Daniel Hawksford

Daniel Hawksford (born 10 April 1980) is a Welsh stage and screen actor.

Daniel Hawksford
Born	(1980-04-10) 10 April 1980 (age 42) Newport, Wales
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Niky Wardley ​ (m. 2018)​
Awards	Nominee for the Ian Charleson Award 2008

Stage career

Before starting his professional career, Hawksford trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).^[1] He is an associate artist for Clwyd Theatr Cymru.

Hawksford's work in theatre includes: Much Ado About Nothing^[2] and The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other^[3] at the National Theatre; The School of Night, The Tamer Tamed, The Taming of the Shrew^[4] and Cymbeline^[5] for the RSC; Jackets at the Young Vic, London; Troilus and Cressida,^[6] Romeo and Juliet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Wales; The Pull of Negative Gravity at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh^[7] and 59E59, New York;^[8] Memory^[9] at ESG, New York; Aqua Nero for Sgript Cymru; Romeo and Juliet at the Northcott Theatre, Exeter and Lunch at The King's Head Theatre, London. He also played Malcolm in Shakespeare's Globe's production of Macbeth.^[10]

Personal life

In May 2018, he married English stage and screen actress Niky Wardley,^[11][12] with whom he had previously worked in the Royal National Theatre production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (2007–2008), starring Zoë Wanamaker and Simon Russell Beale as Beatrice and Benedick.^[13] In 2022, they both appeared in the Netflix mockumentary sitcom Hard Cell (2022).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Little White Lies	Dai
2010	Pelican Blood	Mike
2013	Another Me	PC Edwards
2014	Night Shift	Paul	Short film
2018	A Fistful of Lead	Mr. Johnson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Colditz	MI9 Officer / Cole	2 episodes
2011	Waking the Dead	DI Paul Grigson	1 episode
2014–2017	Doctors	Andy Kay / Peter Saunders	2 episodes
2017	Hetty Feather	Somerston porter	1 episode
2018	Father Brown	Seth Knight	1 episode
	Hollyoaks	Doctor Tate	1 episode
2022	Hard Cell	Ioan	2 episodes

Video games

• The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011)
• The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013)

References

1. . Rada.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
2. National Theatre : Productions : Much Ado About Nothing 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. National Theatre : Productions: The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4. Harris, Paul (29 December 2003). "Theater Review: The Taming of the Shrew / The Tamer Tamed – Theater and Musical Production Reviews". Variety. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
5. Michael Billington (8 August 2003). "Cymbeline | | guardian.co.uk Arts". London: Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
6. Victor Hallett (24 February 2005). "The Stage / Reviews / Troilus and Cressida". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
7. Lyn Gardner (7 August 2004). "The Pull of Negative Gravity | | guardian.co.uk Arts". London: Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
8. The New York Times – Theater – Theater Reviews – Theater Review | 'The Pull of Negative Gravity': A Casualty of War Not Listed in Statistics
9. Memory – Theater – Review – New York Times
10. Shakespeare's Globe :: Macbeth 31 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
11. Wardley, Niky (30 May 2018). "Today I shall mainly be getting... MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Twitter. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
12. Wardley, Niky (30 May 2022). "4 years ago today, this happened. The most incredible day with the most beautiful folk. I love you, Daniel ⁦@DanHawksford". Twitter. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
13. "Production of Much Ado About Nothing | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

External links

• Daniel Hawksford at IMDb