Philip Davis (July 30, 1953) is an English actor, writer, director, and narrator best known for Vera Drake (2004), Alien³ (1992), and Bleak House (2005).
He is married to actress Eve Matheson and they have one child, and he has a son from a previous relationship.
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 1972: The Canterbury Tales as 2nd Homosexual Lover (Uncredited Role)
- 1975: Mr Quilp as Tom Scott
- 1979: Quadrophenia as Chalky
- 1979: SOS Titanic as Crows Nest Lookout (uncredited)
- 1982: Oliver Twist as Noah Claypole
- 1982: The Wall as Roadie
- 1984: The Bounty as Young
- 1985: The Doctor And The Devils as Billy Bedlam
- 1985: Underworld as Lazarus
- 1986: Comrades as Young Stanfield
- 1988: High Hopes as Cyril
- 1989: Howling V: The Rebirth as The Count
- 1992: Alien³ as Kevin
- 1992: Blue Ice as Westy
- 1993: In the Name of the Father as Detective
- 1995: ID as Duty Sergeant
- 1996: Different for Girls as Taxi Driver
- 1996: Secrets & Lies as Man in Suit
- 1996: Crimetime as Simon
- 1997: Face as Julian
- 1997: Photographing Fairies as Roy
- 1998: Still Crazy as Limo Driver
- 2001: Trance as Philip
- 2002: Fields Of Gold as Roy Lodge
- 2002: The Safe House 2002 as Det. Inspector Baird
- 2002: Nicholas Nickleby as Brooker
- 2003: Ready When You Are Mr Mc Gill as Denis
- 2004: Wall Of Silence as Tony Cottis
- 2004: The Baby Juice Express as Frank O'Reilly
- 2004: Jack Brown And The Curse Of The Crown as Inspector Kray
- 2004: Vera Drake as Stan
- 2005: Like Father Like Son 2005 as Paul Barker
- 2005: Casanova as Guardi
- 2005: Footprints In The Snow as Tim Perkins
- 2006: Beau Brummell This Charming Man as Master Servant Robinson
- 2006: Notes on a Scandal as Brian Bangs
- 2007: Secret Life 2007 as Rudi
- 2007: All About Me 2007 as Tony Conroy
- 2007: Cassandra's Dream as Martin Burns
- 2008: Bike Squad as CI Albert Custer
- 2008: The Curse Of Steptoe as Wifrid Brambell
- 2008: A Foxs Tale as Jack
- 2009: Dead Man Running as Johnny Sands
- 2010: The Big I Am as Stubbs
- 2010: Just For The Record as Ed Grains
- 2010: Another Year as Jack
- 2010: Brighton Rock as Spicer
- 2010: The Rapture as Sir David
- 2012: Hacks as Ray
- 2012: Outside Bet as Threads
- 2012: Fast Girls as Brian
- 2012: The Hot Potato as Sgt. Ryan
- 2012: Borrowed Time as Philip
- 2013: Having You as Peter
- 2014: Peterman as Grandad
- 2015: Churchill 100 Days That Saved Britain as Charles McMoran Wilson
- 2015: Mr. Holmes as Inspector Gilbert
- 2015: Dough as Sam Cotton
- 2015: Age Of Kill as Bill Weybridge
- 2016: Golden Years as Brian
- 2017: Hampstead as Sid Fife
- 2017: We Can Be Heroes 2017 as Grandad Evans
- 2018: Juliet Naked as Mayor Terry Barton
- 2019: Brighton as Dave
- 2019: Dial M For Middlesbrough as Jed
- 2020: Knuckledust as Happy
Television Roles
- 1973: Orson Welles Great Mysteries as Johnny Sheeham
- 1974: Death Or Glory Boy as Trooper Smiff
- 1975: Centre Play as Steve
- 1976: Angels as Tom
- 1977: Target as Ray
- 1977-1980: Play For Day as various
- 1978: The Professionals as Billy Turner
- 1978: People Like Us as Berni Carver
- 1978: Sexton Blake And The Demon God as Tinker
- 1980: BBC 2 Playhouse as Dick
- 1983: Bergerac as Eric
- 1983: Studio as Stew
- 1984: Crown Court as Joseph Guilfoyle
- 1984-1986: Robin Hood 1984 as Prince/King John
- 1985: Dramarama as Frog
- 1987: Truckers as Cowboy
- 1988: Rumpole of the Bailey as Tony Timson
- 1988-1989: Screen Two as Yeti/Finn (2 episodes)
- 1990: The Paradise Club as Walter Fagin
- 1992: Inspector Morse as Roland Sherman/Harold Manners
- 1992: Nice Town as Paul Thompson
- 1993: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Interrogator
- 1994-1995: Moving Story as Adrenalin
- 1996: Tales from the Crypt as Henry
- 1999: Births Marriages And Deaths as Graham
- 2000: Black Cab as Nick
- 2000: North Square as Peter McLeish
- 2002: White Teeth as Archie
- 2002-2005: Rose And Maloney as Maloney
- 2003: Murder in Mind as Chaz Hadley
- 2005: Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky as Ernest Eccles
- 2005: Bleak House as Smallweed
- 2006: Marple as Kennedy
- 2007: Five Days as Mic Danes
- 2007: Midsomer Murders as Gary Cooper
- 2007: Inspector George Gently as Joe Webster
- 2007: Cold Blood as DI Ted Radcliffe
- 2007: Comedy Showcase as Sergeant
- 2008: Lark Rise to Candleford as Ashlow
- 2008: Ashes to Ashes as Chas Cale
- 2008: Doctor Who as Lucius
- 2008-2020: Silent Witness as various (4 episodes)
- 2009: Desperate Romantics as Mr. Stone
- 2009: The Fixer as Roger Bowland
- 2009: Collision as Brian Edwards
- 2009-2013: Whitechapel (TV Series) as DS Ray Miles
- 2010: Identity as David Sinclair
- 2010: My Family as Carl
- 2010: Sherlock as The Taxi Driver/Jeff
- 2011: Case Histories as Theo Wyre
- 2011: First Cut as David De Gale
- 2011: Merlin (2008) as The Gleeman
- 2012: Secrets And Words as Ray Collins
- 2012: Vexed as Ron Poynter
- 2012: The Town as Tony Nicholas
- 2012-2014: Silk as Micky Joy
- 2013: Being Human (UK) as Captain Hatch
- 2014: This is Jinsy as Roley Jenkins
- 2014: Death in Paradise as Jim Chandler
- 2014: New Tricks as Gavin Gibson
- 2015: Black Work as Tom Piper
- 2015-2016: Mad Dogs as Lawrence
- 2015-2016: Poldark as Jud Paynter
- 2016: Undercover as Jimmy
- 2017: Riviera as Jukes
- 2017: Broken as Harry 'Aitch' Parkinson
- 2017: Comedy Playhouse as Gal
- 2018: The Reluctant Landlord as Dirty Harry
- 2019: Plebs as Serverus
- 2020: Inside No. 9 as Bill
- 2020-2022: Trying as Victor 'Vic' Ross
- 2021: Viewpoint as DI Liam Cox
- 2021: Ragdoll as Mayor Turnbull
Shorts
- 1994: Wanted as Randall
- 2007: Diggers as Fred
- 2008: Bitter as Jack
- 2012: Roadkiller as Gavin
- 2016: The Swing Of It as Ray
