Dickon Tolson

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Dickon Tolson
Born (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 49)
UK
OccupationActor

Dickon Tolson is a British actor who started training at the Anna Scher Theatre school when he was 8 years old. Between 1996 and 1998, he appeared as Lee Simms in 12 episodes of Peak Practice .

In 1998, he appeared as 'Dirty Dave' in Like It Is (film). In 2005 he appeared in EastEnders playing a young William Moon who was killed during the war. This special flashback episode was to mark Armistice Day and also featured a guest appearance from The Vicar of Dibley star Trevor Peacock.

Other shows Tolson has appeared include veteran hospital drama Casualty , The Bill, Wire in the Blood The one off drama 'Hot Money' On ITV1 in 2001, Silent Witness . In 2005, he guest starred in the Doctor Who audio drama The Game .

He also works for a theatre company called Big Foot. Previously, he taught drama at Aylwin Girls School in Bermondsey, south east London. Tolson holds a degree in philosophy, graduating from Middlesex University in 1997.

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