Andrew Knott

Andrew Knott
Andrew Knott
Born	22 November 1979 (age 44); Salford, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present

Andrew Knott (born 22 November 1979) is an English actor.

Biography

Knott was born in Salford. His first acting was done in British television and radio programmes. He was trained in the Oldham Theatre Workshop. Knott's first major film was Warner Brothers' The Secret Garden in 1993, in which he played Dickon Sowerby. He went on to play Joe Green in Black Beauty. In the late 1990s, he played Liam Shepherd in Coronation Street.

In 2004, he returned to theatre to act in Alan Bennett's The History Boys. The National Theatre production later toured the world, affording Knott his Broadway debut. He reprised his role on BBC radio, and in Bennett's film adaptation which was directed by the National's Nicholas Hytner. Knott most recently appeared in the TV series Drop Dead Gorgeous, Gavin and Stacey and the BBC 3 drama series Spooks: Code 9 as Rob.

Knott is married with two daughters.

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Cracker	Joe Harvey	Series 3, Episodes 1–2 "Brotherly Love"
1996	Children's Ward	Steve
1997–2001	Where the Heart Is	Henry Green	Series 1–5
1997	Police 2020	Scully	Pilot
1997	Coronation Street	Liam Shepherd	2 Episodes
1998	Heartbeat	Billy Fawsley	Series 8, Episode 2" "Fall Out"
1998	Casualty	Garth	Series 13, Episode 3: "Honey Bunny"
2000	Peak Practice	Steve	Series 9, episode 8" "Ghosts"
2003	Casualty	Ed	Series 17, Episode 28: "A Hard Day's Night"
2003	The Bill	Colin McGuire	Series 19, Episode 67: "142"
2006	Life on Mars	Derek Bannister	Series 1, episode 3
2007	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Ben McIntyre	Series 2
2007–2009	Gavin & Stacey	Dirtbox	Series 1, episode 5 Series 1, episode 6 Series 2, episode 6 Series 3, episode 3
2008	Lewis	Ryan Gallen	Series 2, Episode 2: "Music to Die For"
2008	Spooks: Code 9	Rob Sullivan	Main cast
2011	Frankenstein's Wedding	Henry	Main Cast
2011	Waterloo Road	Greg Barrington	Series 7, Episode 17
2014	Father Brown	Peter Royce	Series 2, Episode 7: The Three Tools of Death
2014	Casualty	John Cunningham	Series 28, Episodes 22 & 23

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Secret Garden	Dickon	Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture
1994	Black Beauty	Joe Green
2006	The History Boys	Lockwood
2007	The Sickhouse	Steve
2009	Cotton Stones	Rob Mally	Short film (13 minutes)
2010	In Our Name	Paul
2010	Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll	Reporter

Theatre
Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2004–2006	The History Boys	Lockwood	Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, South Bank (2004–2005) Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (2006) St. James Theatre, Wellington (2006) Sydney Theatre, Sydney (2006) Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway (2006)
2010-2013	Backbeat^[1]^[2]	John Lennon	Citizens Theatre, Glasgow (2010) Duke of York's Theatre, London (2011) Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto Canada (2012) Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles (2013)	Based on the 1994 film of the same name

Radio
Year	Title	Role	Station	Notes
2000	Stockport... So Good They Named It Once^[3]	Jason	BBC Radio 7	Series 2
2002	Fat Camp^[4]	Josh	BBC Radio 4

Voice (video games)
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Kenji Kasen	Video game

List of awards and nominations
Year	Award	Category	Title of work	Result
1994	Young Artist Award	Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture Drama^[5]	The Secret Garden as Dickon	Nominated

^ "Backbeat". Citizens Theatre. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ "Backbeat Credits". Citizens Theatre. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Stockport, So Good They Named It Once". RadioListings.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ "Gary Brown Radio Plays". Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ "Fifteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

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