{{short description|English comedian, actor, and writer}} {{other people|David Johns}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Dave Johns | birth_name = David Alan Johns | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = Wallsend, England | occupation = Comedian, actor, writer | spouse = | website ={{url|davejohns.net/}} }}
'''David Alan Johns''' (born 15 July 1956) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film ''I, Daniel Blake''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davejohns.net/|title=Dave Johns|website=Davejohns.net|access-date=11 January 2023}}</ref>
==Career== Johns has appeared on ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' (four times), ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', ''Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive'', ''28 Acts in 28 Minutes'' and, as an actor, he has appeared on ''Mud'', ''Time Gentlemen Please'', ''Inspector George Gently'', and ''Harry Hill'' as God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424302/|title=Dave Johns|website=IMDb}}</ref>
In 2009, he and Owen O'Neill dramatised Stephen King's ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption'' for the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/arts/interview-comedian-dave-johns-4416951 |title=Interview: comedian Dave Johns |last=Whetstone |first=David |newspaper=The Journal |date=23 January 2012 |access-date=11 September 2016 |archive-date=1 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001094055/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/arts/interview-comedian-dave-johns-4416951 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2016, he starred as the title character in the Ken Loach film ''I, Daniel Blake'' in a critically acclaimed performance described as "powerful", "a welcome comic touch", and "all the more moving for its restraint".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/i-daniel-blake-review-ken-loach-1201772584 |title=Film Review: 'I, Daniel Blake' |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |date=12 May 2016 |journal=Variety |access-date=22 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/05/12/i-daniel-blake-is-a-quietly-fearsome-piece-of-drama---review |title=Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake is a quietly fearsome piece of drama |first=Robbie |last=Collin |date=20 October 2016 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=22 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ken-loachs-i-daniel-blake-893348 |title='I, Daniel Blake': Cannes Review |first=David |last=Rooney |date=12 May 2016 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=22 October 2016}}</ref> He later wrote a stage version of the film updated to the 2021/2022 cost of living crisis which premiered at the Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne in May 2023.<ref name=guardian-20221117>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/nov/17/i-daniel-blake-to-be-adapted-for-stage-and-updated-for-cost-of-living-crisis |title=I, Daniel Blake to be adapted for stage and updated for cost-of-living crisis |last=Wiegand |first=Chris |newspaper=The Guardian |date=17 November 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2016 || ''I, Daniel Blake'' || Daniel || |- | rowspan="2"|2017 || ''Howay!'' || Terry || rowspan="2"|Short film |- | ''Me, the Elephant'' || Dad |- |2018 || ''Walk Like a Panther'' || Trevor 'Bulldog' Bolton || |- |2019 || ''The Keeper'' || Roberts || |- |2019 || ''Fishermen's Friends'' || Leadville Trebilcock || |- | rowspan="2"|2020 || ''23 Walks'' || Dave || |- | ''Blithe Spirit'' || Harold || |- |2022|| ''Fisherman's Friends: One and All'' || Leadville Trebilcock |- |2022|| ''Making Up'' || Ted Bickerstaff || |- |2023 || ''Turtles (Les Tortues)'' || Thom Halford || |- |TBA || ''Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint'' || {{TableTBA}} || Filming |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1995 || ''Mud'' || Trev || Episode #2.1 |- | rowspan="2"|1997 || ''Rag Nymph'' || Man || Episode #1.1 |- | ''The Moth'' || Man || Uncredited<br />TV movie |- | rowspan="2"|1998 || ''Harry Hill'' || God || Episodes #2.2, #2.7 & #2.8 |- | ''Colour Blind'' || Auctioneer || Episode #1.2<br />TV Mini-series |- | 2001 || ''Time Gentlemen Please'' || 'Cheesy' Alan Supple || Episode: "New Year's Steve" |- | rowspan="2"|2006 || ''Cattle Drive'' || The Burglar || Episode #1.1 |- | ''Dogtown'' || Norm || |- | 2010 || ''Inspector George Gently'' || Comedian || Episode: "Gently Evil" |- | 2013 || ''It's Kevin'' || Various || Episode #1.6 |- | 2017 || ''The Nightly Show'' || Himself || 1 episode |- | 2025–present || ''The Dumping Ground'' || Bernie || Series 13 |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category || Title || Result || Ref |- | rowspan="4"|2016 || rowspan="2"|British Independent Film Awards || Best Actor || rowspan="6"|''I, Daniel Blake'' || {{won}} || rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/winners |title=Winners – Awards 2016 – BIFA – The British Independent Film Awards|website=Bifa.film |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> |- | Most Promising Newcomer || {{nom}} |- | Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards || Best Actor || {{won}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/screenwriter/2016/12/17/dublin-film-critics-circle-names-i-daniel-blake-best-of-2016/ |title=Dublin Film Critics Circle names I, Daniel Blake best of 2016 – Screenwriter |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> |- | European Film Awards || European Actor || {{nom}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/malgorzata-szumowskas-body-wins-peoples-choice-award-at-29th-european-film-awards-1201938925/ |title=European Film Awards 2016: Full List of Winners |website=Variety.com |date=10 December 2016 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2017 || Empire Awards || Best Male Newcomer || {{won}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/three-empire-awards-2017-rogue-one-tom-hiddleston-patrick-stewart-win-big/ |title=Three Empire Awards 2017: Rogue One, Tom Hiddleston And Patrick Stewart Win Big – News – Movies – Empire|website=Empireonline.com |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> |- | London Critics Circle Film Awards || British/Irish Actor of the Year || {{nom}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/745609/London-Film-Critics-Circle-2017-award-nominations-full-list |title=London Film Critics' Circle 2017 award nominations: IN FULL – Films – Entertainment |website=Express.co.uk |date=20 December 2016 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.davejohns.net/}} *{{IMDb name|id=0424302|name=Dave Johns}}
{{BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film}} {{Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer}}
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