Shaun Dingwall
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Shaun Dingwall (born 21 February 1970) is a British actor. He has appeared in the BBC series Noughts and Crosses, the BAFTA and EMMY award-winning film Responsible Child (2019) and the Netflix series Top Boy.
His other credits include the BBC One serial Charles II: The Power and the Passion (as Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby), directed by Joe Wright. He also appeared in another period drama, the BBC adaptation of Crime and Punishment, as Rhazhumikin. He also played the recurring character Pete Tyler in the revival of Doctor Who. One of Dingwall's earlier roles was as Lance Corporal Steve Evans in Soldier Soldier. He later played Major Godber in the Channel 4 film Mark of Cain, and was a burglar in The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997).
Early life
Dingwall was born in London and attended the Central School of Speech and Drama.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Television
Dingwall was a regular in ITV's series of police thriller serials, Touching Evil, from 1997 to 1999. In 2000, he appeared as James Freeman in the BBC epic serial In a Land of Plenty. He was cast in the BBC One miniseries Charles II: The Power and the Passion in 2003. In 2004, he appeared in a guest role as Lenny, a hippy criminologist in BBC Two's adaptation of The Long Firm written by Joe Penhall, and as Scipio Africanus in the BBC docu-drama Hannibal (2006).
Dingwall would go on to play Pete Tyler, Rose Tyler's father, in the Doctor Who episode "Father's Day" (2005),{{cite web |date=14 May 2005 |title=Doctor Who: Father's Day |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/tv_reviews/doctor_who_fathers_day |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527014658/http://www.sfx.co.uk/tv_reviews/doctor_who_fathers_day |archive-date=May 27, 2006 |accessdate=31 July 2024 |work=SFX}} a role which he would reprise in "Rise of the Cybermen"/"The Age of Steel"{{cite web |last=Setchfield |first=Nick |date=22 May 2006 |title=Doctor Who 2.5 and 2.6 Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/tv_reviews/doctor_who_2.5_and_2.6_rise_of_the_cybermenthe_age_of_steel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827214349/http://www.sfx.co.uk/tv_reviews/doctor_who_2.5_and_2.6_rise_of_the_cybermenthe_age_of_steel |archive-date=27 August 2006 |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=SFX}} and "Doomsday"{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Dave |date=21 July 2006 |title=Doctor Who 2.12 and 2.13 Army of Ghosts/Doomsday |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/tv_reviews/doctor_who_2.12_and_2.13_army_of_ghostsdoomsday |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831124853/http://www.sfx.co.uk/tv_reviews/doctor_who_2.12_and_2.13_army_of_ghostsdoomsday |archive-date=31 August 2006 |access-date=31 July 2024 |website=SFX}} (2006). In 2007, Dingwall appeared in the BBC television film Learners also directed by Francesca Joseph. The following year, he played David Grant, Abby's husband, in the re-imagined BBC series Survivors.
In January 2009, he appeared in the TV drama Above Suspicion as DI Mike Lewis. He subsequently played a main role in the three episodes of Rock & Chips (2010-11), a prequel to the long-running series Only Fools and Horses, where he played the role of Reg Trotter, Del Boy's father.
In August 2011, Dingwall appeared as Detective Superintendent Stuart Barlow in New Tricks on BBC One and in 2014, he appeared in The Driver. From 2016 onward, he has played Inspector Janvier in Maigret, starring Rowan Atkinson. In 2019, Dingwall reprised his role of Pete Tyler in Big Finish's audio drama "Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon" alongside Billie Piper and Camille Coduri.
He received acclaim for his performance in the 2019 BBC drama Responsible Child, with The Guardian writing that he "perfectly captures the bitter toxicity of a certain kind of man".{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/dec/16/responsible-child-review-harrowing-drama-tried-for-murder|title=Responsible Child review – too young to buy a hamster, but tried for murder|first=Lucy|last=Mangan|newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 December 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}} Dingwall appeared in the 2020 BBC series Noughts + Crosses as the Nought militia leader, Jack Dorn.
Film
Dingwall's film career began with a small role in Second Best playing the same character as William Hurt. Dingwall portrayed a younger version of the character Graham in several flashback scenes. The film was directed by Academy Award winner Chris Menges and also stars John Hurt. This was followed by Villa Des Roses where Dingwall played Richard Grunewald, the German artist who wins the heart of Louise Creteur, played by Julie Delpy. The film is an adaptation of the well-known Belgian novel, and went on to win the Best Feature award at the 2002 Hollywood Film Festival.
Dingwall also played Kevin in the BBC film Tomorrow La Scala!. The film was a huge hit at the Cannes Film Festival but did not receive a theatrical release. (The film was directed by Francesca Joseph, with whom Dingwall later worked on Learners.)
Other appearances in films include On a Clear Day, Colour Me Kubrick, Someone Else and Hush. He is also known for his work in The Young Victoria (2009) and Moses Jones (2009).
In Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) Dingwall played Alfred Brockwell, the soon-to-be husband of nanny Olive "Nou" Rand, played by Kelly Macdonald.
He most recently appeared in Inland as John alongside Mark Rylance. Dingwall was also an executive producer.
Theatre
Dingwall has appeared in London's West End several times.
Most recently{{When|date=August 2024}} he made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Frank/Tommy in Cowbois. The play opened in Stratford-upon-Avon and transferred to the Royal Court Theatre. He appeared in The Man Who Had All the Luck at the Donmar Warehouse as Gus, the enigmatic Austrian mechanic in search of the American dream. This was Dingwall's second time at the Donmar. He appeared there in Beautiful Thing in 1995 playing Ste. Other appearances have included Joey in Incomplete and Random Acts of Kindness at the Royal Court and Achilles in Troilus and Cressida at the Old Vic. In 2004, Dingwall fulfilled a lifelong ambition by playing Hotspur in Henry IV, Part 1 at the Bristol Old Vic.
Filmography
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|1993
| P.C. Curles | Episode: "Jumping the Lights" | |
| The Bill
| Shaun Gibbs | Episode: "Shock to the System" |
| rowspan="6"|1994
| Minder | Wayne | Episode: "A Fridge Too Far" | |
| The Chief
| PC Byrne | Recurring role; 2 episodes | |
| Class Act
| DS Lynch | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 2" | |
| The Bill
| Colin Drake | Episode: "On the Latch" | |
| Stages
| Man A | Episode: "Low Level Panic" | |
| Screen One
| Lance-Corporal | Episode: "A Breed of Heroes" | |
| 1995
| Schuster | Episode: "Black Easter" | |
| 1995-96
| Lance Corporal Steve Evans | Series regular; 22 episodes | |
| 1997
| Burglar | Miniseries; 6 episodes | |
| 1997-99
| DC Mark Rivers | Series regular; 16 episodes | |
| 2001
| James Freeman | Series regular; 9 episodes | |
| 2002
| Razumikhin | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| rowspan="2"|2003
| Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine | Daniel Jameson | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| Charles II: The Power and the Passion
| Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| rowspan="2"|2004
| Andy Sullivan | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 3" | |
| The Long Firm
| Lenny | Episode: "Lenny's Story" | |
| 2005-06
| Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
| 2006
| Spooks | Steven Paynton | Episode: "Agenda" | |
| 2008
| David Grant | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 1" | |
| 2009
| Roger Dankorth | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| 2009-12
| DI/DCI Mike Lewis | Series regular; 11 episodes | |
| 2010-11
| Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| rowspan="3"|2011
| Carter Smith | Episode: "Fit for Murder" | |
| Camelot
| Ernald | Episode: "Justice" | |
| New Tricks
| Detective Superintendent Stuart Barlow | Episode: "Only the Brave" | |
| rowspan="4"|2013
| The Suspicions of Mr Whicher | Inspector George Lock | Episode: "The Murder in Angel Lane" | |
| Vera
| Justin Bishop | Episode: "Castles in the Air" | |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot
| Doctor Franklin | Episode: "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" | |
| Breathless
| Charlie Enderbury | Miniseries: 6 episodes | |
| 2014
| Detective Ryder | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| rowspan="3"|2015
| Adam Lansley | Episode: "Squaring the Circle" | |
| Death in Paradise
| Paul Harmer | Episode: "Unlike Father, Unlike Son" | |
| Legends
| Liam Crawford | Recurring role; 3 episodes | |
| 2016
| Chief Superintendent Colin Anderson | Recurring role; 5 episodes | |
| 2016-17
| Maigret | Inspector Janvier | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |
| 2019-23
| Top Boy | Jeffrey Daughton | Recurring role; 8 episodes | |
| 2020
| Jack Dorn | Series regular; 6 episodes | |
| 2023
| Ron Weller | Episode: "Series 8, Episode 1" | |
| 2024
| Ian Rogers | Recurring role; 2 episodes | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0227681}}
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Category:British male film actors
Category:British male stage actors
Category:British male television actors
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Category:20th-century British male actors