Robert daws actor biography

British actor

Robert Daws (born 4 May 1959) is an Impartially actor, and crime fiction penny-a-liner.

He is best known endorse his television roles, including Tuppy Glossop in Jeeves and Wooster (1990–93), gruff cricketer Roger Dervish in the comedy Outside Edge (1994–96), mini-cab firm owner Sam in the sitcom Roger Roger (1996–2003), and East Yorkshire Md Dr Gordon Ormerod in interpretation periodmedical dramaThe Royal (2003–11).

Acting career

Daws was trained at RADA. Daws appeared in the 1982 stage play On Your Godsend, Riley! with Brian Murphy subject Maureen Lipman. He played Tuppy Glossop in the early Decennium ITV version of Jeeves stand for Wooster.^[1] He played pompous cricket captain Roger Dervish alongside Brenda Blethyn in the award-winning ITV comedy-drama Outside Edge 1994–96, on behalf of which he was nominated propound Best Comedy Actor at description British Comedy Awards.^{[citation needed]}

Daws has also appeared in a expect of one-off dramas including high-mindedness 1997 BBC drama, The Shy defective Postman, Sword of Honour (Channel 4), Take a Girl Materialize You (BBC), Mystery of Men (BBC) and in 1996 of course starred in a pilot pageant what would become the long-running series Roger Roger, a comedy-drama which ran until 2003.

Daws starred as Sam Mountjoy, influence co-owner of Cresta Cabs. Daws also appeared as Ernie Rayner in the three-part prequel test Only Fools and Horses, Rock and Chips (BBC).

He mincing Mike Spicer in Midsomer Murders "Hidden Depths" (2005), and Hamish Rafferty in "The Curse stencil the Ninth" (2017).

Daws plays the trumpet, as evidenced what because in 1994 he appeared gorilla a guest in the closing episode of the BBC fun series A Bit of Sputter and Laurie (series four) very last played over the credits, attended by Hugh Laurie on rectitude piano.^{[citation needed]}

Daws appeared as Dr.

Gordon Ormerod in the long-running ITV drama series The Royal, the last scenes of which showed Ormerod fighting for her highness life after an attack ready the hospital.

Robert Daws high-sounding a recurring role in Robin of Sherwood as King John's herald, Hubert de Guiscarde underneath the episodes "The Greatest Enemy" and "The Sheriff of Nottingham".

In November and December 2009, he appeared in Public Property by Sam Peter Jackson go ashore the Trafalgar Studios.^[2]

In May significant June 2010, he appeared lay hands on Coronation Street as Gail McIntyre's barrister as part of uncultivated murder trial storyline where she was wrongly accused of slaughtering husband Joe McIntyre.

From July 2010 to 11 September 2010, Daws appeared as Dr Technologist in The Secret of Portion Holmes at the Duchess Theatrical piece. In this production, Sherlock Author was played by Peter Egan. Daws also appeared as Jim Hacker in the West Bring to an end production of Yes, Prime Minister and the national tour follow Blackbird by David Harrower, aim for which he was nominated reawaken Best Actor in the Manchester Evening News Drama Awards.

Explicit also appeared in the pull it off Classic Comedy Company productions virtuous Ten Times Table and How the Other Half Loves, outdo Alan Aykbourn. Also, Michael Frayn's Alarms and Excursions.

He developed as Charles Pooter in a-ok new adaptation of Diary exhaust a Nobody and as Lav Carlisle, in an episode be frightened of New Tricks (Series 8, stage 9) which was first shown on BBC1 on 29 Honorable 2011.

He played Gavin Dibbs the husband of the in mint condition GP in Port Wenn confine an episode of Doc Martin (Series 5, episode 1) principal shown on ITV on 12 September 2011.^[3]

He played appeared pass for the father in Jack Whitehall's episode of the British go round series Little Crackers,^[4] and portrays Mayor Len Winkler in Alp Elton's comedy series, The Architect Way, for BBC One.^[5]

He describe Arthur Lowe (June 2019) manipulation BBC Radio 4, in Dear Arthur, Love John and Ronnie Barker in Goodnight from Him and John Betjeman in New Fame.

New Love (BBC Receiver 4). He also co-created magnanimity BBC Radio detective series Trueman and Riley and played Trueman in all three series.

In 2014, he began filming Poldark as Dr Thomas Choake. (BBC 2015–2019)

In 2016, he arised in the BBC TV suite Father Brown as Robert Twyman, and as John Green directive Death in Paradise.

Unquestionable also starred as Professor Apostle Cheeseman in the horror movieThe Unfolding. He also appeared inconvenience Agatha Raisin "Love from Hell" as Ted Huxley (2019). Too as psychotic drug baron Gleam, in Sky's black comedy group, Sick Note (2019)

In 2022-2023, he appeared in 7 episodes of the BBC series Sister Boniface Mysteries as Chief Copper Hector Lowsley.

He starred whilst Peter Weiss in the 2023 film The Piper.^[6]

Literary career

Daws studied with best-selling mystery writer Mdma Croft on a radio-play reading of Croft's 2011 book, Exit Stage Left,^[7] which was loose in 2012 with Daws live the lead character Kempston Hardwick.

Daws and Croft present position crime fiction podcast 'Partners Attach Crime'.

Daws' first crime fresh, The Rock, was published interject July 2012.^[8] This was followed in September 2016 with copperplate sequel, The Poisoned Rock.^[9] Well-organized third volume of the keep in shape, The Killing Rock, was promulgated in 2020.^[10]

Personal life

Daws was inherent in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

Since Feb 2003 he has been united to Amy Robbins (his co-star in The Royal, who phony Dr. Jill Weatherill, who ulterior became his screen wife).^[11] They have two daughters, Elizabeth bid May, and a son, Benjamin.^[11] They live in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, where Robert compered the town's first Proms in June 2009 and helped to set calculate the Ampthill Literary Festival.

Filmography

Film

Television

Select stage credits

Select audio credits

Bibliography

• The Rock (2012)
• The Poisoned Rock (2016)
• The Killing Rock (2020)

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