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Dave Johns(I)

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Dave Johns
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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' for which he won the 2016 BIFA for Best Actor. 'I, Daniel Blake' 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.

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'.
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Dave Johns
Dave Johns, Ken Loach, and Hayley Squires
Dave Johns, Ken Loach, Hayley Squires, and Dylan McKiernan in I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Dave Johns
Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, and Dylan McKiernan in I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Dave Johns in I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Richard Hainsworth, David Hayman, Dave Johns, James Purefoy, Daniel Mays, Rory Wilton, Julian Seager, Vahid Gold, and Jim Main in Fisherman's Friends (2019)
Dave Johns and Hayley Squires in I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, and Dylan McKiernan in I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, and Dylan McKiernan in I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Dave Johns
Dave Johns

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Dave Johns in I, Daniel Blake (2016)
I, Daniel Blake
7.8
  • Daniel Blake
  • 2016
Fisherman's Friends (2019)
Fisherman's Friends
7.0
  • Leadville
  • 2019
John Henshaw, Gary Lewis, David Kross, and Freya Mavor in The Keeper (2018)
The Keeper
7.2
  • Roberts
  • 2018
Sam Battersea and Emma Kilcoyne in Dogtown (2006)
Dogtown
5.5
TV Series
  • Norman Thompson
  • Norman
  • Norm

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  • The Phoebus Files
    • In Production
  • The Iain Banks Appreciation Society
    • Completed
  • Les tortues
    • In Production
  • Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022)
    Fisherman's Friends: One and All
  • Joanna Scanlan, Bradley Walsh, Lydia Page, Sabrina Bartlett, and Liam Middleton in The Larkins (2021)
    The Larkins
  • I'm Still Ethan (2021)
    I'm Still Ethan
  • Judi Dench, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, and Dan Stevens in Blithe Spirit (2020)
    Blithe Spirit
  • Dave Johns and Alison Steadman in 23 Walks (2020)
    23 Walks
  • Fisherman's Friends (2019)
    Fisherman's Friends
  • John Henshaw, Gary Lewis, David Kross, and Freya Mavor in The Keeper (2018)
    The Keeper
  • Elaine Cassidy, Will Mellor, Colin Salmon, Joanna Scanlan, and Alexandra Roach in No Offence (2015)
    No Offence
  • Georgia Hirst in Ravers (2018)
    Ravers
  • David Hayman, Dave Johns, Cathy Tyson, and Katie Jarvis in Two Graves (2018)
    Two Graves
  • Walk Like a Panther (2018)
    Walk Like a Panther
  • Me, the Elephant (2017)
    Me, the Elephant
  • Howay! (2017)
    Howay!
  • Dave Johns in I, Daniel Blake (2016)
    I, Daniel Blake
  • Kevin Eldon in It's Kevin (2013)
    It's Kevin

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  • Frontline/World (2002)
    Frontline/World

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I, Daniel Blake
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I, Daniel Blake
I, Daniel Blake
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I, Daniel Blake
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:23
Official Trailer
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Trailer 1:56
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
I, Daniel Blake
Trailer 2:00
I, Daniel Blake
23 Walks - UK Trailer
Trailer 1:53
23 Walks - UK Trailer

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