Daniel Coonan is a British actor.

Early life

Coonan was brought up in Haringey, in north London, moving to

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in his teens, where he took up acting lessons. He trained at the

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Career

After graduating, Coonan spent over ten years working almost exclusively in theatre, working with companies including The National Theatre, The

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and Howard Barker's theatre company, The Wrestling School. Coonan then had roles in various television series, including a wrongly convicted murderer in ''

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'', an investigating policeman in the BBC crime drama ''

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'', and a violent alcoholic in

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's revival of his classic play '' Ecstasy'', which Leigh directed. In 2013, Coonan joined the cast of the BBC

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'', playing Carl White, having previously played

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in 2011. He was originally contracted to appear in 28 episodes as Carl over a six-month period, but filmed over 60 episodes. Coonan departed the show in January 2014. Since leaving, Coonan has again returned to the stage, playing 'Marco' in Arthur Miller's classic play 'A View From the Bridge' at The Liverpool Playhouse and 'Black Dog' in The Royal National Theatre's 2015 production of 'Treasure Island'. In 2016 Coonan appeared in the

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miniseries ''

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'' playing William A. Davidson, one of the founders of the Harley Davidson motorcycle company. He will be involved in filming History Channel's eight part drama documentary 'The War on Drugs' in early 2017 as well as the BBC drama 'Hard Sun', created by Neil Cross, the writer of 'Luther'.

Selected theatre

Selected television

References

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1974 births Living people People from Harringay Male actors from Plymouth, Devon English male soap opera actors {{england-actor-stub