Daniel Percival was an English

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and businessman.

Early life and education

Percival was born in

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, England. He attended the

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, before moving to study at RADA from 2002 to 2005, where he obtained an Acting RADA diploma and a BASSC Certificate in stage combat (RADA Best Armed Fight).

Filmography

*'' Against the Dark (formerly known as Last Night)'' (2008) - Dylan *'' Lost In Austen'' (2008) (TV series) - Michael Dolan *'' Exodus'' (2007) - Moses *'' Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' (2006) - Pipp Everett, the Earl of Grey *'' Sinchronicity'' (2006) (TV series) - Jase *'' Vital Signs'' (2006) (TV series) - Will Massey *'' The Golden Hour'' (2005) (TV series) - Ben

Stage performance

*Cymbeline (Arviragus), directed by Declan Donnellan (Cheek by Jowl World Tour) *Hitting Town - Ralph, a play by Stephen Poliakoff, directed by Gemma Kerr (Southwark Playhouse, London, March 2006) *'' Never the Sinner'' - Court Clerk (Arts Theatre) *Othello - Iago (Leeds University) *Marat Sade - Marquis de Sade (Leeds University) *The Ragged Child - The Teacher *Macbeth at the RSC-Mentieth, and Macduff's understudy *Merchant of Venice at the RSC- Lorenzo

Performances at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Title - Played Character (Director) *Don Juan Comes To War - Don Juan (Gadi Roll) *The Days of Commune - Delegate Delescluze, Theirs, Commissionaire (Nicholas Barter) *The Rivals - Captain Absolute (Bardy Thomas) *The Knight of the Burning Pestle - Merrythought (Nick Hutchison) *The Government Inspector - Petr Bobchinsky (Rubasingham)

External links

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RADA Profile (Web Archive)

Guardian theatre review "Hitting town"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Percival, Daniel English male television actors English male film actors English male voice actors English male stage actors Living people 1980 births Alumni of the University of Leeds Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art British directors