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Dave Johns

Actor

Dave Johns

Born January 1, 1955 in Wallsend, England, UK13 films

Dave Johns is an actor, stand up comedian and talented improviser who played the lead role in Ken Loach's feature film 'I, Daniel Blake' which won the 2016 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. He is a regular guest with the Comedy Store Players on their improv show in London's West End.

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He had toured with Johnny Vegas and Sean Lock and has performed at the Montreal, Kilkenny, Melbourne, Edinburgh and Adelaide comedy festivals. He has appeared on The West End stage in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest', starring Christian Slater, has co-written the stage adaption of Stephen King's 'The Shawshank Redemption' and has appeared on TV comedy panel shows 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks' and '8 Out Of 10 Cats'. - IMDb Mini Biography By: DAA Management

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I, Daniel Blake posterFirst watchI, Daniel Blake20167.7as DanA 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Keeper poster7.4The Keeper2018Fisherman's Friends poster6.8Fisherman's Friends2019Blithe Spirit poster5.7Blithe Spirit2020

Filmography

13 films as actor
  1. 2026Merry Christmas Aubrey FlintMr. Formby
  2. 2024TurtlesThom Halford
  3. 2023Where It EndsTony
  4. 2023Making Up
  5. 2022Fisherman's Friends: One and AllLeadville
  6. 2020Blithe SpiritHarold
  7. 2020RaversManager
  8. 202023 WalksDave
  9. 2019Fisherman's FriendsLeadville
  10. 2018The KeeperRoberts
  11. 2018Two GravesGeorge
  12. 2018Walk Like a PantherTrevor 'Bulldog' Johns
  13. 2016I, Daniel BlakeDan