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name: "Daniel Rigby"
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born: "6 December 1982"
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# Daniel Rigby

Actor. Born 6 December 1982 in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 December 1982, Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Daniella Girby

## Biography

Daniel Rigby is an English actor and comedian. Born on 6 December 1982 in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, he attended Cheadle Hulme School and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after studying performing arts at Stockport College.

He began his career in stand-up comedy before moving into television roles from 2007. Rigby won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for portraying Eric Morecambe in the 2011 BBC film *Eric and Ernie*. He is known for his performance as Jamie Salter in the *Black Mirror* episode "The Waldo Moment" (2013), as well as roles in *Flowers* (2016–2018), *Landscapers* (2021), *Sick Note* (2017–2018) and *Renegade Nell* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Jamie Salter — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)

## Also known for

- *Cold Storage* (2026), Anthony
- *The Electrical Life of Louis Wain* (2021), Bendigo
- *Landscapers* (2021), DCI Tony Collier
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), Canon Prescott
- *Sick Note* (2017), Officer Hayward
- *Renegade Nell* (2024), Jack Trotter
- *Flowers* (2016), Donald Flowers
- *Watership Down* (2018), Dandelion (voice)

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