{{Short description|British actor (born 1970)}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=November 2009}} {{more footnotes needed|date=January 2013}} }} {{Use British English|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Dominic Coleman | birth_name = Dominic Andrew Coleman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|01|29}} | birth_place = [[Solihull]], [[Warwickshire]], England | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1994–present }}
'''Dominic Andrew Coleman''' (born 29 January 1970)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=dominic+a&20a&lastname=coleman&eventyear=1970&eventyear_offset=0&district=solihull&county=warwickshire|title=findmypast.co.uk|website=search.findmypast.co.uk}}</ref> is a British actor. He went to secondary school at Tudor Grange Academy Solihull which then led him to train at Leeds University's Bretton Hall where he studied a BA (hons) in Dramatic Arts. He lives in London with his wife and children.
==Acting history== Born in the Shirley district of Solihull, he has appeared in ''[[Stupid!]]'', ''[[Sex Lives of the Potato Men]]'' and in ''[[The Cup (TV series)|The Cup]]'' as Vincent Farrell.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cup – a six-part comedy series for BBC Two|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/08_august/06/the_cup7.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=6 August 2008|access-date=5 November 2009}}</ref> In 2003, he presented the series ''[[The People's Book of Records]]''. He also appeared in an episode of ''[[My Hero (British TV series)|My Hero]]'' as the shady journalist Kevin Trent in the episode "Shock, Horror!" He also provides the voice of [[Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)#Arthur Weasley|Arthur Weasley]] in various ''[[Harry Potter]]'' video games.
He appeared on TV as a recurring customer in the BBC comedy series ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' and reprised his role for episodes in 2013 and 2015. He also starred as Nan's husband Jake in ''[[Nan's Christmas Carol]]'', and was introduced as the character 'Gaz' in ITV's ''[[Coronation Street]]''. In 2012, Coleman played Neville in the Sky1 sitcom ''[[Trollied]]''. 2013 saw Coleman playing the role of Jamie in ''[[Heading Out]]''.
In 2014, Labour supporter Coleman starred as [[David Cameron]] in the [[Labour Party (UK)]] Party Political Broadcast, ''[[The Un-Credible Shrinking Man]]''.<ref>''The Guardian'' (7 May 2014). [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/07/labour-video-nick-clegg-un-credible-shrinking-man "Labour video mocks Nick Clegg as the 'Un-Credible Shrinking Man'"]</ref><ref>Labour Party (7 May 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIH-2lZF2yw "The Un-credible Shrinking Man"]. YouTube.</ref> He appeared as a mechanoid called Butler in a series 11 episode of the TV comedy series ''[[Red Dwarf#Red Dwarf XI and XII|Red Dwarf]]'' first aired in 2016.<!-- Series 11 Episode 5 -->
Coleman features in the BBC Radio 4 comedy sketch series ''Recorded for Training Purposes'', and was also in the music video for [[Groove Armada]]'s "[[Vertigo (Groove Armada album)|If Everybody Looked The Same]]". He starred in episode 6 of ''[[Hank Zipzer (TV series)|Hank Zipzer]]'' playing Mick McKelty. He appeared in the BBC one-off remake of ''Porridge'' as Mr Braithwaite, a placid prison officer.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1995 | ''The White Room'' | Man in white | Short film |- | 2000 | ''Wetwork'' | {{Unknown}} | Short film |- | rowspan="3"|2001 | ''[[Large (film)|Large]]'' | Dennis | Short film |- | ''[[Beginner's Luck (2001 film)|Beginner's Luck]]'' | Scott | |- | ''Tommy Tough'' | Jonesy | Short film |- | rowspan="2"|2003 | ''Little Clumps of Hair'' | Simon | Short film |- | ''Round'' | Laurence | Short film |- | 2004 | ''[[Sex Lives of the Potato Men]]'' | Tolly | |- | 2006 | ''[[Land of the Blind]]'' | Skinny comedian | |- | 2007 | ''[[Special People (film)|Special People]]'' | Jasper | |- | 2008 | ''[[Clubbed]]'' | Clinger | |- | 2009 | ''Hands Solo'' | Narrator | Short film |- | rowspan="2"|2011 | ''The Organ Grinder's Monkey'' | Felix | Short film |- | ''Weekend Retreat'' | Duncan | |- | 2013 | ''[[We Are the Freaks]]'' | Mr. Parsons | |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' | Policeman | |- | ''About a Dog'' | Jack Cravan | Short film |- | 2015 | ''[[The Bad Education Movie]]'' | Zipwire Guy | |- | 2016 | ''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]'' | Village Hall Photographer | |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''[[The Current War]]'' | White House Butler | |- | ''The Overcoat'' | The Tailor | Short film |- | rowspan="2"|2018 | [[Twelfth Night (disambiguation)|''Twelfth Night'']] | [[Sir Andrew Aguecheek]] | |- | [[Head Full of Honey (2018 film)|''Head Full of Honey'']] | Officer at Police Station | |- | 2019 | [[Yesterday (2019 film)|''Yesterday'']] | Ipswich TV Host | |- | rowspan="2"|2020 | ''[[His House]]'' | Lead Officer | |- | [[The Show (2020 film)|''The Show'']] | Bobbles the Clown | |- | 2022 | ''Meet Me Where I Am'' | Tom | Short film |- | rowspan="3"|2023 | ''[[Wonka (film)|Wonka]]'' | Donovan | |- | [[Napoleon (2023 film)|''Napoleon'']] | Clerk | |- | ''The Devil Went Down to Islington'' | The Devil | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2000 | ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' | Max Harris | Episode #12.3 |- | ''[[Heartburn Hotel]]'' | Barman | Episode: "Kin" |- | 2000–2002 | ''[[The Bill]]'' | Des / Leon Hawks | 5 episodes |- | 2001 | ''Shockers'' | Mate 1 | Episode: "Cyclops" |- | 2001–2002 | ''[[Comedy Lab]]'' | Policeman | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2002 | ''[[My Hero (British TV series)|My Hero]]'' | Kevin Trench | Episode: "[[My Hero (series 3)#ep6|Shock, Horror!]]" |- | ''Dead Gorgeous'' | Workman | Television film |- | rowspan="3"|2003 | ''[[Red Cap (TV series)|Red Cap]]'' | Steven Telford | Episode: "[[Red Cap (TV series)#ep3|Crush]]" |- | ''[[Keen Eddie]]'' | Uniformed PC | Episode: "[[Keen Eddie#ep9|Achtung, Baby]]" |- | ''[[Absolute Power (comedy)#TV series)|Absolute Power]]'' | Steve Beach | Episode: "Mr Fox" |- | 2003–2017 | ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' | Various | 5 episodes |- | 2004–2006 | ''[[Stupid!]]'' | Various characters | 15 episodes |- | rowspan="5"|2005 | ''[[Life Begins (TV series)|Life Begins]]'' | Paramedic | Episode: "[[List of Life Begins episodes#ep12|Hidden Pain]]" |- | ''[[EastEnders]]'' | David | Episode #1.2987 |- | ''Swinging'' | Dab Allen / Don Lorrie / Patient | 7 episodes |- | ''[[Bleak House (2005 TV serial)|Bleak House]]'' | Policeman in Snagsby's | Episode #1.4 |- | ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]'' | Centurion | Episode: "[[Triumph (Rome)|Triumph]]" |- | 2005–2007 | ''[[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]'' | Policeman | 5 episodes |- | 2006 | ''[[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]'' | Jeremiah Blyth | Episode: "[[The Ruby in the Smoke#TV adaptation|The Ruby in the Smoke]]" |- | rowspan="5"|2007 | ''[[Thieves Like Us (TV series)|Thieves Like Us]]'' | Customer | Episode: "The Warehouse Job" |- | ''[[Silent Witness]]'' | Reporter | 2 episodes |- | ''[[The Whistleblowers]]'' | Marvin | Episode: "[[The Whistleblowers#ep4|Fit for Purpose]]" |- | ''Stuart: A Life Backwards'' | Attacking man | Television film |- | ''Ladies and Gentlemen'' | PC Jackson | Television film |- | 2007–2008 | ''Singles Files'' | Steve | 5 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2008 | ''[[Torchwood]]'' | Police officer | Episode: "[[Sleeper (Torchwood)|Sleeper]]" |- | ''[[Pulling (TV series)|Pulling]]'' | Policeman | Episode #2.4 |- | ''[[The Cup (TV series)|The Cup]]'' | Vincent Farrell | 6 episodes |- | rowspan="5"|2009 | ''[[Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire]]'' | Hugo | Episode: "[[Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire#ep3|Our Bounties Ourselves]]" |- | ''[[Psychoville]]'' | Colin | 2 episodes |- | ''[[Big Top (British TV series)|Big Top]]'' | Warder | Episode: "Dad" |- | ''[[Nan's Christmas Carol]]'' | Jake Taylor | TV special |- | ''Brave Young Men'' | Iain Beasley | Television film |- | 2009, 2013,<br>2015 | ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' | Customer / Jim | 3 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2010 | ''[[My Family]]'' | PC Collins | Episode: "Slammertime" |- | ''[[Meet the Parents (TV series)|Meet the Parents]]'' | Dad | 6 episodes |- | ''[[Hotel Trubble]]'' | Cupid L'Amour | Episode: "Bridezilla" |- | 2010, 2012,<br>2016 | ''[[The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret]]'' | Various | 3 episodes |- | rowspan="4"|2011 | ''[[Law & Order: UK]]'' | Michael Hunter | Episode: "[[List of Law & Order: UK episodes#ep29|Crush]]" |- | ''[[Spy (2011 TV series)|Spy]]'' | Judge | Episode: "[[Spy (2011 TV series)#ep6|Codename: Portis]]" |- | ''[[The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff]]'' | Policeman | Episode: Christmas special |- | ''Rosemunde Pilcher'' | {{Unknown}} | Episode: "Verlobt, verliebt, verwirrt" |- | 2011, 2018 | ''[[Coronation Street]]'' | Gaz / Matt | 3 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2012 | ''[[White Heat (TV series)|White Heat]]'' | Estate agent | Episode: "The Personal is Political" |- | ''[[Starlings (TV series)|Starlings]]'' | Windsurfer | Episode #1.2 |- | ''[[Parade's End (TV series)|Parade's End]]'' | Penn | Episode #1.3 |- | 2012–2018 | ''[[Trollied]]'' | Neville | 55 episodes |- | 2013 | ''[[Heading Out]]'' | Jamie | 6 episodes |- | 2013, 2015 | ''[[Up the Women]]'' | Officer Thackeray | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2014 | ''Morning Has Broken'' | {{Unknown}} | Television film |- | ''[[The Driver (TV series)|The Driver]]'' | Matthew | Episode #1.2 |- | ''[[Crackanory]]'' | {{Unknown}} | Episode: "Let Me Be the Judge & I'm Still Here" |- | 2014–2016 | ''[[Hank Zipzer (TV series)|Hank Zipzer]]'' | Mick McKelty | 5 episodes |- | rowspan="6"|2015 | ''[[The Delivery Man (TV series)|The Delivery Man]]'' | Dave Fisher | Episode: "[[The Delivery Man (TV series)#ep1|Youth]]" |- | ''[[Doc Martin]]'' | News presenter | Episode: "[[List of Doc Martin episodes#ep47|Rescue Me]]" |- | ''[[Unforgotten]]'' | John Burton | 2 episodes |- | ''[[The Job Lot]]'' | Inspector Hughes | Episode #3.3 |- | ''[[Capital (British TV series)|Capital]]'' | PC Jenkins | Episode #1.3 |- | ''[[Suspects (TV series)|Suspects]]'' | Reverend Daniel Matthews | Episode: "Ricochet" |- | rowspan="4"|2016 | [[Porridge (2016 TV series)|''Porridge'']] | Officer Braithwaite | Television film |- | ''[[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|Peaky Blinders]]'' | Priest | Episode #3.4 |- | ''[[Cold Feet]]'' | Floyd Vardy | 5 episodes |- | ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' | Butler | Episode: "[[Krysis]]" |- | 2016–2017 | ''[[Drunk History (British TV series)|Drunk History]]'' | [[Adolf Hitler]] | 2 episodes |- | 2016–2018 | ''[[Upstart Crow]]'' | [[Henry Condell]] | 19 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2017 | ''[[Episodes (TV series)|Episodes]]'' | Writer N.2 | 3 episodes |- | ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]'' | Reverend Matthew Dawson | Episode: "Murder in the Polls" |- | [[Porridge (2016 TV series)|''Porridge'']] | Officer Braithwaite | 5 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2018 | [[Moving On (TV series)|''Moving On'']] | Darren | Episode: "Two Fat Ladies" |- | ''[[Humans (TV series)|Humans]]'' | Dorian | Episode 5 |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | ''[[Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators]]'' | Adrian Messenger | Episode: "The Play's the Thing" |- | [[Plebs (TV series)|''Plebs'']] | Nigellus | Episode: "The Hooligans" |- | 2019−2022 | ''[[The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk]]'' | Jonny Wallop | 9 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2021 | [[Bloods (TV series)|''Bloods'']] | Brock | Episode: "Bike Patrol" |- | [[Malory Towers (TV series)|''Malory Towers'']] | Mr. Thomas | 3 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2022 | [[Brassic (TV series)|''Brassic'']] | Geoff | Episode: "Lost in the Woods" |- | ''[[Whitstable Pearl]]'' | Tony Dooly | Episode: "The Offer" |- | 2022−2024 | ''[[Bridgerton]]'' | Lord Cowper | 6 episodes |- | 2024 | ''[[The Jetty (TV series)|The Jetty]]'' | Brad | 3 episodes |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Voice role ! Notes |- | 2005 | ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' | [[Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)#Arthur Weasley|Arthur Weasley]] | |- | 2007 | ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' | Arthur Weasley<br/>Sarcastic gargoyle<br/>Gryffindor Common Room portrait<br/>Percival Pratt<br/>[[Magic in Harry Potter#Portraits in the Headmaster's office|Phineas Nigellus Black]]<br/>Timothy the Timid | |- | 2010 | ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (video game)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' | Arthur Weasley<br/>Announcer | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0171015|name=Dominic Coleman}} *{{British Comedy Guide|people|dominic_coleman}}
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