Danny Seward is a British

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and singer-songwriter who was born in

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. He started his career at the age of 15 under the tuition of David Johnson at the Oldham Theatre Workshop. He landed his first TV role in the

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'' for three episodes, playing Greg Cox. Soon after, he won a major television role playing the part of cocky Police Constable Dean Wishaw in

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's award-winning TV series '' The Cops''. The show won

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in 1999 and 2000, plus an

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award. During 2001–2005, Seward appeared on the ITV drama series '' Where The Heart Is'', playing Joe Beresford. His character was involved in a musical storyline, which led

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to sign him to record an album. Seward's debut album ''Where My Heart Is'' features two self-penned tracks, including "Heart of A Winner" inspired by British boxing champion

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). He subsequently developed the idea for a DVD titled ''Ricky Hatton - A Life Story''. Seward was executive producer for the DVD, which features "Heart Of A Winner" as its title theme, as well as a music video for the song along with an interview with Hatton and Seward. In December 2005, Seward sang alongside

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and

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in a Christmas concert performed at the

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with the

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. The show featured him on piano and was aired on

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as part of their Christmas season. 2007 saw Seward appear in ''The Tudors'', alongside

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. Alongside his acting work, he went on to study a degree in music production. His acting appearances whilst at university included ''Survivors'' (BBC1), ''Doctors'', and ''Monroe'' (ITV). He also starred as the lead in "Robin Hood", as Robin, at the Norwich Theatre Royal, alongside

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and Helen Atkinson Wood. Seward later appeared in ''Happy Valley'' with

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. In 2017, he released his second album, ''Uncovered'', which he wrote, arranged and produced collection of original.

Filmography

* ''

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'' * '' Heartbeat'' * ''

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'' * '' Where The Heart Is'' * '' Moving On''

References

External links

Official Danny Seward Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seward, Danny English male television actors Living people 1976 births Male actors from Salford 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors