Andrew Knott | |
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Born | Salford, Greater Manchester, England | 22 November 1979
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Children | 2 |
Andrew Knott (born 22 November 1979) is a British actor. He is known for portraying Dickon Sowerby in 1993 film adaptation, The Secret Garden , based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and as Henry Green in the television drama series, Where the Heart Is . He has also appeared in the sitcom, Gavin & Stacey as Dirtbox.
Knott was born in Salford. His first acting was done in British television and radio programmes. He was trained in the Oldham Theatre Workshop. Knott's first major film was Warner Brothers' The Secret Garden in 1993, in which he played Dickon Sowerby. He went on to play Joe Green in Black Beauty . In the late 1990s, he played Darren Featherstone and Liam Shepherd in Coronation Street .
In 2004, he returned to theatre to act in Alan Bennett's The History Boys . The National Theatre production later toured the world, affording Knott his Broadway debut. He reprised his role on BBC radio, and in Bennett's film adaptation which was directed by the National's Nicholas Hytner. In 2011, he appeared in "The National Anthem", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror . Knott later appeared in the TV series Drop Dead Gorgeous , Gavin & Stacey and the BBC 3 drama series Spooks: Code 9 as Rob.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Cracker | Joe Harvey | Series 3, Episodes 1–2 "Brotherly Love" |
1996 | Children's Ward | Steve | |
1997–2001 | Where the Heart Is | Henry Green | Series 1–5 |
1997 | Police 2020 | Scully | Pilot |
Coronation Street | Liam Shepherd | 2 Episodes | |
1998 | Heartbeat | Billy Fawsley | Series 8, Episode 2" "Fall Out" |
Casualty | Garth | Series 13, Episode 3: "Honey Bunny" | |
2000 | Peak Practice | Steve | Series 9, episode 8" "Ghosts" |
2003 | Casualty | Ed | Series 17, Episode 28: "A Hard Day's Night" |
The Bill | Colin McGuire | Series 19, Episode 67: "142" | |
2006 | Life on Mars | Derek Bannister | Series 1, episode 3 |
2007 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Ben McIntyre | Series 2 |
2007–2009 | Gavin & Stacey | Dirtbox | |
2008 | Lewis | Ryan Gallen | Series 2, Episode 2: "Music to Die For" |
Spooks: Code 9 | Rob Sullivan | Main cast | |
2011 | Frankenstein's Wedding | Henry | Main Cast |
Waterloo Road | Greg Barrington | Series 7, Episode 17 | |
Black Mirror | Brian | Episode: "The National Anthem" | |
2014 | Father Brown | Peter Royce | Series 2, Episode 7: The Three Tools of Death |
Casualty | John Cunningham | Series 28, Episodes 22 & 23 | |
2015 | Banana | Eddie | Series 1, Episode 4 |
2016 | Casualty | Vince Callaghan | Series 30, Episodes 28 & 29, 33 & 34 |
Grantchester | Sam Milburn | Series 2, Episodes 1 & 6 | |
2017 | No Offence | Freddie Dobson | Series 2, Episode 3 |
2018 | Midsomer Murders | Mostyn Cartwright | Series 20, Episode 6, "Send in the Clowns" |
Strangers | Conrad Davies | Series 1, Episodes 6, 7 & 8 | |
2019 | Silent Witness | Nick Marlow | Series 22, Episodes 1&2 |
2020 | Brave New World | Dario | 1 episode |
2021 | Leonardo | Alfonso | 2 episodes |
Time | Alexander Doyle | 1 episode | |
2022 | Ackley Bridge | Dean Dobson | 7 episodes |
The Walk-In | Kevin | 1 episode | |
2023 | Maryland | Jim |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Secret Garden | Dickon | Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture |
1994 | Black Beauty | Joe Green | |
2006 | The History Boys | Lockwood | |
2007 | The Sickhouse | Steve | |
2009 | Cotton Stones | Rob Mally | Short film (13 minutes) |
2010 | In Our Name | Paul | |
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Reporter | ||
2012 | Spike Island | Voodoo Ray | |
2015 | The Lady in the Van | Ambulance Man | |
2017 | My Cousin Rachel | Joshua |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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2004–2006 | The History Boys | Lockwood |
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2010–2013 | Backbeat [1] [2] | John Lennon | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow (2010) Duke of York's Theatre, London (2011) Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto Canada (2012) Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles (2013) | Based on the 1994 film of the same name |
Year | Title | Role | Station | Notes |
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2000 | Stockport... So Good They Named It Once [3] | Jason | BBC Radio 7 | Series 2 |
2002 | Fat Camp [4] | Josh | BBC Radio 4 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Grand Theft Auto: III | Kenji Kasen | Video game |
Year | Award | Category | Title of work | Result |
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1994 | Young Artist Award | Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture Drama [5] | The Secret Garden as Dickon | Nominated |
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