Philip William Daniels (born 25 October 1958) is an English actor,
most noted for film and television roles playing Londoners, such as
the lead role of Jimmy Cooper in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum,
Stewart in The Class of Miss MacMichael, Danny in Breaking Glass, Mark
in Meantime, Billy Kid in Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire,
Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, DCS Frank Patterson in New Tricks, and
Grandad Trotter in the Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips. He
is also known for featuring on Blur's 1994 hit single
"Parklife".Daniels went to Rutherford Comprehensive School from 1970
to 1975, the same school as Danny John-Jules, Paul Hardcastle and the
late former footballer Tony Grealish. After training at the Anna Scher
Theatre School in Islington, Daniels has made appearances in many
films and television series.He made his film debut in 1972 in Anoop
and the Elephant. He had an incidental appearance (with fellow drama
students) in 1975 in Thames Television's You Must Be Joking! In 1976,
at the age of 17, he featured as a waiter in Bugsy Malone. Also in
1976 he had significant roles in three television series: The Molly
Wopsies, Four Idle Hands, and The Flockton Flyer. Over the following
four years he appeared in Quadrophenia, Breaking Glass and Scum. He
also appeared in the 1970s TV drama serial Raven.
most noted for film and television roles playing Londoners, such as
the lead role of Jimmy Cooper in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum,
Stewart in The Class of Miss MacMichael, Danny in Breaking Glass, Mark
in Meantime, Billy Kid in Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire,
Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, DCS Frank Patterson in New Tricks, and
Grandad Trotter in the Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips. He
is also known for featuring on Blur's 1994 hit single
"Parklife".Daniels went to Rutherford Comprehensive School from 1970
to 1975, the same school as Danny John-Jules, Paul Hardcastle and the
late former footballer Tony Grealish. After training at the Anna Scher
Theatre School in Islington, Daniels has made appearances in many
films and television series.He made his film debut in 1972 in Anoop
and the Elephant. He had an incidental appearance (with fellow drama
students) in 1975 in Thames Television's You Must Be Joking! In 1976,
at the age of 17, he featured as a waiter in Bugsy Malone. Also in
1976 he had significant roles in three television series: The Molly
Wopsies, Four Idle Hands, and The Flockton Flyer. Over the following
four years he appeared in Quadrophenia, Breaking Glass and Scum. He
also appeared in the 1970s TV drama serial Raven.
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