Andrew Dunn is an English actor, possibly best known for his roles of Kevin Butcher in the ITV crime drama The Knock from 1994 until 1997, and the role of Tony in the BBC sitcom dinnerladies between 1998 and 2000. He later played Roger Stiles in Coronation Street from 2007 to 2008. He was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, but was brought up in North Shields, east of Newcastle upon Tyne, before leaving for London at the age of 20. He trained as a teacher but decided he wanted to act. He later moved to York.
Early life He was born in Leeds, but then the family moved to North Shields when he was nine. He attended Whitehouse Primary School and then Marden High School in Cullercoats, and then Tynemouth Sixth Form College, where he became interested in drama.
Career Dunn has appeared in numerous television series including perhaps his best known roles to date, Kevin Butcher in The Knock and as Tony in dinnerladies. In addition he has also appeared in The Bill, Holby City, 55 Degrees North, Heartbeat, and Coronation Street in 2003. He had a lead role playing Hardy in the British feature film Between Two Women (2000) and also appeared in the British feature film The Jealous God (2005).
In December 2006, Dunn rejoined the cast of Coronation Street as Roger Stiles, a plumber and new love interest for Janice Battersby."Dinnerladies star joins Corrie " On 29 September 2008, it was announced Dunn had been axed from Coronation Street; he made his final appearance on 8 October 2008.
From 1999 until at least 2006, Dunn played the recurring role of Alastair Campbell in the political satire Bremner, Bird & Fortune. Dunn reprised his role as Alastair Campbell in the BBC Radio 4 play The Iraq Dossier, written by David Morley, which was broadcast on 2 March 2013.
Dunn joined previous cast members of dinnerladies in March 2009 to perform a stage version of the hit show.
Dunn received an honorary degree of letters from York St John University on 13 November 2009.
Dunn appeared in the BBC series Doctors on 24 March 2011, playing Owain Brumpton. In September 2014, Dunn began playing the role of Gerald in the touring production of The Full Monty.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNotes1987The RitzSkodge6 episodes1992London's Burning"Two Rods" EddieEpisode: "#5.1"1994–1997The KnockKevin Butcher27 episodes1998–2000dinnerladiesTony Martin2003Midsomer MurdersConstable CrabbeEpisode: "The Green Man"2003GiftedDC FairchildTelevision film2003Doctor Who: Scream of the ShalkaMax A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2004No AngelsMr. MorganEpisode: "#1.1"2004–200555 Degrees NorthPolice Sergeant Rick Astel14 episodes2005–2018DoctorsOwain Brumpton, P.C. Mickey Bell, Des Broad, Dennis Hewitt, Tom Bowyer, Geoff Aspland, Martin Lightfoot8 episodes2006Bremner, Bird and FortuneAlistair CampbellEpisode: "#9.1"2006Dalziel and PascoeJack FarradayEpisode: "Glory Days"2006Blue MurderEddie CarterEpisode: "Steady Eddie"2007–2008Coronation StreetRoger Stiles66 episodes2010Law & Order: UKMartin DouglasEpisode: "Masquerade"2011My FamilyMartinEpisode: "Darts All, Folks"2026Dear EnglandSam Allardyce1 episode
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2000Between Two WomenGeoff Hardy2002Ali G IndahousePolice Officer2005The Jealous GodMatthew2007PopcornMax2009Mr. RightAlex's Father
Theatre dinnerladies – 2009, stage adaptation of the popular BBC sitcom, York Theatre Royal and the Darlington Civic Theatre 'Art' – 2006, York Theatre Royal – 2013, York Theatre Royal The Railway Children – 2015, Kings Cross Theatre
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