David Alan Johns (born 15 July 1956) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film '' I, Daniel Blake''.

Career

Johns has appeared on '' Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' (four times), '' 8 Out of 10 Cats'', ''

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive ''Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive'' is a British television show, first aired on BBC Three in July 2006. Devised by Paul Duddridge, it concerns the making of a comedy panel game show called ''Annually Retentive'', themed around historical events, ...

'', '' 28 Acts in 28 Minutes'' and, as an actor, he has appeared on '' Mud'', '' Time Gentlemen Please'', '' Inspector George Gently'', and '' Harry Hill'' as God. In 2009, he and Owen O'Neill dramatised

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...

's ''

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption'' is a Literary realism, realist novella by Stephen King. It was first published in 1982 by Viking Press in his collection ''Different Seasons''. It was later included in the 2009 collection ''Stephen King ...

'' for the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. In 2016, he starred as the title character in the Ken Loach 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 premiered at the

Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne Northern Stage is a theatre and producing theatre company based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is surrounded by Newcastle University's city centre campus on King's Walk, opposite the Newcastle University Union Society, students' union building. It ho ...

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 Actors from Wallsend Male actors from Northumberland Comedians from Northumberland English stand-up comedians