Dominic Coleman
| Dominic Coleman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Solihull, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
Dominic Coleman is a British actor, born Shirley Solihull, who has starred in Stupid!, Sex Lives of the Potato Men and more recently in The Cup as Vincent Farrell.[1] In 2003 he presented the 2003 series The People's Book of Records. He also appeared in an episode of My Hero as the shady journalist Kevin Trent in the episode "Shock, horror!" He also provides the voice of Arthur Weasley in various Harry Potter video games.
He appeared on TV as a customer in the BBC Comedy series, Miranda and reprised his role for another episode in 2013 and 2015. He also starred as Nan's husband Jake in Nan's Christmas Carol and in a Channel 4 comedy "Meet the Parents". On 20 January 2011, he was introduced as the character 'Gaz' in ITV's Coronation Street. In 2012 Coleman played Neville in the Sky1 sitcom Trollied. 2013 saw Coleman playing the role of Jamie in Heading Out. In 2014, Labour supporter[2] Coleman starred as David Cameron in the Labour Party (UK) Party Political Broadcast, The Un-Credible Shrinking Man.[3]
Coleman features in the BBC Radio 4 comedy sketch series 'Recorded for training Purposes', and was also in the music video for Groove Armada's If Everybody Looked The Same. He starred in episode 6 of Hank Zipzer playing Mick McKelty. He trained at Leeds University's Bretton Hall where he studied a BA (hons) in Dramatic Arts. He lives in London with his wife and children.
TV series
| series | notes |
|---|---|
| Miranda | 2009, 2013, 2015 |
| Trollied | 2012– |
| Spy | 1.06 |
| My Hero | 1 episode |
| Heading Out | 2013 |
| Crackanory | 2014 |
| Doc Martin | 2015 |
| Unforgotten | 2015 |
References
- ↑ "The Cup – a six-part comedy series for BBC Two". BBC Online. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ↑ The Guardian (07 May 2014). "Labour video mocks Nick Clegg as the 'Un-Credible Shrinking Man'". The Guardian.
- ↑ Labour Party (07 May 2014). "The Un-credible Shrinking Man". YouTube.