Cavan Clerkin (born 1973) is a British actor and filmmaker from

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. He is known for ''The Capture'' (2019-2022), '' The Last Kingdom'' (2017-2022), ''Muscle'' (2019) and BAFTA nominated comedy '' Pulling'' (2006). He wrote, produced and starred in feature film ''Nice Guy'' (2012) and has appeared in a wide range of British TV and film. He won Best Actor at Tallinn Black Nights 2019.

Career

Clerkin has appeared in various TV shows including '' Smack the Pony'', '' The Inbetweeners'' and '' The IT Crowd'', and feature films '' Gangster No. 1'', '' Pierrepoint'', and ''

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''. He co-wrote and starred in the comedy series '' Los Dos Bros'' (2002) with Darren Boyd. He played alongside Sharon Horgan in BAFTA nominated sitcom '' Pulling'' (2006–2009), and appeared in the soap opera ''

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'' (2009) as Joel Reynolds. He played Leonard Glickman in TV thriller '' The Shadow Line'' (2011); and DCI Gerring in the ITV drama '' Lucan'' (2013). He wrote, produced and starred in the independent feature film '' Nice Guy'' (2012). He played Clarkey in the police satire ''

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'' (2014), directed by Danny Boyle, and appeared in the BBC sitcom '' Count Arthur Strong'' (2014). In 2016 he played Vinnie Mann, a talent manager in ''

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''. In 2020 he played Simon in ''

''. He plays Father Pyrlig in the Netflix drama '' The Last Kingdom'' (2017-2022) and '' Seven Kings Must Die'' (2023), and Detective Sergeant Flynn in the BBC surveillance thriller '' The Capture'' (2019–).

Awards

Clerkin's co-created series ''Los Dos Bros'' won a Silver Rose at

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in 2002. In 2019 he won Best Actor award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival for his performance in Gerard Johnson's psychological thriller ''

'' (2019).

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* English male television actors English television writers 1973 births Living people British male television writers Actors from the London Borough of Hackney Male actors from London People from Hackney, London {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub