Daniel Rigby | |
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 Rigby during the production of Harry Potter (TV series) | |
| Born | 6 December 1982 [1] England |
| Education | Cheadle Hulme School RADA |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Daniel Rigby (born 6 December 1982) [1] is an English actor and comedian. He received a BAFTA TV Award for his leading role as Eric Morecambe in the 2011 BBC television film Eric and Ernie .
Daniel Rigby was born in 1982. [1] [2] He is the cousin of Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden. [3]
He attended Cheadle Hulme School [4] and, after studying performing arts at Stockport College, he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. [5]
Rigby has worked as a stand-up comedian, having appeared at the Latitude Festival, won the 2007 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year , and been a nominee for winner of the 2007 So You Think You're Funny competition.[ citation needed ]
In 2007, he moved to television roles with the BBC period drama Lilies . [6]
In 2011, Rigby won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as the late comedian Eric Morecambe in Eric and Ernie , beating both Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch for their roles as the Doctor and Sherlock Holmes, respectively. [7] From 2011 until 2014, Rigby voiced Copenhagen in three series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy Warhorses of Letters alongside Stephen Fry. [8] He performed in Tom Basden's Holes at the Arcola Theatre in London from July to August 2014 alongside Mathew Baynton.[ citation needed ]
In 2015, he narrated the reboot of the BBC children's television series Teletubbies . [9]
In March 2017, he won the best actor award at the 2016 Manchester Theatre Awards for his performance as Alan Turing in Breaking the Code at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. [10]
In 2019, he voiced the title role in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan, alongside Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe. [11]
In 2021, Rigby wrote and performed the highly rated audiobook novel Isaac Steele and the Forever Man. [12]
In 2022 and 2023, Rigby starred as The Maniac in Tom Basden's adaptation of Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist , with runs in Sheffield and London.[ citation needed ]
In 2024, he appeared as Jack Trotter in the Disney+ show Renegade Nell .[ citation needed ]
Rigby will be portraying Vernon Dursley in the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series. [13]
| † | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Flyboys | Ives | |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Bendigo | |
| 2026 | Cold Storage † | Anthony | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lilies | Billy Moss | 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | David | Episode: "Hackers" |
| 2009 | The Street | James | Episode: "Past Life" |
| 2011 | Ideal | Hugh | Episode: "The Love" |
| Eric and Ernie | Eric Morecambe | BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor | |
| 2012 | Cardinal Burns | Various | Episode #1.6 |
| Comedy Showcase | Yannick Montagu | Episode: "The Function Room" | |
| 2013 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Canon Prescott | Episode: "A Caribbean Mystery" |
| Black Mirror | Jamie Salter / Waldo | Episode: "The Waldo Moment" | |
| 2013–2014 | Big School | Mr. Luke Martin | 9 episodes |
| 2014 | From There to Here | Charlie | 3 episodes |
| That Day We Sang | Mr. Kirkby | Television film | |
| 2015 | Undercover | Chris | 6 episodes |
| 2015–2018 | Teletubbies | Narrator | Children's television series [9] |
| 2016 | Jericho | Charles Blackwood | 8 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Flowers | Donald | 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Gap Year | Jotty | Episode: "Kuala Lumpur: The Expats" |
| 2017–2018 | Sick Note | Officer Hayward | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Watership Down | Dandelion | 4 episodes |
| Plebs | Nero | Episode: "The Bathhouse" | |
| 2019 | Timewasters | Martin | Episode: "19:58" |
| GameFace | David Chaplin | Episode: "Gritty" | |
| Defending the Guilty | Phillip | Episode #1.5 | |
| 2020 | Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After | Baker | Television film |
| 2021 | Landscapers | Tony Collier | 4 episodes |
| Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After | Jester | Television film | |
| 2022 | The Witchfinder | Hebble | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Tom Jones | Partridge | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Renegade Nell | Jack Trotter | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | I, Jack Wright | John Wright [14] | 6 episodes |
| 2026 | Blade Runner 2099 † | TBA | Post-production |
| 2027 | Harry Potter † | Vernon Dursley | TV Series |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hamlet | King | Thelma Holt Productions |
| 2005 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius/Moonshine | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment |
| The Burial at Thebes | Haemon | Nottingham Playhouse | |
| 2006 | The White Album | Miles | |
| 2009 | The Mothwokfantastic | Himself | Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
| Beyond The Front Line | Welsh soldier (Private Vespa) | The Lowry, Salford | |
| The Music Show | Performed at Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| 2010 | Afterbirth | Himself | Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantès | West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds | |
| 2011 | One Man, Two Guvnors | Alan Dangle | Royal National Theatre (Lyttelton Theatre); UK tour; Adelphi Theatre; Music Box Theatre, Broadway |
| 2013 | Daniel Rigby: Berk in Progress | Himself | Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
| 2014 | Holes | Ian | Arcola Theatre, Dalston, London |
| 2016 | Breaking the Code | Alan Turing | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester |
| 2017 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Royal National Theatre (Olivier Theatre} |
| 2018 | Frost/Nixon | David Frost | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Bottom | ||
| 2022–2023 | Accidental Death of an Anarchist | The Maniac | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, transferred to Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith and subsequently to Theatre Royal, Haymarket |
| 2023–2024 | The Witches | Mr Stringer | Royal National Theatre (Olivier Theatre} |
26-year-old RADA graduate
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