Andrew Knott
Andrew Knott is a British actor. He played Dirtbox in Gavin & Stacey, and Dickon Sowerby in the 1993 film The Secret Garden.
Life and career
Knott was born in Salford. His first acting was done in British television and radio programmes. He was trained in the Oldham Theatre Workshop. Knott's first major film was Warner Brothers' The Secret Garden in 1993, in which he played Dickon Sowerby. He went on to play Joe Green in Black Beauty. In the late 1990s, he played Darren Featherstone and Liam Shepherd in Coronation Street.In 2004, he returned to theatre to act in Alan Bennett's The History Boys. The National Theatre production later toured the world, affording Knott his Broadway debut. He reprised his role on BBC radio, and in Bennett's film adaptation which was directed by the National's Nicholas Hytner. In 2011, he appeared in "The National Anthem", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.
Knott most recently appeared in the TV series Drop Dead Gorgeous, Gavin & Stacey and the BBC 3 drama series as Rob. Recently he appeared in 1 episode of the LGBT miniseries Banana and he has guest starred on the BBC show Father Brown.
Knott is married with two daughters.
Credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | ' | Dickon | Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture |
| 1994 | Black Beauty | Joe Green | |
| 2006 | ' | Lockwood | |
| 2007 | ' | Steve | |
| 2009 | Cotton Stones | Rob Mally | Short film |
| 2010 | In Our Name | Paul | |
| 2010 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Reporter | |
| 2012 | Spike Island | Voodoo Ray | |
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van | Ambulance Man | |
| 2017 | My Cousin Rachel | Joshua |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
| 2004–2006 | ' | Lockwood | ||
| 2010-2013 | Backbeat | John Lennon | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Duke of York's Theatre, London Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto Canada Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles | Based on the 1994 film of the same name |
| Year | Title | Role | Station | Notes |
| 2000 | Stockport... So Good They Named It Once | Jason | BBC Radio 7 | Series 2 |
| 2002 | Fat Camp | Josh | BBC Radio 4 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Kenji Kasen | Video game |