Daniel Ings

Early life

Ings attended Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, followed by Lancaster University where he studied theatre studies, graduating in 2008. Ings later trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and the National Youth Theatre, but left the course early as he started to win roles, notably a small one in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Career

Ings appeared as the playboy best friend Luke in the Netflix romantic comedy Lovesick (2014–2018). He played Jake in the Channel 4 comedy Pete versus Life, Kelvin in the BBC comedy-drama Psychoville, and John in Sky 1's comedy The Café (2011).

In 2014, he appeared as the unscrupulous "Director of Output" Matt Taverner in the BBC2 mockumentary W1A (2014–2015), and as Commander Mike Parker in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–2017). In 2018, he began playing the husband of Alan Cumming's lead character on the CBS drama television series Instinct (2018–2019).

In 2020, he appeared as Francis Marindin in Julian Fellowes' series The English Game for Netflix and as Cob, the embittered husband to Billie Piper's Suzie, in acclaimed Sky Atlantic series I Hate Suzie. In 2023, he starred as Dan in the Netflix series Sex Education. In the same year, he played Archie Osbornein the BBC One series The Gold.

In 2024, he starred as Frederick "Freddy" Horniman in the Netflix Guy Ritchie television series The Gentlemen. Since 2026, Ings portrays Lyonel Baratheon in the series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

• The Master and Margarita (Lyric Hammersmith, 2004)
• White Boy (Soho Theatre, 2007)
• Tory Boyz (Soho Theatre, 2008)
• I See Myself As a Bit of an Indiana Jones Figure (Old Red Lion, 2010)
• Frankenstein (National Theatre, 2011) as Victor/Servant 1
• Howl's Moving Castle (Southwark Playhouse, 2011) as Howl
• One Man, Two Guvnors (Theatre Royal Haymarket, from 2 March 2012) as Alan Dangle

References

References

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5. (2011). "Royle Family's Ralf Little and Craig Cash make Sky1 sitcom". theguardian.com.
6. (29 January 2018). "The Crown's Mike Parker, actor Daniel Ings, responds to criticism from the family of Prince Philip's scandal-struck Private Secretary". Radio Times.
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8. "First Look images and further casting announced for upcoming BBC Drama The Gold".
9. Megan Bull. (19 March 2024). "The Gentlemen's Daniel Ings reveals his special connection to 'good dude' Theo James - exclusive". hellomagazine.com.
10. Carlo Simone. (4 March 2024). "Netflix The Gentlemen: Full cast list and when it releases". bracknellnews.co.uk.
11. (18 June 2024). "'Game of Thrones' Spinoff 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Begins Filming as 'The Crown,' 'True Detective' Actors Join Cast". Variety.
12. "Zog and the Flying Doctors". bbc.co.uk.
13. (31 October 2011). "Daniel Ings, Kristin McGuire Lead Southwark Playhouse's Howl's Moving Castle".
14. [http://www.onemantwoguvnors.com/ One Man, Two Guvnors at Theatre Royal Haymarket] {{webarchive. link. (8 June 2012)