Dave Johns

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.9997

Gender

Male

Birthday

01-Jan-1955

Age

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Wallsend, England, UK

Also Known As
  • デイヴ・ジョーンズ

Dave Johns

Biography

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' which won the 2016 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. He is a regular guest with the Comedy Store Players on their improv show in London's West End. He had toured with Johnny Vegas and Sean Lock and has performed at the Montreal, Kilkenny, Melbourne, Edinburgh and Adelaide comedy festivals. He has appeared on The West End stage in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest', starring Christian Slater, has co-written the stage adaption of Stephen King's 'The Shawshank Redemption' and has appeared on TV comedy panel shows 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks' and '8 Out Of 10 Cats'. - IMDb Mini Biography By: DAA Management


Credits

Making Up Making Up (2023) Character: N/A
Making Up is set in the late 1980s, framed within the gritty drag scene of London's east end. The short film stars BIFA award-winning Dave Johns, Jessica Ellerby and Carey Thring and follows Ted who is diagnosed with a hereditary illness. Ted must therefore reconcile with estranged daughter, Cassandra. However, being a celebrated drag queen, paired with the bitter feelings Cassandra harbours over their past, presents a larger obstacle for Ted to overcome.
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint (2026) Character: Mr. Formby
An amateur production of A Christmas Carol at a retirement home is reluctantly directed by reclusive man on community service.
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016) Character: Self / Daniel
A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as he prepares to release his final major film I, Daniel Blake.
Les tortues Les tortues (2024) Character: Thom Halford
Henri and Thom live together in Brussels and have been in perfect love for 35 years, or so it seems. Since Henri retired as a policeman, nothing has gone right. His days are dull and endless, his feelings are fading and their home has become a battlefield. Still in love, Thom is ready to do anything to rekindle the flame and save their relationship, even if it means asking for a divorce himself.
Two Graves Two Graves (2018) Character: George
Margaret Powers—a middle aged, middle class doctor of pathology—seeks a path of vengeance when she captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, but in a bid to extract a confession, that path to vengeance leads to tragedy and unearths deeply troubling truths.
Trautmann Trautmann (2018) Character: Roberts
The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester City in 1956 - playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.
Ravers Ravers (2020) Character: Manager
When a contaminated energy drink turns an illegal rave into a nightmare, a germaphobic journalist has to overcome her deepest fears to get her friends out alive.
23 Walks 23 Walks (2020) Character: Dave
A gentle, sweet, funny, romantic story of love in later life. Following a couple in their sixties, Dave and Fern who get to know one another over the course of 23 dog walks. Set against the dramatic background of the changing seasons of one year.
Walk Like a Panther Walk Like a Panther (2018) Character: Trevor 'Bulldog' Johns
A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra once last time when their beloved local pub is threatened with closure.
I, Daniel Blake I, Daniel Blake (2016) Character: Dan
A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.
Fisherman's Friends: One and All Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) Character: Leadville
Following the unexpected success of the band’s debut album “No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues”, we re-join them almost a year later, struggling with the pressures, pitfalls and temptations of their newfound fame, second album syndrome, and performing on the pyramid stage at Glastonbury.
Blithe Spirit Blithe Spirit (2020) Character: Harold
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writers block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
Where It Ends Where It Ends (2023) Character: Tony
Actor Jack joins a panto tour of care homes, where he is confronted with the reality of where it ends.
Fisherman's Friends Fisherman's Friends (2019) Character: Leadville
Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Based on the true-life story of Cornish folk band, Fisherman's Friends.



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