Danny Webb (actor)

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Danny Webb
Born (1958-06-06) 6 June 1958 (age 66)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
SpouseLeila Bertrand
Children2

Danny Webb (born 6 June 1958) is an English television and film actor. His roles include the prisoner Morse in the movie Alien 3 , Thomas Cromwell in Henry VIII and John Maynard Jefferson in the two part Doctor Who story "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit" in 2006.

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Early life

Webb was born on 6 June 1958 [1] to Eileen and Maurice Webb. He attended The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1977.

Career

Webb has appeared in many British television programmes, including The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles , Our Friends in the North , A Touch of Frost , Agatha Christie's Poirot , The Bill , Midsomer Murders , Silent Witness and Shackleton . [2] He also appeared in two episodes of Doctor Who - "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit". [3] He has also appeared in Britannia High as Jack Tyler and in New Tricks as a DJ.

In 1985, Webb appeared alongside Jon Pertwee in a television adaptation of Karl Wittlinger's Broadway play, Do You Know the Milky Way? playing Kris, a psychiatric patient who believed that he came from another star.

Webb has also had recurring roles in several television series, including Brookside , Cardiac Arrest and Life Begins .

In 2008, Webb appeared as the journalist Noel Botham in the BBC Four drama Hughie Green, Most Sincerely, as well as narrating the Games Workshop Black Library audiobook The Lightning Tower/The Dark King and the Gotrek and Felix audiobook Slayer of the Storm God. He also had a small part as a German communications officer in the film Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise.

In September 2009, he had a lead role in the BBC1 five-part drama series Land Girls , playing a sergeant in the Home Guard.

In 2015, Danny completed the role of Roy in the British crime thriller The Contract which was released in January 2016. [4]

Theatre work

Danny Webb has worked extensively in theatre, including in the Olivier Award-winning production [5] of Blasted by Sarah Kane at the Lyric Theatre in 2011. He also won Best Actor for the role in the Off West End Awards. He has appeared twice at the Royal Court Theatre, in Chicken Soup with Barley by Arnold Wesker (2011) and The Mistress Contract . [6] In 2022, he appeared as Al Smith in Straight Line Crazy in London and Off-Broadway. [7]

Films

YearTitleCharacterProduction
1984 A Year of the Quiet Sun David
1985 No End Englishman
1986 Defence of the Realm Danny Royce Hemdale Film Corporation
1987 Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire TV Director
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown Zacharias' Man Cannon Films
1989 Henry V Gower BBC
1991 Robin Hood Much the Miller 20th Century Fox / Working Title
1992 Alien 3 Robert Morse 20th Century Fox
1996 True Blue Alan Palmer FilmFour Productions
1997 Love and Death on Long Island Video Assistant Telefilm Canada
1998 Still Crazy Clive Columbia Pictures Corporation
2000 Shiner Karl Miramax Films
2001InspirationMan
2003 I'll Be There Denny Wise Morgan Creek
2004 The Aryan Couple Himmler
2005 The Upside of Anger Grey Wolfmeyer Media 8 Entertainment
2008 Valkyrie Captain Haans United Artists
2010The Story of F***Barton Hamborski
2013 Hummingbird Damon Lionsgate
2014 Locke Cassidy A24
A Little Chaos Claude Moulin BBC Films
2015 The Contract RoyScanner Rhodes Production / Robert Fucilla Company
Silent Hours David Frampton
2016 City of Tiny Lights DS Cal Donnely BBC Films
2017Pegasus BridgeGeneral Richard Gale Independent
Churchill General Alan Brooke Salon Pictures
2019 Never Grow Old Preacher Pike Saban Films

Television

YearTitleCharacterProductionNotes
1979The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing GamePeter ITV Episode: "Trackdown"
1980 Twelfth Night Servant BBC TV film
Jackanory PlayhouseHarold BBC Episode: "The Silver Fish"
MackenzieBuilder's Merchant BBC Episode: "Preliminary Enquiries"
Play for Today Police Constable BBC Episode: "Pasmore"
Play for Today Despatch Rider BBC Episode: "The Imitation Game"
1982 We'll Meet Again Young Recruit ITV Episode: "Old Enough to Fight"
The Unapproachable  [ pl ]Marek ORF TV film
1982–1983 Brookside Gavin Taylor Channel 4
1984More Lives Than OneSteve BBC TV film
1985Do You Know the Milkyway?KrisTV film
1986 Slip-Up Monk & McCabe BBC TV film
1987Intimate ContactScottTV film
1988 The Comic Strip Presents... Party Guest Channel 4 Episode: "Didn't You Kill My Brother?"
Bergerac Joe Grantham BBC Episode: "Retirement Plan"
1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot Porter ITV Episode: "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook"
The Saint: The Brazilian ConnectionCeltic Film EntertainmentTV film
Boon Mike Hawkins ITV 2 episodes
The Bill Steve Hill ITV Episode: "Fools Gold"
1990Screen TwoActor BBC Episode: "Drowning in the Shallow Ends"
Made in HeavenDave Granada Episode: "Falling in Love"
1991 Screenplay BBC Episode: "Clubland"
1992The Jazz DetectiveBernie Wetson
BookmarkDick Hughes BBC Episode: "Sunny Stories"
1992–1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Pablo Picasso ABC 2 episodes
1993A Woman's Guide to AdulteryRay Carlton Television
Comics Brian Duffield Channel 4
1994 The Bill Steven Petit ITV Episode: "Big Eagle Day"
HeadhuntersRoger Garrison Channel 4
99-1 McCarthy ITV 2 episodes
Cardiac Arrest Mr Simon Bentancourt BBC Series 1
1995 Space Precinct Wyndam 'Houdini' Derrit Sky One Episode: "Two Against the Rock"
Mrs. Hartley and the Growth CentreVicar
1996 Our Friends in the North Detective Inspector Ron Conrad BBC 4 episodes
Murder Most Horrid Tony Smedley Talkback Productions Episode: "Dead on Time"
The Bill Grigori Minescu ITV Episode: "Black Money"
Sharman Durban ITV Episode: ""A Good Year For The Roses"
A Touch of Frost Karl Edwards ITV Episode: "Paying the Price"
1997 Dressing for Breakfast John Channel 4 Episode: "Married Man"
A Perfect State Johnny BBC
1998The King of ChaosLiam KellerStone City FilmsTV film
Terror in the MallWarden BanksWarner Bros TelevisionTV film
2point4 Children Malcolm BBC Episode: "Malcolm X"
The Bill Sammy Lewis ITV Episode: "Three Cheers"
The Jump Davey Jackson ITV
Frenchman's CreekWilliam Carlton Television TV film
1999 Harbour Lights Vic Morley BBC Episode: "Muckraker"
Hunting Venus John ITV TV film
Dalziel and Pascoe Det. Chief Inspector Geoffrey Hiller BBC Episode: "Recalled to Life"
In the Name of LoveGeorge WaltersTV film
2000 The Scarlet Pimpernel Libersac BBC Episode: "A Good Name"
The Knock John Gilbraith ITV Episode: "Power Trip"
In the Beginning Laban NBC TV film
Casualty Harry Chapman BBC Episode: "Seize the Night"
2001HawkDavid BBC TV film
Take Me Doug Patton ITV
2002 Shackleton Perris Channel 4 TV film
Outside the RulesDr. John Falkirk BBC TV film
Murder in Mind Derek Stevensby BBC Episode: "Swan Song"
The Hound of the Baskervilles Inspector Lestrade BBC TV film
2003 Cutting It Ivor Biltong BBC Episode: "Episode #2.4"
Henry VIII Thomas Cromwell ITV TV film
Starhunter MaxThe Danforth Studios Ltd.Episode: "Supermax Redux"
The Private Life of Samuel Pepys Edward Montagu BBC Films TV film
2004 Murder in Suburbia Gavin Webb ITV Episode: "Applejacks"
Murder City Eddie Gresham Granada Television Episode: "Mr Right"
Waking the Dead Sir Martin Havering BBC Episode: "False Flag"
Silent Witness Sergeant Paul Bradley BBC Episode: "Body 21"
My Family Ches BBC Episode: "Glad Tidings We Bring"
2004–2005 Life Begins Paul ITV 12 episodes
2005Uncle AdolfJoseph Goebbels ITV TV film
A Touch of Frost Father David Rose ITV Episode: "Near Death Experience"
Heartbeat Vince Wain ITV Episode: "Blood Brothers"
2006 The Bill George Swanson ITV Episode: "444"
Hotel Babylon Mr Matthews BBC Episode: "Episode 1"
Lewis Tom Pollock ITV Episode: "Reputation"
Totally Frank Jimmy Channel 4 Episode: "Episode #2.4"
NostradamusPierreTV film
Doctor Who Mr Jefferson BBC 2 episodes
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Eddie Price BBC Episode: "In the Blink of the Eye"
Midsomer Murders Tony Kirby ITV Episode: "Dance with the Dead"
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Licinius BBC Episode: "Constantine"
2007 Agatha Christie's Marple Mutti ITV Episode: "At Bertram's Hotel"
All About MeDanny Caldwell BBC TV film
2008 Lark Rise to Candleford Dan Macey BBC Episode: "Episode 2"
The Bill Ernie Rosen ITV Episode: "The Deadly Game"
Phoo Action Lord Rothwell BBC TV film
Casualty Rob Greyson BBC Episode: "The Mess We're In"
Honest Mack Carter ITV Main cast
Hughie Green, Most SincerelyNoel BothamTV film
New Tricks Graham Madeley BBC Episode: "A Face for Radio"
Britannia High Jack Tyler ITV 2 episodes
2009 Hallmark Hall of Fame TrojanEpisode: "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler"
The Bill Matthew Devlin ITV 6 episodes
Trinity Crispin Hunter ITV Episode: "1.5"
2009–2011 Land Girls Sgt Dennis Tucker BBC Main cast
2010 Hustle Rex Kennedy BBC Episode: "Father of the Jewels"
Holby City Kevin Dalton BBC Episode: "To Have and to Hold"
Midsomer Murders Jeff Bowmaker ITV Episode: "The Silent Land"
2011 Being Human Marcus BBC Episode: "Daddy Ghoul"
Death in Paradise Jon Taylor BBC Episode: "Amongst Us"
2012 Endeavour DS Arthur Lott ITV Episode: "Endeavour"
2012 Sherlock DI Carter BBC Episode: "A Scandal in Belgravia"
2013 Agatha Christie's Poirot Superintendent Bill Garroway ITV Episode: "Elephants Can Remember"
2015–2016 Humans Professor Edwin Hobb Channel 4 & AMC 9 episodes
2016, 2019 Plebs LepidusRise Films2 episodes
2017 Father Brown Malcolm Pendle BBC Episode: "The Alchemist's Secret"
The Halcyon MI5 agent ITV 2 episodes
2017–2020 Liar DS Rory Maxwell ITV Main role, 12 episodes
2018 The City And The City Maj. Jorgi Syedr BBC Miniseries
2019 Pennyworth John RipperEpix
2019–2020 The Trial of Christine Keeler George Wigg, Baron Wigg BBC Miniseries
2024 The Regime Mr. Laskin HBO Miniseries
2024 Beyond Paradise Jaimie Martins BBC One 1 episode

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