David Robert Dawson born 7 September 1982 is an English actor He has had a varied career on television including roles in The Road to Coronation Street 2010 series 2 of Luther 2011 Ripper Street 20122016 The Secret Agent 2016 as King Alfred in The Last Kingdom 20152018 and as Joseph Merrick The Elephant Man in Year of the Rabbit 2019 On stage Dawson received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for playing Smike in the 2007 production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Other notable performances have been in the 2009 production of Comedians the 2010 production of Posh and the 2011 production of Luise Miller
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