Calvin Ainsley Dean (born 21 May 1985) is an English actor, best known for portraying Darren Mullet in the 2009 film '' Tormented'' and for his appearance in Doctor Who.

Background

Dean was born in Truro, Cornwall. He grew up in

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, Cornwall, attending Polruan Primary School and later Fowey Community College. His mother, Lorraine, worked as a teaching assistant and nanny, and his father, Graham, worked for a local harbour commissioner and was a

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. He heard about the

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while in secondary school. After successfully auditioning, he stayed with the company from 2001 to 2005.Profile - Calvin Dean
''Mandy''. Retrieved on 2009-06-15. During this time, he appeared in productions including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Hanging Around'' at the National Theatre. From 2004 to 2007, he trained at the

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, graduating with a

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in Acting.

Career

Dean made his professional debut in '' The Duchess'' (2008), opposite

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. He played Darren Mullet, his first lead role, in the

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'' Tormented'' (2009). Dean received critical acclaim for his performance in ''Tormented''. Sky Movies said, "Best of the bunch is Dean as the put-upon Darren Mullet, imbuing his tragic monster with a touch of

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pathos in the online clips of his living torment, and coming across quite menacing when returning to slice up his victims."Sky Movies - Review - Tormented
Retrieved on 2009-05-28. Dean's television credits include the

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penned

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episode of " Doctor Who" alongside

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. This was the first time Dean &

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had worked together since being members of The National Youth Theatre together in 2003. Dean's other credits include ''

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'', '' Casualty'',

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, Law & Order: UK and the

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drama 'Dancing on the Edge' written and directed by

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. Dean starred in

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’s ''Fup'' in 2016, Simon Harvey’s adaption of a novel by Jim Dodge, it received a 4 star rating from The Times and was performed at the

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in Cornwall in 2016. Dean will return to Kneehigh in 2018 for a UK tour of FUP. Dean won Best Actor at the Eindhoven Film Festival, Brussels Short Film Festival and Hyperwave Film Awards, Los Angeles for his work in the short film ''Make Aliens Dance''. Dean appears in the Russell T. Davies

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drama It's A Sin (TV series) and plays Young Ted in the

drama

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. Dean identifies as

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Calvin 1985 births Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts English male film actors English male stage actors National Youth Theatre members English male television actors Living people People from Truro