Dominic Coleman

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Dominic Coleman
Born
Dominic Andrew Coleman

(1970-01-29) 29 January 1970 (age 56)
Solihull, Warwickshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Dominic Andrew Coleman (born 29 January 1970) [1] is a British actor. He went to secondary school at Tudor Grange Academy Solihull which then led him to train at Leeds University's Bretton Hall where he studied a BA (hons) in Dramatic Arts. He lives in London with his wife and children.

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Acting history

Born in the Shirley district of Solihull, he has appeared in Stupid! , Sex Lives of the Potato Men and in The Cup as Vincent Farrell. [2] In 2003, he presented the series The People's Book of Records . He also appeared in an episode of My Hero as the shady journalist Kevin Trent in the episode "Shock, Horror!" He also provides the voice of Arthur Weasley in various Harry Potter video games.

He appeared on TV as a recurring customer in the BBC comedy series Miranda and reprised his role for episodes in 2013 and 2015. He also starred as Nan's husband Jake in Nan's Christmas Carol , and was introduced as the character 'Gaz' in ITV's Coronation Street . In 2012, Coleman played Neville in the Sky1 sitcom Trollied . 2013 saw Coleman playing the role of Jamie in Heading Out .

In 2014, Labour supporter Coleman starred as David Cameron in the Labour Party (UK) Party Political Broadcast, The Un-Credible Shrinking Man . [3] [4] He appeared as a mechanoid called Butler in a series 11 episode of the TV comedy series Red Dwarf first aired in 2016.

Coleman features in the BBC Radio 4 comedy sketch series Recorded for Training Purposes, and was also in the music video for Groove Armada's "If Everybody Looked The Same". He starred in episode 6 of Hank Zipzer playing Mick McKelty. He appeared in the BBC one-off remake of Porridge as Mr Braithwaite, a placid prison officer.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995The White RoomMan in whiteShort film
2000WetworkUnknownShort film
2001 Large DennisShort film
Beginner's Luck Scott
Tommy ToughJonesyShort film
2003Little Clumps of HairSimonShort film
RoundLaurenceShort film
2004 Sex Lives of the Potato Men Tolly
2006 Land of the Blind Skinny comedian
2007 Special People Jasper
2008 Clubbed Clinger
2009Hands SoloNarratorShort film
2011The Organ Grinder's MonkeyFelixShort film
Weekend RetreatDuncan
2013 We Are the Freaks Mr. Parsons
2014 Paddington Policeman
About a DogJack CravanShort film
2015 The Bad Education Movie Zipwire Guy
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby Village Hall Photographer
2017 The Current War White House Butler
The OvercoatThe TailorShort film
2018 Twelfth Night Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Head Full of Honey Officer at Police Station
2019 Yesterday Ipswich TV Host
2020 His House Lead Officer
The Show Bobbles the Clown
2022Meet Me Where I AmTomShort film
2023 Wonka Donovan
Napoleon Clerk
The Devil Went Down to IslingtonThe Devil

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 London's Burning Max HarrisEpisode #12.3
Heartburn Hotel BarmanEpisode: "Kin"
2000–2002 The Bill Des / Leon Hawks5 episodes
2001ShockersMate 1Episode: "Cyclops"
2001–2002 Comedy Lab Policeman2 episodes
2002 My Hero Kevin TrenchEpisode: "Shock, Horror!"
Dead GorgeousWorkmanTelevision film
2003 Red Cap Steven TelfordEpisode: "Crush"
Keen Eddie Uniformed PCEpisode: "Achtung, Baby"
Absolute Power Steve BeachEpisode: "Mr Fox"
2003–2017 Doctors Various5 episodes
2004–2006 Stupid! Various characters15 episodes
2005 Life Begins ParamedicEpisode: "Hidden Pain"
EastEnders DavidEpisode #1.2987
SwingingDab Allen / Don Lorrie / Patient7 episodes
Bleak House Policeman in Snagsby'sEpisode #1.4
Rome CenturionEpisode: "Triumph"
2005–2007 Dream Team Policeman5 episodes
2006 Masterpiece Theatre Jeremiah BlythEpisode: "The Ruby in the Smoke"
2007 Thieves Like Us CustomerEpisode: "The Warehouse Job"
Silent Witness Reporter2 episodes
The Whistleblowers MarvinEpisode: "Fit for Purpose"
Stuart: A Life BackwardsAttacking manTelevision film
Ladies and GentlemenPC JacksonTelevision film
2007–2008Singles FilesSteve5 episodes
2008 Torchwood Police officerEpisode: "Sleeper"
Pulling PolicemanEpisode #2.4
The Cup Vincent Farrell6 episodes
2009 Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire HugoEpisode: "Our Bounties Ourselves"
Psychoville Colin2 episodes
Big Top WarderEpisode: "Dad"
Nan's Christmas Carol Jake TaylorTV special
Brave Young MenIain BeasleyTelevision film
2009, 2013,
2015		 Miranda Customer / Jim3 episodes
2010 My Family PC CollinsEpisode: "Slammertime"
Meet the Parents Dad6 episodes
Hotel Trubble Cupid L'AmourEpisode: "Bridezilla"
2010, 2012,
2016		 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Various3 episodes
2011 Law & Order: UK Michael HunterEpisode: "Crush"
Spy JudgeEpisode: "Codename: Portis"
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff PolicemanEpisode: Christmas special
Rosemunde PilcherUnknownEpisode: "Verlobt, verliebt, verwirrt"
2011, 2018 Coronation Street Gaz / Matt3 episodes
2012 White Heat Estate agentEpisode: "The Personal is Political"
Starlings WindsurferEpisode #1.2
Parade's End PennEpisode #1.3
2012–2018 Trollied Neville55 episodes
2013 Heading Out Jamie6 episodes
2013, 2015 Up the Women Officer Thackeray2 episodes
2014Morning Has BrokenUnknownTelevision film
The Driver MatthewEpisode #1.2
Crackanory UnknownEpisode: "Let Me Be the Judge & I'm Still Here"
2014–2016 Hank Zipzer Mick McKelty5 episodes
2015 The Delivery Man Dave FisherEpisode: "Youth"
Doc Martin News presenterEpisode: "Rescue Me"
Unforgotten John Burton2 episodes
The Job Lot Inspector HughesEpisode #3.3
Capital PC JenkinsEpisode #1.3
Suspects Reverend Daniel MatthewsEpisode: "Ricochet"
2016 Porridge Officer BraithwaiteTelevision film
Peaky Blinders PriestEpisode #3.4
Cold Feet Floyd Vardy5 episodes
Red Dwarf ButlerEpisode: "Krysis"
2016–2017 Drunk History Adolf Hitler 2 episodes
2016–2018 Upstart Crow Henry Condell 19 episodes
2017 Episodes Writer N.23 episodes
Death in Paradise Reverend Matthew DawsonEpisode: "Murder in the Polls"
Porridge Officer Braithwaite5 episodes
2018 Moving On DarrenEpisode: "Two Fat Ladies"
Humans DorianEpisode 5
2019 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Adrian MessengerEpisode: "The Play's the Thing"
Plebs NigellusEpisode: "The Hooligans"
2019−2022 The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk Jonny Wallop9 episodes
2021 Bloods BrockEpisode: "Bike Patrol"
Malory Towers Mr. Thomas3 episodes
2022 Brassic GeoffEpisode: "Lost in the Woods"
Whitstable Pearl Tony DoolyEpisode: "The Offer"
2022−2024 Bridgerton Lord Cowper6 episodes
2024 The Jetty Brad3 episodes

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Arthur Weasley
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Arthur Weasley
Sarcastic gargoyle
Gryffindor Common Room portrait
Percival Pratt
Phineas Nigellus Black
Timothy the Timid
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Arthur Weasley
Announcer

References

  1. ↑ "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "The Cup – a six-part comedy series for BBC Two". BBC. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. ↑ The Guardian (7 May 2014). "Labour video mocks Nick Clegg as the 'Un-Credible Shrinking Man'"
  4. ↑ Labour Party (7 May 2014). "The Un-credible Shrinking Man". YouTube.
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