Daniel Hawksford (born 10 April 1980) is a Welsh stage and screen actor.

Daniel Hawksford
Born (1980-04-10) 10 April 1980 (age 44)
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 2018)
AwardsNominee for the Ian Charleson Award 2008

Stage career edit

Before starting his professional career, Hawksford trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[1] He is an associate artist for Clwyd Theatr Cymru.

Hawksford's work in theatre includes: Much Ado About Nothing[2] and The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other[3] at the National Theatre; The School of Night, The Tamer Tamed, The Taming of the Shrew[4] and Cymbeline[5] for the RSC; Jackets at the Young Vic, London; Troilus and Cressida,[6] Romeo and Juliet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Wales; The Pull of Negative Gravity at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh[7] and 59E59, New York;[8] Memory[9] at ESG, New York; Aqua NeroReview of Acqua Nero from the theatre dance and drama in Wales web site for Sgript Cymru; Romeo and Juliet at the Northcott Theatre, Exeter and Lunch at The King's Head Theatre, London. He also played Malcolm in Shakespeare's Globe's production of Macbeth.[10]

Personal life edit

In May 2018, he married English stage and screen actress Niky Wardley,[11][12] with whom he had previously worked in the Royal National Theatre production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (2007–2008), starring Zoë Wanamaker and Simon Russell Beale as Beatrice and Benedick.[13] In 2022, they both appeared in the Netflix mockumentary sitcom Hard Cell (2022).

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Little White Lies Dai
2010 Pelican Blood Mike
2013 Another Me PC Edwards
2014 Night Shift Paul Short film
2018 A Fistful of Lead Mr. Johnson

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Colditz MI9 Officer / Cole 2 episodes
2011 Waking the Dead DI Paul Grigson 1 episode
2014–2017 Doctors Andy Kay / Peter Saunders 2 episodes
2017 Hetty Feather Somerston porter 1 episode
2018 Father Brown Seth Knight 1 episode
Hollyoaks Doctor Tate 1 episode
2022 Hard Cell Ioan 2 episodes

Video games edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Daniel Hawksford". Rada.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. ^ National Theatre : Productions : Much Ado About Nothing Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ National Theatre : Productions: The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Harris, Paul (29 December 2003). "Theater Review: The Taming of the Shrew / The Tamer Tamed – Theater and Musical Production Reviews". Variety. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  5. ^ Michael Billington (8 August 2003). "Cymbeline | | guardian.co.uk Arts". London: Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  6. ^ Victor Hallett (24 February 2005). "The Stage / Reviews / Troilus and Cressida". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  7. ^ Lyn Gardner (7 August 2004). "The Pull of Negative Gravity | | guardian.co.uk Arts". London: Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  8. ^ The New York Times – Theater – Theater Reviews – Theater Review | 'The Pull of Negative Gravity': A Casualty of War Not Listed in Statistics
  9. ^ Memory – Theater – Review – New York Times
  10. ^ Shakespeare's Globe :: Macbeth Archived 31 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Wardley, Niky (30 May 2018). "Today I shall mainly be getting... MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Twitter. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  12. ^ Wardley, Niky (30 May 2022). "4 years ago today, this happened. The most incredible day with the most beautiful folk. I love you, Daniel ⁦@DanHawksford". Twitter. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Production of Much Ado About Nothing | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

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