John Dagleish

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]

  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.