Danny Dyer

Danny Dyer

Active - 1995 - 2015  |   Born - Jul 24, 1977 in Canning Town, London  |   Genres - Drama, Thriller, Comedy

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  • Was spotted at Sunday School by an agent and began his acting career at the age of sixteen after auditioning for a role in Prime Suspect.
  • Appeared in an advert for Coca-Cola in 1995.
  • Voiced Kent Paul in the Grand Theft Auto franchise in 2002 and 2004.
  • Appeared in The Twang's music video for their song "Two Lovers" in 2007.
  • Became the Chairman of Greenwich Borough Football Club in 2007 and appointed friend and fellow The Business star Tamer Hassan as President.
  • In 2009, played Sid Vicious in the play Kurt and Sid on the London West End.
  • Published his autobiography, Straight Up, in 2011.
  • In 2016, travelled to Freetown, Sierra Leone to meet with people in need for the charity Sports Relief.
  • In a 2016 episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, research revealed his 15 x great grandfather to have been Thomas Cromwell, and his 14 x great grandmother to have been Elizabeth Seymour, who married Cromwell's son, Gregory.
  • Published The World According to Danny Dyer: Life Lessons from the East End in 2016.