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Shaun Dooley(I)

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Shaun Dooley in The Game (2014)
Buckle up! The latest masterpiece from the creator of Queer As Folk (UK) is as devastating as it is endearing. A heartfelt chronicle of young friends navigating the joys, heartbreak, and outlandish parties that await them amidst an epidemic in 1980s London.
Play trailer0:31
It's a Sin (2021)
15 Videos
11 Photos
Shaun was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, to Ann and Denis Dooley. He is an actor known for Misfits (2009).

He has two younger sisters, Stephanie Dooley and Kimberly Dooley.

Shaun is married to Polly Dooley.

Despite living in London, Shaun still attends all of Barnsley FC's home games.

Shaun won the RTS Northwest award for best actor in the award-winning film The Mark of Cain (2007).
BornMarch 30, 1974
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BornMarch 30, 1974
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations

Photos11

Shaun Dooley in The Game (2014)
Brian Cox, Jonathan Aris, Shaun Dooley, Victoria Hamilton, Paul Ritter, Tom Hughes, and Chloe Pirrie in The Game (2014)
Shaun Dooley and Nathan McMullen in Misfits (2009)
Clint, Abbey, Dicki, Babs, Lily, Eddie
Shaun Dooley and Sean Harris in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dooley, Daniel Radcliffe, Jane Goldman, Liz White, and James Watkins at an event for The Woman in Black (2012)
Shaun Dooley in Blood Moon (2014)
Still of Shaun Dooley and Lucy Davis in 'Married Single Other'
Shaun Dooley and Dean Andrews in Kandahar Break (2009)
Amanda Abbington, Shaun Dooley, Paul Ready, Peter Sullivan, Ashley Walters, Alex Carter, Eleanor Matsuura, and Jacob Ifan in Cuffs (2015)

Known for

Rebecca Hall in The Awakening (2011)
The Awakening
6.4
  • Malcolm McNair
  • 2011
Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black (2012)
The Woman in Black
6.4
  • Fisher
  • 2012
Eden Lake (2008)
Eden Lake
6.7
  • Jon
  • 2008
Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, and Matt Smith in Official Secrets (2019)
Official Secrets
7.3
  • John Internal Security
  • 2019

Credits

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Actor

  • Mr Bates vs. The Post Office
    • Michael Rudkin
    • In Production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Changing Ends
    • Graham Carr
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Can
    • Adam
    • 2023
  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
    • Freca (voice)
    • Post-production
    • 2024
  • The Ghost of Harold Wilson
    • Harold Wilson
    • Pre-production
  • Tyger
    • Neil
    • Completed
  • The Long Shadow
    • In Production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022)
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    • Gray (English version, voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Suranne Jones in Gentleman Jack (2019)
    Gentleman Jack
    • Jeremiah Rawson
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Elden Ring (2022)
    Elden Ring
    • Fire Giant
    • Yura
    • Shabriri (voice) ...
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra in The Witcher (2019)
    The Witcher
    • King Foltest of Temeria
    • King Foltest
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Grantchester (2014)
    Grantchester
    • Johnny Richards
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Lee Ingleby and Katherine Kelly in Innocent (2018)
    Innocent
    • DCI Mike Braithwaite
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Extreme Ice Railroad (2021)
    Extreme Ice Railroad
    • Narrator
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Nathaniel Curtis, Callum Scott Howells, Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, and Lydia West in It's a Sin (2021)
    It's a Sin
    • Clive Tozer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Hannah John-Kamen in The Stranger (2020)
    The Stranger
    • Doug Tripp
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Timothy Spall and Sam Claflin in The Corrupted (2019)
    The Corrupted
    • Eamonn McDonagh
    • 2019
  • Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, and Matt Smith in Official Secrets (2019)
    Official Secrets
    • John Internal Security
    • 2019
  • Esme Creed-Miles in Pond Life (2018)
    Pond Life
    • Russ Buckfield
    • 2018
  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    • Epzo
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Homefront
    • Silas Morrow
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Kit Harington in Gunpowder (2017)
    Gunpowder
    • Sir William Wade
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017

Soundtrack

  • Robert Sheehan, Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Antonia Thomas, and Iwan Rheon in Misfits (2009)
    Misfits
    • performer: "The Power of Love" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2013

Videos17

Death by Cellphone in 'Mobile'
Clip 2:07
Death by Cellphone in 'Mobile'
Red Riding: 1983
Clip 1:43
Red Riding: 1983
Now Streaming on HBO Max
Trailer 0:31
Now Streaming on HBO Max
Season 1 Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Season 1 Trailer
First Trailer
Trailer 1:01
First Trailer
No. 1
Trailer 2:29
No. 1
The Awakening
Trailer 2:27
The Awakening
Red Riding: 1983
Trailer 1:02
Red Riding: 1983
The Red Riding Trilogy
Trailer 2:27
The Red Riding Trilogy
Blood Moon
Trailer 1:50
Blood Moon
Offender
Trailer 2:00
Offender
Kandahar Break
Trailer 2:01
Kandahar Break

Personal details

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    • the website for his production company
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • March 30, 1974
    • Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Polly DooleyJanuary 1999 - present (4 children)
  • Relatives
    • Stephanie Dooley(Sibling)

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    Grandson-in-law of Joss Ackland.

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