Global InformationShaun Dingwall information
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Shaun Dingwall | |
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| Born | 21 February 1970 |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
Shaun Dingwall is a British actor. He is known for his extensive roles on stage and screen.
He was born in London and attended the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama.
Dingwall has played leading roles in many television series such as the highly acclaimed BBC series Noughts and Crosses, the BAFTA and EMMY award-winning film Responsible Child and the highly popular and acclaimed Netflix series Top Boy. Most recently he appeared as Ian Rogers in the hugely popular AppleTV+ series Constellation and as Ron Weller, the motorcycle racer-turned-manager in ITV's Grantchester.
His highly extensive credits include the BAFTA winning 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 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 another BAFTA winner, the Channel 4 film Mark of Cain, and was a burglar in The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997).
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. 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 2006 BBC docu-drama Hannibal.
In 2007, Dingwall appeared in the BBC television film Learners also directed by Francesca Joseph.
In 2008, 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. From 2010-2011, he played main role in three episodes of Rock & Chips, a prequel to the long-running series Only Fools and Horses. He played Reg Trotter, Del Boy's father.
In August 2011, Dingwall appeared as Detective Superintendent Stuart Barlow in New Tricks on BBC One. 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 - "Shaun Dingwall perfectly captures the bitter toxicity... slashing and burning ... thriving on the terror he causes...".[1]
In 2020, Dingwall appeared in the BBC series Noughts + Crosses as the Nought militia leader, Jack Dorn.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (16 December 2019). "Responsible Child review – too young to buy a hamster, but tried for murder". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.