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Danny Webb | |
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| Born | 6 June 1958 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Leila Bertrand |
| Children | 2 |
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.
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.
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]
In August 2024, it was announced that Webb had been cast as Ser Arlan of Pennytree in the upcoming series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms . [5]
Danny Webb has worked extensively in theatre, including in the Olivier Award-winning production [6] 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 . [7] In 2022, he appeared as Al Smith in Straight Line Crazy in London and Off-Broadway. [8]
| Year | Title | Character | Production | Notes |
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| 1979 | The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game | Peter | ITV | Episode: "Trackdown" |
| 1980 | Twelfth Night | Servant | BBC | TV film |
| Jackanory Playhouse | Harold | BBC | Episode: "The Silver Fish" | |
| Mackenzie | Builder'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 | Marek | ORF | TV film | |
| 1982–1983 | Brookside | Gavin Taylor | Channel 4 | |
| 1984 | More Lives Than One | Steve | BBC | TV film |
| 1985 | Do You Know the Milkyway? | Kris | TV film | |
| 1986 | Slip-Up | Monk & McCabe | BBC | TV film |
| 1987 | Intimate Contact | Scott | TV 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 Connection | Celtic Film Entertainment | TV film | ||
| Boon | Mike Hawkins | ITV | 2 episodes | |
| The Bill | Steve Hill | ITV | Episode: "Fools Gold" | |
| 1990 | Screen Two | Actor | BBC | Episode: "Drowning in the Shallow Ends" |
| Made in Heaven | Dave | Granada | Episode: "Falling in Love" | |
| 1991 | Screenplay | BBC | Episode: "Clubland" | |
| 1992 | The Jazz Detective | Bernie Weston | ||
| Bookmark | Dick Hughes | BBC | Episode: "Sunny Stories" | |
| 1992–1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Pablo Picasso | ABC | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | A Woman's Guide to Adultery | Ray | Carlton Television | |
| Comics | Brian Duffield | Channel 4 | ||
| 1994 | The Bill | Steven Petit | ITV | Episode: "Big Eagle Day" |
| Headhunters | Roger 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 Centre | Vicar | |||
| 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 | ||
| 1998 | The King of Chaos | Liam Keller | Stone City Films | TV film |
| Terror in the Mall | Warden Banks | Warner Bros Television | TV film | |
| 2point4 Children | Malcolm | BBC | Episode: "Malcolm X" | |
| The Bill | Sammy Lewis | ITV | Episode: "Three Cheers" | |
| The Jump | Davey Jackson | ITV | ||
| Frenchman's Creek | William | 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 Love | George Walters | TV 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" | |
| 2001 | Hawk | David | BBC | TV film |
| Take Me | Doug Patton | ITV | ||
| 2002 | Shackleton | Perris | Channel 4 | TV film |
| Outside the Rules | Dr. 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 | Max | The 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 |
| 2005 | Uncle Adolf | Joseph 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" | |
| Nostradamus | Pierre | TV 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 Me | Danny 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 Sincerely | Noel Botham | TV film | ||
| New Tricks | Graham Madeley | BBC | Episode: "A Face for Radio" | |
| Britannia High | Jack Tyler | ITV | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Trojan | Episode: "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 | Lepidus | Rise Films | 2 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 Ripper | Epix | |
| 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 |
| 2025 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Ser Arlan of Pennytree | HBO | Filming |
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