Daniel Coonan
Encyclopedia
Daniel Coonan is a British actor. Daniel was born in North London. He was brought up in Harringay
in London
and finally, Plymouth, Devon, where he took up acting in his teens. He trained at LAMDA for three years.
He has appeared in many other theatrical productions in the UK including shows for both The National Theatre
and The Royal Court Theatre
. Recent work includes FM (TV series)
for ITV2. In 2011 Daniel appeared at Hampstead Theatre and in the west end in the sell out production of Ecstasy
, written and directed by Mike Leigh
.
Harringay
Harringay is a residential area of North London, part of the London Borough of Haringey, United Kingdom. It is centred on the section of Green Lanes running between the northern boundary of Finsbury Park up to the southern boundary of Duckett's Common, not far from Turnpike Lane.-Location:The...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and finally, Plymouth, Devon, where he took up acting in his teens. He trained at LAMDA for three years.
He has appeared in many other theatrical productions in the UK including shows for both The National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
and The Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
. Recent work includes FM (TV series)
FM (TV series)
FM was a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd , Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya . The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio progamme, "Skin 86.5 FM"...
for ITV2. In 2011 Daniel appeared at Hampstead Theatre and in the west end in the sell out production of Ecstasy
Ecstasy
Ecstasy may refer to:* Ecstasy , a trance or trance-like state in which an individual transcends normal consciousness* Religious ecstasy, a state of consciousness characterized by expanded spiritual awareness, visions or absolute euphoria...
, written and directed by Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Michael "Mike" Leigh, OBE is a British writer and director of film and theatre. He studied theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and studied further at the Camberwell School of Art and the Central School of Art and Design. He began as a theatre director and playwright in the mid 1960s...
.
Selected Theatre:
- Storming: Young Writers Festival Royal Court Theatre Director: Various
- King Lear: Royal National Theatre Director: Richard EyreRichard EyreSir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre CBE is an English director of film, theatre, television, and opera.-Biography:Eyre was educated at Sherborne School, an independent school for boys in the market town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset in south-west England, followed by Peterhouse at the University...
- Peter Pan: Royal National Theatre Director: John Caird John Caird (director)John Newport Caird is a British stage director and writer of plays, musicals and operas. He is an Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a regular director with the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and the Principal Guest Director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre,...
- Scenes from an Execution: The Wrestling School Director: Howard BarkerHoward BarkerHoward E. Barker is a British playwright.-The Theatre of Catastrophe :Barker has coined the term "Theatre of Catastrophe" to describe his work...
- He Stumbled: Almeida Theatre Director: Howard BarkerHoward BarkerHoward E. Barker is a British playwright.-The Theatre of Catastrophe :Barker has coined the term "Theatre of Catastrophe" to describe his work...
- Stop Kiss: Soho Theatre Director: Abigail Morris
- The Woman in Black: West End Director: Robin Herford
- The Way of the World: Northampton Theatre Director: Selina CadellSelina CadellSelina Cadell is an English actress. She is the sister of the late actor Simon Cadell and granddaughter of the actress Jean Cadell.....
- Ecstasy: Hampstead Theatre Director: Mike LeighMike LeighMichael "Mike" Leigh, OBE is a British writer and director of film and theatre. He studied theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and studied further at the Camberwell School of Art and the Central School of Art and Design. He began as a theatre director and playwright in the mid 1960s...
Selected Television:
- The Vanishing Man ITV
- BritannicBritannic (film)Britannic is a romantic drama film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It stars Edward Atterton and Amanda Ryan as star-crossed lovers on the forgotten sister ship of the , the HMHS Britannic...
Regent Entertainment US - Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeven Wonders of the Industrial World is a 7-part British documentary/docudrama television miniseries that originally aired from to on BBC...
BBC - Casualty (TV series)Casualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
BBC - Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee HeeLife Isn't All Ha Ha Hee HeeLife Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee is a 1999 novel by Meera Syal that was later adapted into a three-part BBC television miniseries in 2005. Childhood friends Tania , Sunita and Chila are now in their 30s and at a crossroads in life...
BBC - Recovery (TV drama)Recovery (TV drama)Recovery is a British television film, first broadcast on BBC One in 2007, starring David Tennant and Sarah Parish.-Summary:It deals with the life of Alan Hamilton , the former head of a construction firm, after he receives serious personality-changing brain injuries in a road accident, and the...
BBC - Sugar Rush Sugar Rush (TV series)Sugar Rush is an Emmy Award–winning British television comedy drama series developed by Shine Limited and broadcast by Channel 4, based on the Julie Burchill novel of the same name...
Channel 4 - FMFM (TV series)FM was a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd , Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya . The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio progamme, "Skin 86.5 FM"...
ITV3 - EastendersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
BBC - Inside Men BBC