Kevin Doyle (actor)

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Kevin Doyle
Born (1960-04-10) 10 April 1960 (age 61)
Scunthorpe, England
Years active1982–present
Known forJoseph Molesley in Downton Abbey

Kevin Doyle (born 10 April 1960) is an English actor. He is known for many roles, including DS John Wadsworth in Happy Valley and in the TV series The Lakes (as the character John Parr), Coronation Street and The Crimson Field. Doyle played valet/footman Joseph Molesley in the TV series Downton Abbey. He is the winner of two Screen Actors Guild awards and a Royal Television Society award for best actor for Happy Valley.[citation needed] He appeared in the Poirot episode “After the Funeral” in 2005 as Inspector Morton.

Credits[]

Stage[]

Doyle[1] has worked extensively in theatre, including over 10 productions with the RSC. His credits include:

Title Venue Role
by Lucy Kirkwood Royal Court Theatre Mr Bradshaw
Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss Royal Court Theatre Nick Evans
The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov National Theatre Colonel Vladimir Talberg
For King and Country Touring Partnership Padre
The Mob Orange Tree Stephen More
Henry V RSC Ely
Coriolanus RSC Nicanor
A Midsummer Night's Dream[2] RSC Demetrius
Romeo and Juliet RSC Benvolio
Hamlet Haworth Shakespeare Festival, New Jersey Hamlet
Hay Fever Cambridge Theatre Company Simon Bliss
Richard III RSC Grey
Mutabililitie by Frank McGuinness National Theatre Commandant
Before the Dawn by Kate Bush Hammersmith Apollo Astronomer

Film[]

Year Title Character Production Notes
1996 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius Film Four
2004 The Libertine Constable
2008 Good Commandant
2019 Downton Abbey Joseph Molesley

Television[]

Year Title Character Production Notes
1984 Keep on Running Neil Pearson TV Movie
1984 Sharing Time Mark TV Series
1984 Shine on Harvey Moon Man in Club “I’m going to Wash That Man /out of My Hair”
1985 Tom Sharpe’s Blott on the Landscape Waiter BBC Episode: “A Phone Call”
1986 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Detective Sergeant Laurence ITV/Central/Witzend Episode: “A Law for the Rich”
1987 Coronation Street Hugh Ridley 2 episodes
1994 The Stand Sarge “The Plague”, “The Dreams”
1997-1999 The Lakes John Parr/John Fisher BBC 13 episodes
1999 Holby City Simon Harwood BBC 3 episodes
Badger Detective Inspector David Armitage BBC 13 episodes
2000 North Square Judge Michael Arbuthnot Channel 4 2 episodes
At Home with the Braithwaites Mike Hartnoll ITV 21 episodes: 2000–03
2001 Always and Everyone Carl 1 episode
2003 Murphy's Law Richard Mooney BBC Episode: “Electric Bill”
2003 The Eustace Bros. Ian Wardinski 1 episode
2004 Down to Earth Colin Drake “Can’t Buy You Love”
2004 Blackpool Steve BBC 6 episodes
Midsomer Murders Ferdy Villiers ITV “Ghosts of Christmas Past”
Casualty Barry Ricks BBC “The Ties That Bind Us: Part 1 & 2”
2005 The Rotters' Club Colin Trotter BBC 3 episodes
Afterlife Roy Tufnell ITV “Lower than Bones”
The Last Detective Alan Kingwell ITV “Willesden Confidential”
2005 Agatha Christie’s Poirot Inspector Morton “After the Funeral”
2006 Wild at Heart Richard Chapman 1 episode
2006 Brief Encounters Mark Deary Episode: “Ted”
2006 Drop Dead Gorgeous Howard Crane BBC 9 episodes: 2006–07
Casualty Dennis Tooms BBC “In Good Faith”
The Bill David Coles ITV “‘Bad Day in the Office”
2007 Foyle’s War Michael Richards “Casualties of War”
2007 Dalziel and Pascoe Adam Bolt “Project Aphrodite: Part 1 & 2”
2007 The Royal Ralph Fleming “Coming to the Boil”
2007 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Lewis 1 episode
2007 Heartbeat Anthony Barlow “Burying the Past”
2008 Trial and Retribution Keane “Tracks: Part 1”
2008 HolbyBlue Sean Burrows BBC 3 episodes
Inspector George Gently Robert Stratton BBC 1 episode
Silent Witness Chistopher Andrews BBC “Finding Rachel: Part 1 & 2”
2009 Casualty Alan Callerton BBC “Midday Sun”
Paradox Harry Phelps BBC 1 episode
The Tudors John Constable CBC/TV3 3 episodes
2009 The Bill Brendan Lawler “Old Habits”
2010 Survivors Mr Stevens BBC 1 episode
2010 Law & Order: UK Paul Darnell “Hounded”
2010 Little Crackers Dick “Jo Brand’s Little Cracker Goodbye Fluff”
2010–2015 Downton Abbey Joseph Molesley ITV 46 episodes
2011 Midsomer Murders Paddy Powell ITV “The Oblong Murders”
2011–2012 Scott & Bailey Geoff Hastings ITV 5 episodes
2012 Secrets and Words Mr. Edwards “The Crossing”
2012 Accused Ferris “Tina’s Story”
2012 Room at the Top Mr. Thompson 2 episodes
2012 New Tricks David Kemp BBC 1 episode
2014 The Crimson Field Roland Brett BBC 6 episodes
2015 A.D. The Bible Continues Joseph of Arimathea NBC TV miniseries, 6 episodes
2016 Happy Valley DS John Wadsworth BBC 6 episodes
Reg Returning officer BBC TV film[3]
Paranoid Ghost Detective/Steffan Fairweather ITV/Netflix 7 episodes
2017 Doc Martin Jack Newcross ‘Faith”
2019 Death in Paradise Terry Brownlow BBC Episode 8.3: “Wish You Weren’t Here”
2020 Miss Scarlet and The Duke Henry Scarlet A&E International 5 episodes
2021 The Witcher Ba’lian Netflix 2 episodes

References[]

  1. ^ "Kevin Doyle". National Theatre. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ The RSC Shakespeare, plot summary – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  3. ^ "BBC One: Reg". BBC Online. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

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