Daniel Ings
Daniel Ings (born 30 November 1985[1]) is an actor from England. He starred as Luke Curran in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Lovesick.[2]
Early life
Ings attended Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, followed by Lancaster University where he studied theatre studies, graduating in 2008.[3] Ings later trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and the National Youth Theatre.
Career
Ings has appeared in a number of stage, short films and television programmes. His most notable role to date is that of the playboy best friend Luke in Netflix romantic comedy Lovesick. Also notable are the roles of Jake in the Channel 4 comedy Pete versus Life, Kelvin in the BBC comedy-drama Psychoville and John in Sky 1's comedy The Café[4] in November 2011.
He has also 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).[5] In 2018, he began playing the husband of Alan Cumming's lead character on the CBS drama television series Instinct.
Most recently he appeared as Francis Marindin in Julian Fellowes' series The English Game for Netflix and as Cob, the embittered husband to Billie Piper's Suzie in acclaimed Sky Atlantic series I Hate Suzie.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Third One This Week | Short film | |
| 2010 | Audiobook | Chris | Short film |
| 2010 | Funny Money | Dan | Short film |
| 2011 | The Last Temptation of William Shaw | William Shaw | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Guard | |
| 2011 | After Before Sunrise | Peter | Short film |
| 2016 | Eddie the Eagle | Zach | |
| 2020 | Zog and the Flying Doctors | Sir Gadabout (voice) | Short film[6] |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Ty-Rone |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Pete Versus Life | Jake | |
| 2010 | Peep Show | Doctor | |
| 2011 | Psychoville | Kelvin | |
| 2011 | The Café | John Streatfield | |
| 2014 | Uncle | Rex | |
| 2014 | Mount Pleasant | Robbie | |
| 2014–2018 | Lovesick | Luke | Main role, 22 episodes |
| 2014 | Endeavour | Terence Black | |
| 2014–2015 | W1A | Matt Taverner | |
| 2016 | Vera | Simon | |
| 2016 | Agatha Raisin | Paul Bladen | Episode: "The Vicious Vet" |
| 2016–2017 | The Crown | Commander Mike Parker | |
| 2018–2019 | Instinct | Andrew "Andy" Wilson | Main cast |
| 2019–2023 | Sex Education | Dan | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Black Mirror | David Gilkes | Episode: "Smithereens" |
| 2020 | The English Game | Francis Marindin | Miniseries |
| 2020 | I Hate Suzie | Cob | |
| 2022 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | Roger Bassington-ffrench | Miniseries |
| 2023 | The Gold | Archie Osborne | Six-part drama[7] |
Stage
- The Master and Margarita (Lyric Hammersmith, 2004)
- White Boy (Soho Theatre, 2007)
- Tory Boyz (Soho Theatre, 2008)
- I See Myself As a Bit of an Indiana Jones Figure (Old Red Lion, 2010)
- Frankenstein (National Theatre, 2011) as Victor/Servant 1
- Howl's Moving Castle (Southwark Playhouse, 2011) as Howl[8]
- One Man, Two Guvnors (Theatre Royal Haymarket, from 2 March 2012) as Alan Dangle[9]
References
- ^ "Daniel Ings on Winning Laughs as an Over-the-Top Actor in London's One Man, Two Guvnors | Broadway Buzz | Theatre.com". www.theatre.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017.
- ^ Joanna Robinson (3 October 2014). "What's New on Netflix in November—and What to Watch Before It Disappears". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Daniel Ings | Lancaster University". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Royle Family's Ralf Little and Craig Cash make Sky1 sitcom
- ^ "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.
Mike Parker was caught in the centre of a media storm in 1956 when his wife Eileen filed for divorce while her husband was halfway across the world aboard the Yacht Britannia
- ^ "Zog and the Flying Doctors". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "First Look images and further casting announced for upcoming BBC Drama The Gold". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Daniel Ings, Kristin McGuire Lead Southwark Playhouse's Howl's Moving Castle
- ^ One Man, Two Guvnors at Theatre Royal Haymarket Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine