Daniel Anthony (born 4 October 1987) is a British actor. He is known for his regular roles as Clyde Langer in the '' Doctor Who'' spin-off programme ''

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'', and as Jamie Collier in ''

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''. He has also appeared in minor, recurring, and guest roles on several other television programmes.

Biography

Daniel Anthony was born on 4 October 1987 in

Quinton, Birmingham Quinton, is a residential area and ward of Birmingham, England just under west of the city centre. Formerly part of Halesowen parish, Quinton became part of Birmingham in 1909. Quinton was a village and the surrounding area was farmland until ...

. His television roles include JJ in '' EastEnders'', Lex Keavey in ''

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'', and Danny in '' As the Bell Rings''. He was short listed for the 'Villain of the Year' award at

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. He appeared as a series regular in the '' Doctor Who'' spin-off programme ''

'' from 2007 to 2011, playing Clyde Langer. Anthony also played Delong in Big Finish Audio: Wirrn Dawn. With this role, he became the first BBC Wales series regular to have participated in a Big Finish production. Anthony voiced Will Parry in the ''

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'' production of the ''

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'' trilogy. He has appeared on the West End in several musicals, including ''

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'' as young

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, and in '' Oliver!'' at the

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. He has recently appeared as Kez in the BBC3 drama ''

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'', about a young girl committing suicide and the impact it has on her friends. He also made a brief appearance as a thug in the 2009 ITV drama '' Demons'' episode "Smitten". Anthony played the character Jack in the 2010 BBC film ''Rules of Love''. He appeared in ''

'' from 2013 to 2014 playing regular character, Jamie Collier, the nephew of already established character Jeff. In 2021 he joined the UK touring cast of 'Magic Goes Wrong' in the role of Mickey.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

Audio

Video games

Awards and nominations

(2006) – nominated as "Best Newcomer" for ''

References

External links

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Agent's Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anthony, Daniel 1987 births Living people 21st-century English male actors Black British male actors English male musical theatre actors English male radio actors English male television actors English male voice actors English people of Sierra Leonean descent Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands