Daniel Percival
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Daniel Percival (born 1980) is an English television, theatre and film actor.
Percival was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He has brown eyes and black hair, is 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall, and is not to be confused with Daniel Percival, the British writer and director.
Percival has had regular roles in two British television dramas; ITV1's medical drama, Vital Signs, and the BBC's Sinchronicity and had a major role in Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj and the historically based drama Exodus. He will be seen as Dylan in the forthcoming vampire themed action movie Against the Dark starring Steven Seagal, Linden Ashby and Tanoai Reed.
He attended Leeds University, before moving to study at RADA from 2002 to 2005, where he graduated in the acting course on 1 July 2005 and obtained an Acting RADA diploma and a BASSC Certificate in stage combat (RADA Best Armed Fight). He can speak Spanish, and has a tenor singing voice. His interests include politics, particularly that of the Middle East, English literature, playing the piano, music, sport (including rugby, fencing, karate and Capoeira).
He played the boyfriend of Amanda Price in Lost in Austen the Fantasy version of Pride and Prejudice and attempts to fight Mr. Darcy for her. Lost in Austen was filmed in his hometown of Leeds.
Filmography
- Against the Dark (formerly known as Last Night) (2008) - Dylan
- Lost In Austen (2008) (TV series) - Michael Dolan
- Exodus (2007) - Moses
- Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006) - Pipp Everett, the Earl of Grey
- Sinchronicity (2006) (TV series) - Jase
- Vital Signs (2006) (TV series) - Will Massey
- The Golden Hour (2005) (TV series) - Ben
Stage performance
- Cymbeline (Arviragus), directed by Declan Donnellan (Cheek by Jowl World Tour)
- Hitting Town - Ralph, a play by Stephen Poliakoff, directed by Gemma Kerr (Southwark Playhouse, London, March 2006)
- Never The Sinner - Court Clerk (Arts Theatre)
- Othello - Iago (Leeds University)
- Marat Sade - Marquis de Sade (Leeds University)
- The Ragged Child - The Teacher
- Macbeth at the RSC-Mentieth, and Macduff's understudy
- Merchant of Venice at the RSC- Lorenzo
Performances at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Title - Played Character (Director)
- Don Juan Comes To War - Don Juan (Gadi Roll)
- The Days of Commune - Delegate Delescluze, Theirs, Commissionaire (Nicholas Barter)
- The Rivals - Captain Absolute (Bardy Thomas)
- The Knight of the Burning Pestle - Merrythought (Nick Hutchison)
- The Government Inspector - Petr Bobchinsky (Rubasingham)
External links
- Daniel Percival at the Internet Movie Database
- RADA Profile (Web Archive)
- PFD Agent Profile (Web Archive)
- Guardian theatre review "Hitting town"