Bryan Dick

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Bryan Dick
Born (1978-02-01) 1 February 1978 (age 46) [1]
Denton Holme, Carlisle, England [2]
Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation Actor
Years active1992–present
Parent(s)Jim, Jenny

Bryan Dick (born 1 February 1978 [1] ) is an English TV, stage and film actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Ernie Wise in the BBC's BAFTA-winning biopic of Morecambe and Wise, Eric and Ernie .

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Career

Aged 11, Dick won a scholarship to Elmhurst Ballet School and left home to train as a dancer. Three years later, he was talent-spotted by ITV scouts and cast as the titular anti-hero of 1990s cult classic The Life and Times of Henry Pratt. Since graduating from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2000, he has worked on some of the best dramas on British television. In 2015 he was DI Mill in the BBC's Capital , [3] based on the best-selling novel by John Lanchester, and Sir Richard Riche in Wolf Hall . [4]

Early career highlights include White Teeth , based on Zadie Smith's best-selling novel, in which he played Young Archie (old Archie was played by Phil Davis); Blackpool in which he was David Tennant's cheeky sidekick DC Blythe; Simon Curtis's Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky , based on the trilogy by Patrick Hamilton, in which he co-starred with Sally Hawkins; and The Long Firm with Mark Strong. Bryan also played Thomas Wyatt in The Virgin Queen , which starred Anne-Marie Duff. He was dance teacher Prince Turveydrop in the multi-award-winning BBC version of Charles Dickens's Bleak House and Freddie Trent in The Old Curiosity Shop .

Other TV work includes the lead with Kris Marshall in the ITV comedy drama series, Sold [5] and Ordeal By Innocence in the Agatha Christie Agatha Christie's Marple with Geraldine McEwan. In 2008 he appeared as Adam in an episode of the same name in the BBC's cult Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood . He also appeared in the popular television show Shameless and played teacher Ian Bateley in the BBC's critical hit school drama Excluded.

Dick has had several roles on the big screen, notably the role of Joseph Nagle with Russell Crowe in Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and a werewolf in Katja von Garnier's Blood and Chocolate (2007). Other film work includes Brothers of the Head (2005) and Colour Me Kubrick (2006), in which he co-starred with John Malkovich.

On stage he starred at the Hampstead Theatre in Seminar. He has worked with many of the UK theatre's top directors, appearing three times at the Royal Court in Sliding With Suzanne for Max Stafford-Clark, Plasticine, directed by Dominic Cooke, and Bone, by John Donnelly. At the National Theatre he starred as Andrea Sarti in Bertolt Brecht's The Life of Galileo and as Dapper in The Alchemist , both for Nicholas Hytner. He played the title role in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus , [6] [7] again at the Crucible Theatre, with Gerard Murphy as Salieri. [8] Other theatre includes Edward Bond's Lear at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield and School Play at the Soho Theatre.

In 2016 he played Willie Mossop in Hobson's Choice with Martin Shaw in London's West End.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Losing ItTomTV film
2001DreamBobby
2002 Morvern Callar Guy with Hat's Mate
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Joseph Nagle
2004The Bunk Bed BoysPhilTV film
Passer By RuddockTV film
2005 Brothers of the Head Paul Day
Colour Me Kubrick Sean
2007 Blood & Chocolate Rafe
The Old Curiosity Shop Freddie TrentTV film
I Want YouBoyShort film
2008 He Kills Coppers PeterTV film
2010ExcludedIanTV film
2011 Eric and Ernie Ernie Wise TV film
2012 I, Anna D.C. Peter Hicock
Day of the FlowersConway
2013Survival CodeCliveTV film
The Numbers Station David
2016The Complete Walk: As You Like ItTouchstoneShort film
2017Joe Orton Laid Bare Joe Orton TV film
2018 Shakespeare's Globe: The Two Noble Kinsmen Arcite

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992The Life and Times of Henry PrattYoung Henry PrattMini-series; 2 episodes
1993 Bonjour la Classe Adam HuntleySeries regular; 6 episodes
1994 Earthfasts Nellie Jack JohnRecurring role, 2 episodes
StagesKarlEpisode: "Speaking in Tongues"
2000 North Square Rory McLeishEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 10"
ShockersAlan ComptonEpisode: "Parent's Night"
2001 Clocking Off Scott AindowEpisode: "Bev's Story"
The Bill Tristan KingEpisode: "Lick of Paint"
Merseybeat David CarterEpisode: "Dead Time"
Superintendent Winter SonenEpisode: "Dans med en ängel - Del 2"
2002 Strange TobyEpisode: "Pilot"
Bedtime PC JonesRecurring role; 3 episode
Dalziel and Pascoe Marcus VanstoneEpisode: "Mens Sana"
White Teeth Young ArchieMini-series; 2 episodes
2003 Blue Murder Dean HendrixEpisode: "Cry Me a River"
Foyle's War Kenneth HunterEpisode: "Fifty Ships"
2004 Red Cap Sergeant Terry CanavanEpisode: "Long Time Dead"
The Long Firm BeardsleyEpisode: "Jimmy's Story"
Blackpool D.C. BlytheSeries regular; 6 episodes
2005 Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky BobMini-series; 3 episodes
Bleak House Prince TurveydropRecurring role; 6 episodes
2006 Shameless Jack WyattEpisode: "Dark Friends"
The Virgin Queen Thomas Wyatt the Younger Mini-series; 1 episode
Vincent Simon NelsonEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 3"
2007 Agatha Christie's Marple Micky ArgyleEpisode: "Ordeal by Innocence"
Sold DannySeries regular; 6 episodes
2008 Torchwood AdamEpisode: "Adam"
2009 Lewis Phil BeaumontEpisode: "The Quality of Mercy"
All the Small Things Jake BartonSeries regular; 6 episodes
2010 Being Human SykesEpisode: "Educating Creature"
Ashes to Ashes Daniel StaffordEpisode: "Series 3, Episode 4"
2011 Haven Ian HaskellEpisode: "Fear & Loathing"
2013 Silent Witness Lucas BallingerEpisode: "Trust"
Death in Paradise Benjamin SammyEpisode: "A Deadly Curse"
The Ice Cream Girls Al FrancisMini-series; 3 episodes
2015 Wolf Hall Solicitor General Richard RicheRecurring role; 3 episodes
Capital DI MillMini-series; 3 episodes
2018 The Split Ramsey SawyerEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 4"
2019 Midsomer Murders Cyrus BabbageEpisode: "The Sting of Death"

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleVenueRef
2001 Sliding with Suzanne LukaUK Tour [9]
2002 Plasticine Lyokha Jerwood Theatre, London [10]
2004BoneJamie Jerwood Theatre, London [11]
2005 Lear The Gravedigger's Boy Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield [12]
2006 Life of Galileo Andrea Sarti Olivier Theatre, London [13]
The Alchemist Dapper Olivier Theatre, London [14]
2007 Amadeus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield [15]
2008 Tinderbox Perchik Bush Theatre, London [16]
2013 Public Enemy HovstadUK Tour [17]
2014 Seminar Martin Hampstead Theatre, London [18]
2016 Hobson's Choice Willie MossopUK Tour [19]
2017Years of SunlightEmlyn Theatre503, London [20]
2018 The Two Noble Kinsmen Arcite Shakespeare's Globe, London [21]
The Art of Success William Hogarth Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston upon Thames [22]
The Taste of the Town Samuel Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston upon Thames [23]
Great Apes Simon Dykes Arcola Theatre, London [24]
2021 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander Shakespeare's Globe, London [25]
Twelfth Night Orsino Shakespeare's Globe, London [26]
2022 All of Us AidanRoyal National Theatre [27]

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  3. ↑ "BBC One - Capital: Episode 1: Credits". BBC Online . BBC. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "BBC One - Masters of Phantoms: Wolf Hall Episode 6 of 6: Credits". BBC Online . BBC. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "BBC - Drama Faces - Bryan Dick". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Interview with Bryan Dick on BBC website about his role in Amadeus
  7. ↑ "Interview with Bryan Dick on his role in Amadeus". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  8. ↑ Sheffield Theatres Education Resource Archived 13 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Wolf, Matt (28 September 2001). "Sliding with Suzanne". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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  15. ↑ Woodcock, Mike (14 November 2007). "Amadeus @ The Crucible". BBC. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "TINDERBOX". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "Public Enemy". BBC. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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  19. ↑ Richardson, Hannah (11 March 2016). "Hobson's Choice is a play ahead of its time". The Bucks Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  20. ↑ Meloni, Marianna (2 February 2017). "Interview: Bryan Dick on 'Years of Sunlight' at Theatre503". Everything Theatre. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  21. ↑ Minamore, Bridget (31 May 2018). "The Two Noble Kinsmen review – fun but slight outing for a Shakespeare rarity". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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  23. ↑ "HOGARTH'S PROGRESS: THE TASTE OF THE TOWN". Rose Theatre. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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