Dominic Coleman

Dominic Coleman
Born
Dominic Andrew Coleman

(1970-01-29) 29 January 1970 (age 54)
Solihull, Warwickshire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Dominic Andrew Coleman (born 29 January 1970 in Solihull, Warwickshire)[1] is a British actor. He went to secondary school at Tudor Grange Academy Solihull which then led him to train at Leeds University's Bretton Hall where he studied a BA (hons) in Dramatic Arts. He lives in London with his wife and children.

Acting history

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Born in the Shirley district of Solihull, he has appeared in Stupid!, Sex Lives of the Potato Men and in The Cup as Vincent Farrell.[2] In 2003, he presented the 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 recurring customer in the BBC comedy series Miranda and reprised his role for episodes in 2013 and 2015. He also starred as Nan's husband Jake in Nan's Christmas Carol, and 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 Coleman starred as David Cameron in the Labour Party (UK) Party Political Broadcast, The Un-Credible Shrinking Man.[3][4] He appeared as a mechanoid called Butler in a series 11 episode of the TV comedy series Red Dwarf first aired in 2016.

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 appeared in the BBC one-off remake of Porridge as Mr Braithwaite, a placid prison officer.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 The White Room Man in white Short film
2000 Wetwork Un­known Short film
2001 Large Dennis Short film
Beginner's Luck Scott
Tommy Tough Jonesy Short film
2003 Little Clumps of Hair Simon Short film
Round Laurence Short film
2004 Sex Lives of the Potato Men Tolly
2006 Land of the Blind Skinny comedian
2007 Special People Jasper
2008 Clubbed Clinger
2009 Hands Solo Narrator Short film
2011 The Organ Grinder's Monkey Felix Short film
Weekend Retreat Duncan
2013 We Are the Freaks Mr. Parsons
2014 Paddington Policeman
About a Dog Jack Cravan Short film
2015 The Bad Education Movie Zipwire Guy
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby Village Hall Photographer
2017 The Current War White House Butler
The Overcoat The Tailor Short film
2018 Twelfth Night Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Head Full of Honey Officer at Police Station
2019 Yesterday Ipswich TV Host
2020 His House Lead Officer
The Show Bobbles the Clown
2022 Meet Me Where I Am Tom Short film
2023 Wonka Donovan
Napoleon Clerk
The Devil Went Down to Islington The Devil

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 London's Burning Max Harris Episode #12.3
Heartburn Hotel Barman Episode: "Kin"
2000–2002 The Bill Des / Leon Hawks 5 episodes
2001 Shockers Mate 1 Episode: "Cyclops"
2001–2002 Comedy Lab Policeman 2 episodes
2002 My Hero Kevin Trench Episode: "Shock, Horror!"
Dead Gorgeous Workman Television film
2003 Red Cap Steven Telford Episode: "Crush"
Keen Eddie Uniformed PC Episode: "Achtung, Baby"
Absolute Power Steve Beach Episode: "Mr Fox"
2003–2017 Doctors Various 5 episodes
2004–2006 Stupid! Various characters 15 episodes
2005 Life Begins Paramedic Episode: "Hidden Pain"
EastEnders David Episode #1.2987
Swinging Dab Allen / Don Lorrie / Patient 7 episodes
Bleak House Policeman in Snagsby's Episode #1.4
Rome Centurion Episode: "Triumph"
2005–2007 Dream Team Policeman 5 episodes
2006 Masterpiece Theatre Jeremiah Blyth Episode: "The Ruby in the Smoke"
2007 Thieves Like Us Customer Episode: "The Warehouse Job"
Silent Witness Reporter 2 episodes
The Whistleblowers Marvin Episode: "Fit for Purpose"
Stuart: A Life Backwards Attacking man Television film
Ladies and Gentlemen PC Jackson Television film
2007–2008 Singles Files Steve 5 episodes
2008 Torchwood Police officer Episode: "Sleeper"
Pulling Policeman Episode #2.4
The Cup Vincent Farrell 6 episodes
2009 Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Hugo Episode: "Our Bounties Ourselves"
Psychoville Colin 2 episodes
Big Top Warder Episode: "Dad"
Nan's Christmas Carol Jake Taylor TV special
Brave Young Men Iain Beasley Television film
2009, 2013,
2015
Miranda Customer / Jim 3 episodes
2010 My Family PC Collins Episode: "Slammertime"
Meet the Parents Dad 6 episodes
Hotel Trubble Cupid L'Amour Episode: "Bridezilla"
2010, 2012,
2016
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Various 3 episodes
2011 Law & Order: UK Michael Hunter Episode: "Crush"
Spy Judge Episode: "Codename: Portis"
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff Policeman Episode: Christmas special
Rosemunde Pilcher Un­known Episode: "Verlobt, verliebt, verwirrt"
2011, 2018 Coronation Street Gaz / Matt 3 episodes
2012 White Heat Estate agent Episode: "The Personal is Political"
Starlings Windsurfer Episode #1.2
Parade's End Penn Episode #1.3
2012–2018 Trollied Neville 55 episodes
2013 Heading Out Jamie 6 episodes
2013, 2015 Up the Women Officer Thackeray 2 episodes
2014 Morning Has Broken Un­known Television film
The Driver Matthew Episode #1.2
Crackanory Un­known Episode: "Let Me Be the Judge & I'm Still Here"
2014–2016 Hank Zipzer Mick McKelty 5 episodes
2015 The Delivery Man Dave Fisher Episode: "Youth"
Doc Martin News presenter Episode: "Rescue Me"
Unforgotten John Burton 2 episodes
The Job Lot Inspector Hughes Episode #3.3
Capital PC Jenkins Episode #1.3
Suspects Reverend Daniel Matthews Episode: "Ricochet"
2016 Porridge Officer Braithwaite Television film
Peaky Blinders Priest Episode #3.4
Cold Feet Floyd Vardy 5 episodes
Red Dwarf Butler Episode: "Krysis"
2016–2017 Drunk History Adolf Hitler 2 episodes
2016–2018 Upstart Crow Henry Condell 19 episodes
2017 Episodes Writer N.2 3 episodes
Death in Paradise Reverend Matthew Dawson Episode: "Murder in the Polls"
Porridge Officer Braithwaite 5 episodes
2018 Moving On Darren Episode: "Two Fat Ladies"
Humans Dorian Episode 5
2019 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Adrian Messenger Episode: "The Play's the Thing"
Plebs Nigellus Episode: "The Hooligans"
2019−2022 The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk Jonny Wallop 9 episodes
2021 Bloods Brock Episode: "Bike Patrol"
Malory Towers Mr. Thomas 3 episodes
2022 Brassic Geoff Episode: "Lost in the Woods"
Whitstable Pearl Tony Dooly Episode: "The Offer"
2022−2024 Bridgerton Lord Cowper 6 episodes
2024 The Jetty Brad 3 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Arthur Weasley
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Arthur Weasley
Sarcastic gargoyle
Gryffindor Common Room portrait
Percival Pratt
Phineas Nigellus Black
Timothy the Timid
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Arthur Weasley
Announcer

References

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  1. ^ "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The Cup – a six-part comedy series for BBC Two". BBC. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. ^ The Guardian (7 May 2014). "Labour video mocks Nick Clegg as the 'Un-Credible Shrinking Man'"
  4. ^ Labour Party (7 May 2014). "The Un-credible Shrinking Man". YouTube.
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