Andrew Knott

Andrew Knott
Born	(1979-11-22) 22 November 1979 (age 45) Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Children	2

Andrew Knott (born 22 November 1979) is an English 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.

Life and career

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 and Gavin & Stacey , and the BBC 3 drama series Spooks: Code 9 as Rob.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Cracker	Joe Harvey	2 episodes
1996	Children's Ward	Steve
1997–2001	Where the Heart Is	Henry Green
1997	Police 2020	Scully	Pilot
	Coronation Street	Liam Shepherd	2 episodes
1998	Heartbeat	Billy Fawsley	1 episode
	Casualty	Garth	1 episode
2000	Peak Practice	Steve	1 episode
2003	Casualty	Ed	1 episode
	The Bill	Colin McGuire	1 episode
2006	Life on Mars	Derek Bannister	1 episode
2007	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Ben McIntyre
2007–2009, 2024	Gavin & Stacey	Dirtbox	4 episodes
2008	Lewis	Ryan Gallen	1 episode
	Spooks: Code 9	Rob Sullivan
2011	Frankenstein's Wedding	Henry
	Waterloo Road	Greg Barrington	1 episode
	Black Mirror	Brian	1 episode
2014	Father Brown	Peter Royce	1 episode
	Casualty	John Cunningham	1 episode
2015	Banana	Eddie	1 episode
2016	Casualty	Vince Callaghan	4 episodes
	Grantchester	Sam Milburn	2 episodes
2017	No Offence	Freddie Dobson	1 episode
2018	Midsomer Murders	Mostyn Cartwright	1 episode
	Strangers	Conrad Davies	3 episodes
2019	Silent Witness	Nick Marlow	1 episode
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
2024	Protection	DI Richard Bewley	6 episodes Film Year Title Role Notes 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 2010 In Our Name Paul Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Reporter 2012 Spike Island Voodoo Ray 2014 The Unbeatables Beville Beville/Beville Voice, UK version 2015 The Lady in the Van Ambulance Man 2017 My Cousin Rachel Joshua Theatre Year Title Role Venue Notes 2004–2006 The History Boys Lockwood Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, South Bank (2004–2005) Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (2006) St. James Theatre, Wellington (2006) Sydney Theatre, Sydney (2006) Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway (2006) 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 Radio Year Title Role Station Notes 2000 Stockport... So Good They Named It Once [3] Jason BBC Radio 7 Series 2 2002 Fat Camp [4] Josh BBC Radio 4 Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title of work Result 1994 Young Artist Award Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture Drama [5] The Secret Garden as Dickon Nominated References "Backbeat". Citizens Theatre . Retrieved 10 June 2010. "Backbeat Credits". Citizens Theatre. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010. "Stockport, So Good They Named It Once". RadioListings.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2010. "Gary Brown Radio Plays" . Retrieved 10 June 2010. "Fifteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2010. External links Andrew Knott at IMDb