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name: "Phil Daniels"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/phil-daniels"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 October 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:50.415267+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Phil Daniels

Actor. Born 25 October 1958 in Islington, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 October 1958, Islington, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** Philip Daniels

## Biography

Phil Daniels is an English actor and musician. Born Philip William Daniels on 25 October 1958 in Islington, London, he trained at the Anna Scher Children's Theatre School and began working professionally as a teenager.

He is known for film roles including Jimmy Cooper in *Quadrophenia* (1979), Richards in *Scum* (1979) and Fetcher in *Chicken Run* (2000). Television credits include Kevin Wicks in *EastEnders*, Grandad Trotter in *Rock & Chips* (2010–2011), Maester Gerardys in *House of the Dragon* (2022) and Ronnie Devereux in *Gangs of London* (2020). He has also appeared in *Misfits*, *Midsomer Murders*, *Endeavour*, *Inside No. 9* and *Agatha Christie's Poirot*.

Daniels has contributed to music, including narrating tracks on Blur's *Parklife* album, and has performed on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Misfits* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Keith the Dog (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/misfits.md)
- *Chicken Run* (2000), Fi1m 84, as Fetcher (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Wicker* (2026), Actor

## Also known for

- *House of the Dragon* (2022), Maester Gerardys
- *Gangs of London* (2020), Ronnie Devereux
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Inspector Hardcastle
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Teddy Molloy
- *Bugsy Malone* (1976), Waiter Who Spills Spaghetti
- *Quadrophenia* (1979), James Michael 'Jimmy' Cooper
- *Endeavour* (2013), Charlie Thursday
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), George Benson

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