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name: "Karl Davies"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 August 1982"
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updated: "2026-09-17T02:22:26.330953+00:00"
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# Karl Davies

Actor. Born 6 August 1982 in Marple, Greater Manchester, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 August 1982, Marple, Greater Manchester, England

## Biography

Karl Davies is an English actor born on 6 August 1982 in Marple, Greater Manchester. He began acting as a child with the Carver Theatre Group and made his professional debut in the early 2000s.

Davies is known for playing Robert Sugden in the ITV soap *Emmerdale* (2001–2005, 2009), Alton Lannister in *Game of Thrones* (2012), Lyle Anderson in *Kingdom* (2007–2009) and Daniel Cawood in the BBC series *Happy Valley* (2014–2023). His other television credits include Viktor Proskuryakov in *Chernobyl* (2019), roles in *The Tower* (2021–2024) and *The Bay* (2023), and the film *Black Sea* (2014).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Happy Valley* (2014), Fi1m 88, as Daniel Cawood — [page](https://film.one/tv/happy-valley-2014.md)

## Also known for

- *Chernobyl* (2019), Viktor Proskuryakov
- *Black Sea* (2014), Liam
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Luke Woodley
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), Ronald Mallen
- *My Mad Fat Diary* (2013), Rob
- *Emmerdale* (1972), Robert Sugden
- *The Baby* (2022), Jack
- *The Tower* (2021), DCI Tim Bailie, DCS Tim Bailie

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