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David Alan Johns (born 15 July 1956) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake. [1]
Dave Johns is an actor, stand up comedian and talented improviser who played the lead role in Ken Loach's feature film 'I, Daniel Blake' for which he won the 2016 BIFA for Best Actor. 'I, Daniel Blake' won the 2016 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival.
A multi-award winning film actor, accomplished stage actor and improvisor who has appeared on the West End stage and is best known for his breakthrough role in Ken Loach's critically acclaimed film 'I, Daniel Blake' which won the coveted Palme D'Or Award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Dave has also written for stage and radio.
Dave Johns is an actor, stand up comedian and talented improviser who played the lead role in Ken Loach's feature film 'I, Daniel Blake' for which he won the 2016 BIFA for Best Actor. 'I, Daniel Blake' won the 2016 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival.
Aug 21, 2022 · Dave Johns is a comedian and actor best known for starring in Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake. 1 MY WORKING-CLASS UPBRINGING. I CAME from a working-class area, Byker, in Newcastle. It’s pretty run-down now.
Dave Johns celebrated 30 years as a stand up comic in March 2020. "I can't believe its been thirty years since I first started doing stand up at the Comedy Cafe at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House on Westgate Road in Newcastle.
Jul 12, 2022 · Interview with Dave Johns, comedian, actor, and star of 'I, Daniel Blake' by Tom Inniss. "Theatre and being an entertainer seemed a billion miles away from my life... A teacher took us to see Death of a Salesman, which totally blew me away! That was it, I was hooked!" Could you first introduce yourself to the reader?
May 31, 2023 · Actor Dave Johns, who starred in I, Daniel Blake says he "wants to make people angry again" with a new stage adaptation of the Ken Loach film. Johns has written a new version of the...
Winner - Best Actor San Diego Film Festival 2024. Dave has won the Best Actor Award at the San Diego Film Festival 2024 for his performance in the film "Making Up". Read more.
Nov 17, 2022 · Actor Dave Johns, who played the lead role in Ken Loach's award-winning 2016 film I, Daniel Blake, is to update the story for its first stage version. Johns starred in the film as Dan, a...