Daniel Ings (born 30 November 1985)[1] is an English actor. He starred as Luke Curran in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Lovesick (2014–2018). Other credits include Psychoville (2011), The Café (2011), The Crown (2016–2017), Instinct (2018–2019), Black Mirror (2019), The English Game (2020), I Hate Suzie (2020), Sex Education (2023), The Gold (2023), and The Gentlemen (2024).
Daniel Ings | |
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 Ings in 2024 | |
| Born | 30 November 1985 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Early life
editIngs attended Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, followed by Lancaster University where he studied theatre studies, graduating in 2008.[2] Ings later trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,[3] and the National Youth Theatre.[2]
Career
editIngs appeared as the playboy best friend Luke in the Netflix romantic comedy Lovesick (2014–2018).[4] He played Jake in the Channel 4 comedy Pete versus Life, Kelvin in the BBC comedy-drama Psychoville,[5] and John in Sky 1's comedy The Café (2011).[6]
In 2014, he appeared as the unscrupulous "Director of Output" Matt Taverner in the BBC2 mockumentary W1A (2014–2015), and as Commander Mike Parker in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–2017).[7] In 2018, he began playing the husband of Alan Cumming's lead character on the CBS drama television series Instinct (2018–2019).[8]
In 2020, he appeared as Francis Marindin in Julian Fellowes' series The English Game for Netflix and as Cob,[8] the embittered husband to Billie Piper's Suzie, in acclaimed Sky Atlantic series I Hate Suzie.[5] In 2023, he starred as Dan in the Netflix series Sex Education.[8] In the same year, he played Archie Osbornein the BBC One series The Gold.[9]
In 2024, he starred as Frederick "Freddy" Horniman in the Netflix Guy Ritchie television series The Gentlemen, alongside Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Vinnie Jones and Ray Winstone.[3][10] In June 2024, it was announced that Ings would portray Lyonel Baratheon in the upcoming series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.[11]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Third One This Week | Doctor | Short film |
| Audiobook | Chris | Short film | |
| Funny Money | Dan | Short film | |
| 2011 | The Last Temptation of William Shaw | William Shaw | Short film |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Guard | ||
| After Before Sunrise | Peter | Short film | |
| 2016 | Eddie the Eagle | Zach | |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Ty-Rone |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Peep Show | Doctor | Episode: "St Hospitals" |
| 2010–2011 | Psychoville | Kelvin | 7 episodes |
| Pete versus Life | Jake | 5 episodes | |
| 2011 | The Café | John Streatfield | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Little Crackers | Dan | Episode: "Joanna Lumley's Little Cracker: Baby, Be Blonde" |
| 2014 | Uncle | Rex | Episode: "Favourites" |
| Mount Pleasant | Robbie | 8 episodes | |
| Endeavour | Terence Black | Episode: "Nocturne" | |
| Give Out Girls | Edward | Episode: "Overnight Stay" | |
| 2014–2017 | W1A | Matt Taverner | 8 episodes |
| 2014–2018 | Lovesick | Luke | 22 episodes |
| 2015 | You, Me & Them | Connor | Episode: "School Reunion" |
| 2016 | Vera | Simon | Episode: "Dark Road" |
| Agatha Raisin | Paul Bladen | Episode: "The Vicious Vet" | |
| 2016–2017 | The Crown | Commander Mike Parker | 9 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Instinct | Andrew "Andy" Wilson | 24 episodes |
| 2019 | Black Mirror | David Gilkes | Episode: "Smithereens" |
| 2019–2023 | Sex Education | Dan | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | The English Game | Francis Marindin | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| Zog and the Flying Doctors | Sir Gadabout (voice) | Television film[12] | |
| 2020–2022 | I Hate Suzie | Cob Betterton | 11 episodes |
| 2022 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | Roger Bassington-ffrench | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2023 | The Gold | Archie Osborne | Six-part drama[9] |
| The Winter King | Owain | 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen | Frederick "Freddy" Horniman | Main role[10] |
| TBA | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Ser Lyonel Baratheon | In production |
Stage
edit- The Master and Margarita (Lyric Hammersmith, 2004)
- White Boy (Soho Theatre, 2007)
- Tory Boyz (Soho Theatre, 2008)[2]
- I See Myself As a Bit of an Indiana Jones Figure (Old Red Lion, 2010)
- Frankenstein (National Theatre, 2011) as Victor/Servant 1 [2]
- Howl's Moving Castle (Southwark Playhouse, 2011) as Howl[13]
- One Man, Two Guvnors (Theatre Royal Haymarket, from 2 March 2012) as Alan Dangle[14]
References
edit- ^ "Daniel Ings on Winning Laughs as an Over-the-Top Actor in London's One Man, Two Guvnors | Broadway Buzz | Theatre.com". theatre.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Daniel Ings | Lancaster University". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b Megan Bull (19 March 2024). "The Gentlemen's Daniel Ings reveals his special connection to 'good dude' Theo James - exclusive". hellomagazine.com.
- ^ Joanna Robinson (3 October 2014). "What's New on Netflix in November—and What to Watch Before It Disappears". Vanity Fair.
- ^ a b "Daniel Ings Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Royle Family's Ralf Little and Craig Cash make Sky1 sitcom". theguardian.com. 2011.
- ^ "The Crown's Mike Parker, actor Daniel Ings, responds to criticism from the family of Prince Philip's scandal-struck Private Secretary". Radio Times. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Daniel Ings". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b "First Look images and further casting announced for upcoming BBC Drama The Gold". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b Carlo Simone (4 March 2024). "Netflix The Gentlemen: Full cast list and when it releases". bracknellnews.co.uk.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (18 June 2024). "'Game of Thrones' Spinoff 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Begins Filming as 'The Crown,' 'True Detective' Actors Join Cast". Variety.
- ^ "Zog and the Flying Doctors". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Sierra, Gabrielle (31 October 2011). "Daniel Ings, Kristin McGuire Lead Southwark Playhouse's Howl's Moving Castle". Broadway World.
- ^ One Man, Two Guvnors at Theatre Royal Haymarket Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine