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Wikipedia / Andrew Knott

Andrew Knott (born 22 November 1979) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Dickon Sowerby in 1993 film adaptation The Secret Garden, based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and as Henry Green in the television drama series Where the Heart Is. He has also appeared in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey as Dirtbox.

Life and career

Knott was born in Salford. His first acting was done in British television and radio programmes. He was trained in the Oldham Theatre Workshop. Knott's first major film was Warner Brothers' The Secret Garden in 1993, in which he played Dickon Sowerby. He went on to play Joe Green in Black Beauty. In the late 1990s, he played Darren Featherstone and Liam Shepherd in Coronation Street.

In 2004, he returned to theatre to act in Alan Bennett's The History Boys. The National Theatre production later toured the world, affording Knott his Broadway debut. He reprised his role on BBC radio, and in Bennett's film adaptation which was directed by the National's Nicholas Hytner. In 2011, he appeared in "The National Anthem", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. Knott later appeared in the TV series Drop Dead Gorgeous and Gavin & Stacey, and the BBC 3 drama series Spooks: Code 9 as Rob.

Filmography

Television

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1995

Cracker

Joe Harvey

2 episodes

1996

Emmerdale

Darryl

3 episodes

1996

Children's Ward

Steve

1997–2001

Where the Heart Is

Henry Green

1997

Police 2020

Scully

Pilot

Coronation Street

Liam Shepherd

2 episodes

1998

Heartbeat

Billy Fawsley

1 episode

Casualty

Garth

1 episode

2000

Peak Practice

Steve

1 episode

2003

Casualty

Ed

1 episode

Colin McGuire

1 episode

2006

Life on Mars

Derek Bannister

1 episode

2007

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Ben McIntyre

2007–2009, 2024

Gavin & Stacey

Dirtbox

4 episodes

2008

Lewis

Ryan Gallen

1 episode

Spooks: Code 9

Rob Sullivan

2011

Frankenstein's Wedding

Henry

Waterloo Road

Greg Barrington

1 episode

Black Mirror

Brian

1 episode

2014

Father Brown

Peter Royce

1 episode

Casualty

John Cunningham

1 episode

2015

Banana

Eddie

1 episode

2016

Casualty

Vince Callaghan

4 episodes

Grantchester

Sam Milburn

2 episodes

2017

No Offence

Freddie Dobson

1 episode

2018

Midsomer Murders

Mostyn Cartwright

1 episode

Strangers

Conrad Davies

3 episodes

2019

Silent Witness

Nick Marlow

1 episode

2020

Brave New World

Dario

1 episode

2021

Leonardo

Alfonso

2 episodes

Time

Alexander Doyle

1 episode

2022

Ackley Bridge

Dean Dobson

7 episodes

The Walk-In

Kevin

1 episode

2023

Maryland

Jim

2024

Protection

DI Richard Bewley

6 episodes

Film

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1993

Dickon

Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture

1994

Black Beauty

Joe Green

2006

Lockwood

2007

Steve

2009

Cotton Stones

Rob Mally

Short film

2010

In Our Name

Paul

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Reporter

2012

Spike Island

Voodoo Ray

2014

The Unbeatables

Beville Beville/Beville

Voice, UK version

2015

The Lady in the Van

Ambulance Man

2017

My Cousin Rachel

Joshua

Theatre

Year

Title

Role

Venue

Notes

2004–2006

Lockwood

Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, South Bank (2004–2005)Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (2006)St. James Theatre, Wellington (2006)Sydney Theatre, Sydney (2006)Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway (2006)

2010–2013

Backbeat

John Lennon

Citizens Theatre, Glasgow (2010)Duke of York's Theatre, London (2011)Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Canada (2012)Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles (2013)

Based on the 1994 film of the same name

Radio

Year

Title

Role

Station

Notes

2000

Stockport... So Good They Named It Once

Jason

BBC Radio 7

Series 2

2002

Fat Camp

Josh

BBC Radio 4

Awards and nominations

Year

Award

Category

Title of work

Result

1994

Young Artist Award

Best Youth Actor Leading Rolein a Motion Picture Drama

as Dickon

References