David Robert Dawson is an English actor born on September 7, 1982 in Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK.Siblings: James Dawson Education: Fairfield Highschool, Warrington Collegiate Institute before being accepted at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2002 and graduated at 2005At 17 he wrote a play called Divorced and Desperate which ran at the Queen's Hall Theatre, Widnes, for three nights. A year later he wrote and starred in the play The Boy in the Bed at the Tower Theatre, Islington, with financial backing from Barbara Windsor and Julie Walters to whom he had written for help. He also mentioned that he once finished a novel but he doesn't have the courage yet to publish it.On June 7, 2021, he stated that he is a part of LGBTQ+ community.
In 2008, Dawson was nominated for Best Newcomer in a Play at the Olivier Awards for his role as Smike in Nicholas Nickleby.He was also nominated in 2010 for Best Supporting Actor in the What's On Stage awards for his role as Gethin Price in Comedians.In 2022, My Policeman received a TIFF Tribute Ensemble Award.
