John Dagleish ( ) is a British actor originally from Essex, known for his work in theatre.
In 2008 to 2011, John Dagleish played Alf Arless in the ''
Lark Rise to Candleford
''Lark Rise to Candleford'' is a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels by Flora Thompson about the countryside of north-east Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England, at the end of the 19th century. The stories were previously published s ...
'' series on BBC.
In 2014, he played
Ray Davies
Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voc ...
as part of the original cast of
''Sunny Afternoon'' at
Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. Roxana Silbert has been the artistic director since ...
. The production transferred to the
West End in October 2014, where Dagleish won the
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance. He was also nominated for the ''
London Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
'' emerging talent award. As part of the original cast he appeared on the original london cast album.
In 2015, he joined the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, appearing in productions of
Harlequinade and
The Winter's Tale
''The Winter's Tale'' is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some crit ...
at the
Garrick Theatre
The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, named after the stage actor David Garrick. It opened in 1889 with ''The Profligate'', a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and another Pinero play, ' ...
In 2016 he played Lysander in ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the
Young Vic. In May 2017 he appeared in ''Common'' at the
Royal National Theatre. Later that year, he appeared in
''Justice League''.
In 2018 in the film ''
Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin is a character created by A. A. Milne, based on his son Christopher Robin Milne. The character appears in the author's popular books of poetry and ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' stories, and has subsequently appeared in various Disney ...
'', he plays the role of Matthew Leadbetter.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
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British male musical theatre actors
Laurence Olivier Award winners
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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