Phil Daniels

Phil Daniels
Born	Philip Daniels
Years active	1976 - present
Spouse	Jan Stevenson

Philip Daniels (born October 25, 1958 in Islington, London) is an English actor, most noted for film roles as Jimmy in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum, Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, and for his collaborations with Britpop band Blur.

Education

Phil Daniels Went To Anna Scher Theatre School In Islington, North London

Career

Daniels has made appearances in many films and television series. He made his debut in 1976, aged 18, as a waiter in Bugsy Malone.

His notable films are Quadrophenia, Breaking Glass, and Scum. On television he appeared in numerous series and made for television films. He was notable for appearing in the 1970s TV drama serial Raven.

His musical inclinations were revealed when he starred in a little known 1985 British snooker musical Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire. He also narrated tracks on the Parklife and Think Tank albums for Blur.

He contributed the voice of a rat to the animated film Chicken Run. In recent years he has turned his attention to comedy, appearing in the series Sunnyside Farm and alongside Al Murray in the cult sitcom Time Gentlemen Please. He also starred as Freddy Windrush in an episode of Gimme Gimme Gimme (Series 2 Episode 3- "Prison Visitor").

Daniels has performed on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company in plays such as The Merchant of Venice, The Jew of Malta and A Clockwork Orange. In 2004 he appeared in the BBC comedy-drama Outlaws as a criminal solicitor.

In 2006 he joined the cast of the popular BBC Soap Opera EastEnders playing Kevin Wicks. The actor temporarily left the show in early 2007, however, he returned in March 2007. On 18 August 2007, it was revealed in The Sun that Phil was to leave the show. His character died in a car crash on 31 December 2007.

Daniels, along with his co-stars, attended a Quadrophenia Reunion at London Film and Comic Con at Earls Court on 1st and 2 September 2007.

In May 2008 Phil Daniels Ran The Flora London Marathon He Was Runinng For Sparks Charity

Over Christmas Phil Daniels In In A Play In Sheffiled

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2008	Weekes' Revenge	Brian Harris
2006	Free Jimmy	Gaz
2000	Chicken Run	Fletcher
1998	Still Crazy	Neil Gaydon
1985	The Bride	Bela
1985	Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire	Billy the Kid
1980	Breaking Glass	Danny
1984	Meantime	Mark
1979	Zulu Dawn	Pullen
1979	Quadrophenia	Jimmy Cooper
1979	Scum	Richards
1978	The Class of Miss MacMichael	Stewart
1976	Bugsy Malone	Waiter who spills spaghetti

TV

• EastEnders (TV) (2006 - 2008) — Kevin Wicks
• Wickham Road (2005) — Narrator
• Outlaws (TV) (2004) — Bruce Dunbar
• The Long Firm (2004) — Jimmy
• Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV) (2000) — Freddy (Fritz) Windrush (Episode: "Prison Visitor")
• Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001) — Eddie
• Time Gentlemen Please (2000) — Terry
• Nasty Neighbours (2000) — Robert Chapman
• Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (TV) (1999) — Larry Valentine
• Holding On (1997) — Gary Rickey
• Sunnyside Farm (1997) — Raymond Sunnyside
• One Foot In The Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch (1995) — Melvin
• Bad Behaviour (1993) — Nunn Brother
• The Pickwick Papers (1985) — Sam Weller
• I Remember Nelson (TV) (1982) — Will Blackie
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981) — Puck
• The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978) — Stewart
• Raven (1977) — Raven
• Four Idle Hands (1976) — Mike Dudds
• The Molly Wopsies (1976) — Alan Musgrove

Theatre

• Fresh Kills
• True West
• The Green Man
• The Winter's Tale
• Dealer's Choice
• Carousel
• The Closing Number
• Johnny Oil Strikes Back
• The Lucky Ones
• The Merchant of Venice
• The Jew of Malta
• Measure for Measure
• The Revenger's Tragedy
• A Clockwork Orange
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

External links

• Phil Daniels at IMDb
• What's on TV profile