Quick Facts
Biography
Daniel Rigby (born 6 December 1982) is an English actor and comedian.
Early life
Rigby attended Cheadle Hulme School and studied performing arts at Stockport College. He then enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career
Rigby has worked as a stand-up comedian, having appeared at the Latitude Festival, won the 2007 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year, and been a nominee for winner of the 2007 So You Think You're Funny competition. In 2007, he moved to television roles with the BBC period drama Lilies. In 2011, Rigby won the BAFTA for Best Actor for his performance as late comedian Eric Morecambe in Eric and Ernie, beating both Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch for their roles as the Doctor and Sherlock Holmes. In 2011 Rigby voiced Copenhagen in the BBC Radio 4 comedy, Warhorse Letters alongside Stephen Fry. Daniel performed in Tom Basden's 'Holes' at the Arcola Theatre in London from 16 July to 9 August 2014 alongside Mathew Baynton. More recently he went on to narrate the 2015 reboot of the British children's television series Teletubbies.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Flyboys | Ives | |
| 2008 | Stand Up | John J. Jones | Short film |
| 2011 | Eric and Ernie | Eric Morecambe | BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lilies | Billy Moss | 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | David | 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Street | James | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Ideal | Hugh | 1 episode |
| 2012— | BT adverts | Simon | |
| 2013 | Black Mirror | Jamie Salter / Waldo | "The Waldo Moment" |
| 2013-2014 | Big School | Mr. Luke Martin | 2 series; 5 episodes |
| 2014 | From There to Here | Charlie | |
| 2014 | That Day We Sang | Mr. Kirkby | |
| 2015 | Undercover | Dave | |
| 2015— | Teletubbies | Narrator | |
| 2016 | Jericho | Charles Blackwood | |
| 2016 | Flowers | Donald |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hamlet | ||
| 2005 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | ||
| 2005 | The Burial at Thebes | Haemon | |
| 2006 | The White Album | Miles | |
| 2009 | The Mothwokfantastic | Himself | Edinburgh Festival |
| 2009 | Beyond The Front Line | Welsh soldier | |
| 2009 | The Music Show | Performed at Just for Laughs | |
| 2010 | Afterbirth | Himself | Performed at Edinburgh Festival |
| 2010 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantès | |
| 2011 | One Man, Two Guvnors | Alan Dangle | |
| 2013 | Daniel Rigby: Berk in Progress | Himself | Edinburgh Festival |
| 2014 | Holes | Ian | Arcola Theatre |
| 2016 | Breaking the Code | Alan Turing | Royal Exchange Theatre |