John Dagleish (born 1981) (/dæˈɡlʃ/ dag-LEESH)[1] is a British actor originally from Essex, known for his work in theatre.

In 2008 to 2011, Dagleish played Alf Arless in the Lark Rise to Candleford series on BBC.[2] In 2014, he played Ray Davies as part of the original cast of Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre.[3] The production transferred to the West End in October 2014, where Dagleish won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance.[4] He was also nominated for the London Evening Standard emerging talent award.[5] As part of the original cast he appeared on the original London cast album.[6]

In 2015, he joined the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, appearing in productions of Harlequinade and The Winter's Tale at the Garrick Theatre.[7] In 2016, he played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Young Vic.[8] In May 2017, he appeared in Common at the Royal National Theatre.[9] Later that year, he appeared in Justice League.[10]

In 2018 in the film Christopher Robin, he plays the role of Matthew Leadbetter.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Age of Heroes Flight Sergeant Roger Rollright
2014 The Monuments Men ADSEC Sarge
Snow in Paradise Tony
2017 Justice League Black Clad Beta
2018 Christopher Robin Matthew Leadbetter
Farming Levi
Mary Poppins Returns Courier
All Is True Rafe Smith
2019 Judy Lonnie Donegan
2020 The Gentlemen Hammy
2023 The Little Mermaid Mulligan

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008–2011 Lark Rise to Candleford Alf Arless Main cast, 38 episodes
2010 The Bill Malcolm Christie 1 episode
2010 Any Human Heart Lieutenant James Terrence Miniseries, 1 episode
2011–2012 Beaver Falls Barry Fletcher Main cast, 12 episodes
2012 The Hollow Crown John Bates 1 episode, "Henry V"
2012–2013 Starlings Gravy Main cast, 12 episodes
2013 Truckers Martin Banks Main cast, 5 episodes
2014–2016 Siblings Sherriff 2 episodes
2015 Silent Witness DI Rory Drennan Episode: "Protection" (2 parts)
2015 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Naval Lieutenant Miniseries, 1 episode
2017 The Moorside 'Scouse' Pete Brown Miniseries, 2 episodes
2018 The Bisexual Jon-Criss 2 episodes
2020 The Third Day Larry Miniseries, 6 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me H.H. Holmes Voice and motion capture

References

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  1. ^ "Sunny Afternoon Kinks Musical - John Dagleish Interview". Red Carpet News TV. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. ^ "BBC One - Lark Rise to Candleford". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Sunny Afternoon". Hampstead Theatre. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Olivier awards 2015 – full list of winners". The Guardian. 12 April 2015. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Shortlists announced for 60th Evening Standard Awards". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Listen to the first tracks released from the Sunny Afternoon official cast recording". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Zoë Wanamaker and John Dagleish join the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Jemima Rooper, John Dagleish and Anna Madeley to star in A Midsummer Night's Dream". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Common | National Theatre". Nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Curtis Brown". Curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Christopher Robin". Movies.disney.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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