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Bryan Dick
Born (1978-02-01) 1 February 1978 (age 46)[1]
Denton Holme, Carlisle, England[2]
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Parent(s)Jim, Jenny

Bryan Dick (born 1 February 1978[1]) is an English TV, stage and film actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Ernie Wise in the BBC's BAFTA-winning biopic of Morecambe and Wise, Eric and Ernie.

Career

Aged 11, Dick won a scholarship to Elmhurst Ballet School and left home to train as a dancer. Three years later, he was talent-spotted by ITV scouts and cast as the titular anti-hero of 1990s cult classic The Life and Times of Henry Pratt. Since graduating from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2000, he has worked on some of the best dramas on British television. In 2015 he was DI Mill in the BBC's Capital,[3] based on the best-selling novel by John Lanchester, and Sir Richard Riche in Wolf Hall.[4]

Early career highlights include White Teeth, based on Zadie Smith's best-selling novel, in which he played Young Archie (old Archie was played by Phil Davis); Blackpool in which he was David Tennant's cheeky sidekick DC Blythe; Simon Curtis's Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, based on the trilogy by Patrick Hamilton, in which he co-starred with Sally Hawkins; and The Long Firm with Mark Strong. Bryan also played Thomas Wyatt in The Virgin Queen, which starred Anne-Marie Duff. He was dance teacher Prince Turveydrop in the multi-award-winning BBC version of Charles Dickens's Bleak House and Freddie Trent in The Old Curiosity Shop.

Other TV work includes the lead with Kris Marshall in the ITV comedy drama series, Sold[5] and Ordeal By Innocence in the Agatha Christie Agatha Christie's Marple with Geraldine McEwan. In 2008 he appeared as Adam in an episode of the same name in the BBC's cult Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood. He also appeared in the popular television show Shameless and played teacher Ian Bateley in the BBC's critical hit school drama Excluded.

Dick has had several roles on the big screen, notably the role of Joseph Nagle with Russell Crowe in Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and a werewolf in Katja von Garnier's Blood and Chocolate (2007). Other film work includes Brothers of the Head (2005) and Colour Me Kubrick (2006), in which he co-starred with John Malkovich.

On stage he starred at the Hampstead Theatre in Seminar. He has worked with many of the UK theatre's top directors, appearing three times at the Royal Court in Sliding With Suzanne for Max Stafford-Clark, Plasticine, directed by Dominic Cooke, and Bone, by John Donnelly. At the National Theatre he starred as Andrea Sarti in Bertolt Brecht's The Life of Galileo and as Dapper in The Alchemist, both for Nicholas Hytner. He played the title role in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus,[6][7] again at the Crucible Theatre, with Gerard Murphy as Salieri.[8] Other theatre includes Edward Bond's Lear at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield and School Play at the Soho Theatre.

In 2016 he played Willie Mossop in Hobson's Choice with Martin Shaw in London's West End.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Losing It Tom TV film
2001 Dream Bobby
2002 Morvern Callar Guy with Hat's Mate
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Joseph Nagle
2004 The Bunk Bed Boys Phil TV film
Passer By Ruddock TV film
2005 Brothers of the Head Paul Day
Colour Me Kubrick Sean
2007 Blood & Chocolate Rafe
The Old Curiosity Shop Freddie Trent TV film
I Want You Boy Short film
2008 He Kills Coppers Peter TV film
2010 Excluded Ian TV film
2011 Eric and Ernie Ernie Wise TV film
2012 I, Anna D.C. Peter Hicock
Day of the Flowers Conway
2013 Survival Code Clive TV film
The Numbers Station David
2016 The Complete Walk: As You Like It Touchstone Short film
2017 Joe Orton Laid Bare Joe Orton TV film
2018 Shakespeare's Globe: The Two Noble Kinsmen Arcite

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Life and Times of Henry Pratt Young Henry Pratt Mini-series; 2 episodes
1993 Bonjour la Classe Adam Huntley Series regular; 6 episodes
1994 Earthfasts Nellie Jack John Recurring role, 2 episodes
Stages Karl Episode: "Speaking in Tongues"
2000 North Square Rory McLeish Episode: "Series 1, Episode 10"
Shockers Alan Compton Episode: "Parent's Night"
2001 Clocking Off Scott Aindow Episode: "Bev's Story"
The Bill Tristan King Episode: "Lick of Paint"
Merseybeat David Carter Episode: "Dead Time"
Superintendent Winter Sonen Episode: "Dans med en ängel - Del 2"
2002 Strange Toby Episode: "Pilot"
Bedtime PC Jones Recurring role; 3 episode
Dalziel and Pascoe Marcus Vanstone Episode: "Mens Sana"
White Teeth Young Archie Mini-series; 2 episodes
2003 Blue Murder Dean Hendrix Episode: "Cry Me a River"
Foyle's War Kenneth Hunter Episode: "Fifty Ships"
2004 Red Cap Sergeant Terry Canavan Episode: "Long Time Dead"
The Long Firm Beardsley Episode: "Jimmy's Story"
Blackpool D.C. Blythe Series regular; 6 episodes
2005 Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky Bob Mini-series; 3 episodes
Bleak House Prince Turveydrop Recurring role; 6 episodes
2006 Shameless Jack Wyatt Episode: "Dark Friends"
The Virgin Queen Thomas Wyatt the Younger Mini-series; 1 episode
Vincent Simon Nelson Episode: "Series 2, Episode 3"
2007 Agatha Christie's Marple Micky Argyle Episode: "Ordeal by Innocence"
Sold Danny Series regular; 6 episodes
2008 Torchwood Adam Episode: "Adam"
2009 Lewis Phil Beaumont Episode: "The Quality of Mercy"
All the Small Things Jake Barton Series regular; 6 episodes
2010 Being Human Sykes Episode: "Educating Creature"
Ashes to Ashes Daniel Stafford Episode: "Series 3, Episode 4"
2011 Haven Ian Haskell Episode: "Fear & Loathing"
2013 Silent Witness Lucas Ballinger Episode: "Trust"
Death in Paradise Benjamin Sammy Episode: "A Deadly Curse"
The Ice Cream Girls Al Francis Mini-series; 3 episodes
2015 Wolf Hall Solicitor General Richard Riche Recurring role; 3 episodes
Capital DI Mill Mini-series; 3 episodes
2018 The Split Ramsey Sawyer Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4"
2019 Midsomer Murders Cyrus Babbage Episode: "The Sting of Death"

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Venue Ref
2001 Sliding with Suzanne Luka UK Tour [9]
2002 Plasticine Lyokha Jerwood Theatre, London [10]
2004 Bone Jamie Jerwood Theatre, London [11]
2005 Lear The Gravedigger's Boy Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield [12]
2006 Life of Galileo Andrea Sarti Olivier Theatre, London [13]
The Alchemist Dapper Olivier Theatre, London [14]
2007 Amadeus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield [15]
2008 Tinderbox Perchik Bush Theatre, London [16]
2013 Public Enemy Hovstad UK Tour [17]
2014 Seminar Martin Hampstead Theatre, London [18]
2016 Hobson's Choice Willie Mossop UK Tour [19]
2017 Years of Sunlight Emlyn Theatre503, London [20]
2018 The Two Noble Kinsmen Arcite Shakespeare's Globe, London [21]
The Art of Success William Hogarth Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston upon Thames [22]
The Taste of the Town Samuel Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston upon Thames [23]
Great Apes Simon Dykes Arcola Theatre, London [24]
2021 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander Shakespeare's Globe, London [25]
Twelfth Night Orsino Shakespeare's Globe, London [26]
2022 All of Us Aidan Royal National Theatre [27]

Radio roles

References

  1. ^ a b Birthday: day (from Twitter) year (30 in 2008 from Cumberland News)
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  2. ^ Cumberland News One of these?
  3. ^ "BBC One - Capital: Episode 1: Credits". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ^ "BBC One - Masters of Phantoms: Wolf Hall Episode 6 of 6: Credits". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. ^ "BBC - Drama Faces - Bryan Dick". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. ^ Interview with Bryan Dick on BBC website about his role in Amadeus
  7. ^ "Interview with Bryan Dick on his role in Amadeus". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  8. ^ Sheffield Theatres Education Resource Archived 13 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Wolf, Matt (28 September 2001). "Sliding with Suzanne". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  10. ^ Taylor, Paul (27 March 2002). "Plasticine, Royal Court Upstairs, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  11. ^ Billington, Michael (14 September 2004). "Bone". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ Gardner, Lyn (17 March 2005). "Lear". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  13. ^ Taylor, Paul (7 July 2006). "First Night: The Life of Galileo, Olivier National Theatre, London". The Independent. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  14. ^ "The Alchemist at the National Theatre". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  15. ^ Woodcock, Mike (14 November 2007). "Amadeus @ The Crucible". BBC. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  16. ^ "TINDERBOX". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Public Enemy". BBC. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Bryan Dick opens in Seminar at Hampstead". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  19. ^ Richardson, Hannah (11 March 2016). "Hobson's Choice is a play ahead of its time". The Bucks Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  20. ^ Meloni, Marianna (2 February 2017). "Interview: Bryan Dick on 'Years of Sunlight' at Theatre503". Everything Theatre. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  21. ^ Minamore, Bridget (31 May 2018). "The Two Noble Kinsmen review – fun but slight outing for a Shakespeare rarity". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  22. ^ "HOGARTH'S PROGRESS: THE ART OF SUCCESS". Rose Theatre. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  23. ^ "HOGARTH'S PROGRESS: THE TASTE OF THE TOWN". Rose Theatre. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  24. ^ Irwin, Joseph (22 March 2018). ""Every time I do something it's different" – Bryan Dick". Hackney Post. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  25. ^ "'A Midsummers Night's Dream' starring Bryan Dick as Lysander at the Shakespeare's Globe". Sue Terry Voices. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  26. ^ Akbar, Arifa (11 August 2021). "Twelfth Night review – impeccable staging of Shakespeare's merriest romp". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  27. ^ "All of Us". National Theatre. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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