Kevin Doyle (actor)

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| birth_place = Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

| years_active = 1982–present

| known_for = Joseph Molesley in Downton Abbey

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Kevin Doyle is an English actor. He has worked extensively on stage and television, and is best known for playing the footman Joseph Molesley in the TV series Downton Abbey, as well as Detective Sergeant John Wadsworth in Happy Valley, and John Parr in the TV series The Lakes.

Career

Kevin Doyle appeared in Coronation Street and The Crimson Field.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

In 2005 he appeared in the Poirot episode “After the Funeral”, as Inspector Morton.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Among many other television roles, Doyle played the footman, Joseph Molesley, in the TV series Downton Abbey. He also took the role of DS John Wadsworth in Happy Valley, and John Parr in the TV series The Lakes.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Awards

Doyle won two Screen Actors Guild awards{{when|date=January 2025}}{{cn|date=January 2025}} and the 2016 Royal Television Society award for "Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male)" for his performance in ''Happy Valley'.[https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-north-west-awards-2016 Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male): Kevin Doyle: Happy Valley]. RTS North West Awards 2016]

Filmography

=Film=

Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1996	{{sortname\|A\|Midsummer Night's Dream\|A Midsummer Night's Dream#Film adaptations}}	Demetrius
2002	A Social Call	Man in Car
2004	{{sortname\|The\|Libertine\|dab=2004 film}}	Constable
2008	Good	Commandant
2018	Ready to Go	Lance	Short film
2019	Downton Abbey	Mr. Molesley
2021	Resurrection	Joseph of Arimathea
2022	Downton Abbey: A New Era	Mr. Molesley
2025	Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale	Mr. Molesley	Post-production

=Television=

Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=3 \| 1984	Keep on Running	Neil Pearson	Television film
Sharing Time	Mark	Episode 6: "Autumn Break"
Shine on Harvey Moon	Man in Club	Series 3; Episode 4: "I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair"
rowspan=2 \| 1985	Blott on the Landscape	Waiter	Mini-series; Episode 1: "A Phone Call"
Ties of Blood	Soldier in Street	Mini-series; Episode 4: "Invitation to a Party"
1986	Auf Wiedersehen, Pet	Det. Sgt. Laurence	Series 2; Episode 3: "A Law for the Rich"
1987	Coronation Street	Hugh Ridley	2 episodes
rowspan=2 \| 1994	{{sortname\|The\|Stand\|dab=1994 miniseries}}	Sarge	Mini-series; 2 episodes: "The Plague" and "The Dreams"
{{sortname\|The\|Bill}}	Mr. Wales	Series 10; Episode 14: "Keeping Mum"
1997–1999	{{sortname\|The\|Lakes\|dab=TV series}}	John Parr / John Fisher	Series 1 & 2; 12 episodes
rowspan=2 \| 1998	Silent Witness	Martin Evans	Series 3; Episodes 1 & 2: "An Academic Exercise: Parts 1 & 2"
{{sortname\|The\|Bill}}	DC Travis	Series 14; Episode 62: "One of Us"
1999	Holby City	Simon Harwood	Series 1; Episodes 1, 2 & 4
1999–2000	Badger	DI David Armitage	Series 1 & 2; 13 episodes
2000	North Square	Judge Michael Arbuthnot	Episodes 5 & 6
2000–2003	At Home with the Braithwaites	Mike Hartnoll	Series 1–4; 21 episodes
2001	Always and Everyone	Carl	Series 3; Episode 9
rowspan=2 \| 2003	Murphy's Law	Richard Mooney	Episode 2: “Electric Bill”
{{sortname\|The\|Eustace Bros.}}	Ian Wardinski	Episode 5
rowspan=6 \| 2004	Down to Earth	Colin Drake	Series 4; Episode 4: “Can’t Buy You Love”
Family Business	Interviewing Officer	Episode 4
Blue Murder	Larry	Series 2; Episode 4: “Lonely”
Blackpool	Steve	Mini-series; Episodes 1–6
Midsomer Murders	Ferdy Villiers	Series 7; Episode 7: “Ghosts of Christmas Past”
Casualty	Barry Ricks	Series 19; Episodes 1 & 2: “The Ties That Bind Us: Part 1 and 2”
rowspan=5 \| 2005	Big Dippers	Norman	Television film
{{sortname\|The\|Rotters' Club\|The Rotters' Club (novel)#Adaptation}}	Colin Trotter	Mini-series; Episodes 1–3
{{sortname\|The\|Last Detective}}	Alan Kingwell	Series 3; Episode 4: "Willesden Confidential"
Afterlife	Roy Tufnell	Series 1; Episode 2: "Lower Than Bones"
The Brief	Will Browning	Series 2; Episode 4: "The Architect’s Wife"
rowspan=5 \| 2006	Wild at Heart	Richard Chapman	Series 1; Episode 5
Agatha Christie’s Poirot	Inspector Morton	Series 10; Episode 3: "After the Funeral"
Brief Encounters	Mark Deary	Mini-series; Episode 8: "Ted"
Casualty	Dennis Tooms	Series 21; Episode 14: "In Good Faith"
{{sortname\|The\|Bill}}	David Coles	Series 22; Episodes 52 & 83: "Bad Day in the Office" and "A Stiff Upper Lip"
2006–2007	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Howard Crane	Series 1 & 2; 9 episodes
rowspan=5 \| 2007	Foyle’s War	Michael Richards	Series 4; Episode 4: "Casualties of War"
Dalziel and Pascoe	Adam Bolt	Series 12; Episodes 3 & 4: "Project Aphrodite: Part 1 & 2"
{{sortname\|The\|Royal\|dab=TV series}}	Ralph Fleming	Series 6; Episode 8: "Coming to the Boil"
Secret Diary of a Call Girl	Lewis	Series 1; Episode 6
Heartbeat	Anthony Barlow	Series 17; Episode 7: "Burying the Past"
rowspan=4 \| 2008	Trial & Retribution	Keane	Series 11; Episode 9: "Tracks: Part 1"
HolbyBlue	Sean Burrows	Series 2; Episodes 4–6
Inspector George Gently	Robert Stratton	Series 1; Episode 2: “Bomber’s Moon”
Silent Witness	Chistopher Andrews	Series 12; Episodes 11 & 12: “Finding Rachel: Parts 1 & 2”
rowspan=5 \| 2009	Casualty	Alan Callerton	Series 23; Episode 23: “Midday Sun”
Paradox	Harry Phelps	Mini-series; Episode 1
{{sortname\|The\|Tudors}}	John Constable	Series 3; Episodes 1–3
{{sortname\|The\|Bill}}	Brendan Lawler	Series 25; Episode 28: “Old Habits”
Sleep with Me	Stronson	Television film
rowspan=5 \| 2010	Survivors	Mr. Stevens	Series 2; Episode 5
Five Days	Prof. Paul Askew	Series 2; Episode 3 "Day 8"
Vexed	Andrew Bridgley	Series 1; Episode 2
Law & Order: UK	Paul Darnell	Series 3; Episode 2: “Hounded”
Little Crackers	Dick	Series 1; Episode 7: "Jo Brand’s Little Cracker: Goodbye Fluff"
2010–2015	Downton Abbey	Joseph Molesley	Series 1–6; 46 episodes
2011	Midsomer Murders	Paddy Powell	Series 14; Episode 4: “The Oblong Murders”
2011–2012	Scott & Bailey	Geoff Hastings	Series 1 & 2; 5 episodes
rowspan=4 \| 2012	Secrets and Words	Mr. Edwards	Episode 4: “The Crossing”
Accused	Ferris	Series 2; Episode 4: “Tina’s Story”
Room at the Top	Mr. Thompson	Mini-series; Episodes 1 & 2
New Tricks	David Kemp	Series 9; Episode 6: “Love Means Nothing in Tennis”
rowspan=2 \| 2013	Playhouse Presents	Job Interviewer	Series 2; Episode 2: "Snodgrass"
Hawaii Five-0	Dave Parsons	Series 3; Episode 22: "Ho'opio (To Take Captive)"
2014	{{sortname\|The\|Crimson Field}}	Lt. Col. Roland Brett	Episodes 1–6
2015	A.D. The Bible Continues	Joseph of Arimathea	Mini-series; Episodes 1–6
rowspan=3 \| 2016	Happy Valley	DS John Wadsworth	Series 2; Episodes 1–6
Reg	Returning Officer	Television film{{cite web \| title= BBC One: Reg\| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07g06ch\| author=\| website= BBC Online \| access-date= 7 June 2016 }}
Paranoid	Ghost Detective / Steffan Fairweather	Mini-series; Episodes 1–7
2017	Doc Martin	Jack Newcross	Series 8; Episode 4: “Faith”
rowspan=2 \| 2018	Old Vic: In Camera - Fanny & Alexander	Edvard	Television film
Care	Chairman	Television film
2019	Death in Paradise	Terry Brownlow	Series 8; Episode 3: “Wish You Weren’t Here”
2020	Miss Scarlet and The Duke	Henry Scarlet	Series 1; 5 episodes
rowspan=2 \| 2021	Silent Witness	Governor Matt Blake	Series 24; Episodes 1 & 2: "Redemption: Parts 1 & 2"
{{sortname\|The\|Witcher\|dab=TV series}}	Ba’lian	Series 2; Episode 4: "Redanian Intelligence"
2022	Sherwood	Fred Rowley	Series 1; Episodes 1–6
2023	Vera	Ronnie Brown	Series 12; Episode 4: "The Darkest Evening"
rowspan=2 \| 2024	Until I Kill You	David	Episodes 3 & 4: "Healing" and "Justice"
Ridley	Ross Enderby	Series 2; Episodes 3 & 4: "The Hollow Tree: Parts 1 & 2"
TBA	Riot Women	Michael	In Production

=Stage=

Doyle{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/56221/company-members/kevin-doyle.html |title=Kevin Doyle |work=National Theatre |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306031013/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/56221/company-members/kevin-doyle.html |archive-date= 6 March 2012 }} has worked extensively in theatre, including over 10 productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). His credits include:

class="wikitable" ! scope="col" width="300" \|Title ! scope="col" width="300" \|Venue ! scope="col" width="200" \|Role
NSFW by Lucy Kirkwood	Royal Court Theatre	Mr. Bradshaw
Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss	Royal Court Theatre	Nick Evans
The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov	National Theatre	Colonel Vladimir Talberg
For King and Country	Touring Partnership	Padre
The Mob	Orange Tree	Stephen More
Henry V	RSC	Ely
Coriolanus	RSC	Nicanor
A Midsummer Night's Dream[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/midSummerNightsDream.html The RSC Shakespeare, plot summary – A Midsummer Night’s Dream]	RSC	Demetrius
Romeo and Juliet	RSC	Benvolio
Hamlet	Haworth Shakespeare Festival, New Jersey	Hamlet
Hay Fever	Cambridge Theatre Company	Simon Bliss
Richard III	RSC	Grey
Mutabililitie by Frank McGuinness	National Theatre	Commandant
Before the Dawn by Kate Bush	Hammersmith Apollo	Astronomer

References

External links

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Category:Living people

Category:English male stage actors

Category:English people of Irish descent

Category:People from Scunthorpe

Category:Male actors from Lincolnshire

Category:English male television actors

Category:English male film actors

Category:20th-century English male actors

Category:21st-century English male actors

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Actors from the Borough of North Lincolnshire