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Daniel Rigby 
Born 1983[1] Occupation Actor Years active 2004–present Daniel Rigby (born 1983) is an English television and stage actor.
He attended Cheadle Hulme School and studied performing arts at Stockport College. He became one of the youngest students from the college to be accepted by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[2] Rigby has also worked as a stand-up comedian, having appeared at the Latitude Festival,[3] won the 2007 Laughing Horse New Act of The Year and been a nominee for winner of the 2007 So You Think You're Funny competition. In 2007 he moved to television roles with the BBC period drama Lilies.[4] In 2011 Rigby won the Best Actor BAFTA for his performance as late comedian Eric Morecambe in Eric and Ernie.[5]
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Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 2006 Flyboys Ives 2007 Lilies Billy Moss TV series (7 episodes) 2008 "Stand Up" John J Jones short Spooks: Code 9 David TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.2") 2009 The Street James TV series (1 episode: "Episode #3.5") 2011 Eric & Ernie Eric Morecambe BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor Ideal Hugh TV Series (1 epidode: "Episode #7.5") Stage credits
Year Title Role Notes 2004 Hamlet Directed by Yukio Ninagawa 2005 A Midsummer Night's Dream The Burial at Thebes Haemon 2006 The White Album Miles 2009 The Mothwokfantastic Himself Performed at Edinburgh Festival with Julian Stolzenberg Beyond The Front Line Welsh soldier The Music Show Performed at Just for Laughs 2010 Afterbirth Himself Performed at Edinburgh Festival The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès 2011 One Man, Two Guvnors Alan Dangle References
- ^ Monahan, Mark (14 August 2009). "Daniel Rigby: The Mothwokfantastic at the Pleasance Cellar". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/edinburgh-festival/6030286/Daniel-Rigby-The-Mothwokfantastic-at-the-Pleasance-Cellar-review.html. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "Former Performing Arts Student Wins Leading Actor BAFTA". Stockport College. http://www.stockport.ac.uk/content/former-performing-arts-student-wins-leading-actor-bafta. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ Holgate, Tommy (17 August 2010). "Daniel Rigby - The Afterbirth". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/comedycolumnists/3100292/Tommy-Holgate-finds-out-9-things-to-know-about-comedian-Daniel-Rigby-at-the-Edinburgh-Fringe-Festival.html. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ Hoggart, Paul (6 January 2007). "Lilies of the 'Pool". The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article1288685.ece. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ Masters, Time (22 May 2011). "Bafta TV awards: New faces topple star names". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13476089. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
External links
British Academy Television Award for Best Actor (2000–2019) Michael Gambon (2000) · Michael Gambon (2001) · Michael Gambon (2002) · Albert Finney (2003) · Bill Nighy (2004) · Rhys Ifans (2005) · Mark Rylance (2006) · Jim Broadbent (2007) · Andrew Garfield (2008) · Stephen Dillane (2009) · Kenneth Branagh (2010) · Daniel Rigby (2011)
Complete list · (1955–1959) · (1960–1979) · (1980–1999) · (2000–2019) Categories:- Living people
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- English actors
- English stand-up comedians
- BAFTA winners (people)
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- English television actor stubs
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