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Daniel Coonan is a British actor.
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Daniel Coonan is a British actor.
Coonan was brought up in Haringey, in north London, moving to Plymouth, Devon in his teens, where he took up acting lessons. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [1]
After graduating, Coonan spent over ten years working almost exclusively in theatre, working with companies including The National Theatre, The Royal Court Theatre and Howard Barker's theatre company, The Wrestling School. Coonan then had roles in various television series, including a wrongly convicted murderer in Silent Witness , an investigating policeman in the BBC crime drama Mayday , and a violent alcoholic in Mike Leigh's revival of his classic play Ecstasy , which Leigh directed.
In 2013, Coonan joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders , playing Carl White, [2] having previously played David Priors in 2011. [3] He was originally contracted to appear in 28 episodes as Carl over a six-month period, but filmed over 60 episodes. [4] Coonan departed the show in January 2014. Since leaving, Coonan has again returned to the stage, playing 'Marco' in Arthur Miller's classic play 'A View From the Bridge' at The Liverpool Playhouse and 'Black Dog' in The Royal National Theatre's 2015 production of 'Treasure Island'. [5]
In 2016 Coonan appeared in the Discovery Channel miniseries Harley and the Davidsons playing William A. Davidson, one of the founders of the Harley Davidson motorcycle company.[ citation needed ] He will be involved in filming History Channel's eight part drama documentary 'The War on Drugs' in early 2017 [ citation needed ] as well as the BBC drama 'Hard Sun', created by Neil Cross, the writer of 'Luther'.
| Title | Location | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Storming: Young Writers Festival | Royal Court Theatre | Various |
| King Lear | Royal National Theatre | Richard Eyre |
| Peter Pan | Royal National Theatre | John Caird |
| Scenes from an Execution | The Wrestling School | Howard Barker |
| He Stumbled | Almeida Theatre | Howard Barker |
| Stop Kiss | Soho Theatre | Abigail Morris |
| The Woman in Black | West End | Robin Herford |
| The Way of the World | Northampton Theatre | Selina Cadell |
| Ecstasy | Hampstead Theatre | Mike Leigh |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanishing Man | ||
| 2000 | Britannic | Seamus |
| 2003 | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World | Philippe Buñau-Varilla |
| 2004 | Casualty | Alec Facer |
| 2005 | Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee | Dean |
| 2005 | Sugar Rush | David |
| 2007 | Recovery | Electrician |
| 2009 | FM | Joe |
| 2011 | EastEnders | David Priors |
| 2012 | Inside Men | Kevin |
| 2013 | Mayday | PC Simmons |
| 2013 | Silent Witness | Simon Marshall |
| 2013 | Dancing on the Edge | Policeman |
| 2013–2014 | EastEnders | Carl White |
| 2018 | Hard Sun | DCI Alex Butler |
| 2020 | Doctors | DI Mark Warrington |
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