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Philip Davis (born 30 July 1953) is an English actor, writer, director and narrator. He is perhaps best known for his lead roles in the television dramas ''
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'' (2009–2013) and ''
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'' (2012–2014).


Early life

Davis was born in
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, London, and brought up in
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, Essex. His father worked for
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in a soap factory and his mother was a hospital dining room supervisor. From the age of eight, he was interested in acting. He attended Ockendon Courts County Secondary School in
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, Essex, where he was distracted in class but enjoyed school plays. He was also a member of both the National Youth Theatre and
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.'An Actors Life For Me' at ''Essexlife''
Retrieved 20 April 2015.


Career

In 1977, he was cast in the lead role of the play ''Gotcha!'' about an under-achieving student who holds two teachers hostage on his last day at school. An early film role was as Chalky, a mod who is knocked off his scooter by a rocker in ''
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'' (1979). He then landed the role of midshipman Edward "Ned" Young in '' The Bounty'' (1984); co-star
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later rated him as one of his greatest inspirations. He appeared in the TV series ''To Have and to Hold'' with
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. He began a long association with
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with roles including Cyril the motorcycle courier in '' High Hopes'' (1988) and as Stanley, the husband of the abortion care provider in ''
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'' (2004). He has also made numerous television appearances. More recent roles have seen him mainly cast as disreputable characters, including the mean money lender Smallweed in the
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adaptation of ''
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'' (2005), as Jeff Hope, a cab driver in the first episode of '' Sherlock'' (2010), as crime family solicitor Micky Joy in ''
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'', as Jud, the malevolent servant in ''
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Retrieved 20 April 2015. and as DI Tom Piper in crime drama ''Black Work''.Black Work at ''Radio Times''
Retrieved 27 June 2015. In 2013 he starred as the human incarnation of the devil in the 5th and final series of BBC Three's ''Being Human''. He also starred alongside Rupert Penry Jones in the TV series ''
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''. From November 2017 until February 2018, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in David Edgar's new adaptation of
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' '' A Christmas Carol'' at the Royal Shakespeare Company.


Personal life

Davis married actress
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in Hackney,
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in 2002. They have a daughter, Amy Elisabeth (born 2002). Davis also has a son, Hugo (born 1996), by a previous partner.


Awards and nominations

* 1996 Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films – Won – Audience Award for: ''I.D.'' (1995) * 2001 Royal Television Society – Nominated – Best Actor – Male for: ''North Square'' (2000). * 2001 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards – Won – Best Actor for: ''North Square'' (2000). * 2004 British Independent Film Awards – Won – Best Actor for: ''Vera Drake'' (2004). * 2004 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards – Won – Best Supporting Actor for: ''Vera Drake'' (2004). * 2005 BAFTA Awards – Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: ''Vera Drake'' (2004). * 2005 London Critics Circle Film Awards – Won – British Supporting Actor of the Year for: ''Vera Drake'' (2004).


Filmography


Recording career

In 1980, Davis recorded "Blown It", which was released on the Elton John-owned label
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.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Phil 1953 births Living people English male film actors English film directors English male television actors English male voice actors People from Grays, Essex Rocket Records artists 21st-century English male actors 20th-century English male actors Male actors from Essex National Youth Theatre members