in a critically acclaimed performance described as "powerful", "a welcome comic touch", and "all the more moving for its restraint". He later wrote a stage version of the film updated to the 2021/2022 cost of living crisis which will be premiered at the

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in May 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johns, Dave 1956 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male comedians English male film actors English male television actors English male stage actors People from Wallsend Male actors from Tyne and Wear Comedians from Tyne and Wear