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Shaun Dooley

British actor

Summary

British actor

Field	Value
name	Shaun Dooley
birth_date
years_active	1997–present
alma_mater	Arden School of Theatre
spouse
children	4

Shaun Dooley is an English actor, narrator and voice-over artist.

Early life and education

Dooley attended Barnsley Youth Theatre in 1989 before going on to study at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester between 1992 and 1995.

Career

Dooley's first acting role was as Shaun in Groove on a Stanley Knife in 1997. He later played Ritchie Fitzgerald in Coronation Street from 1997 until 1998. He appeared occasionally in EastEnders as Tom Stuart between 2001 and 2004. He appeared in Series 1 of The Street. He had a role in P.O.W..

Dooley played Peter Harper in BBC drama series The Street. He also featured in the 2007 television docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess. Dooley portrayed Kieran in the British horror film Salvage. He portrayed police inspector Dick Alderman in all three parts of the Red Riding trilogy and in 2017 appeared as Reverend Michaelmas Winter in the Sky 1 drama Jamestown. Among his many voiceover roles, Dooley narrates the Discovery Channel series Gold Rush for its UK broadcast.

In 2019, Shaun and his wife Polly produced an album, Got It Covered, for Children in Need. The album featured Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Luke Evans, Suranne Jones, Adrian Lester, Himesh Patel, David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker and Shaun himself singing unique cover versions of songs personal to them. The album was released on 1 November 2019. The album and accompanying documentary was co-produced by their company 20four7films, BBC Studios and SilvaScreen Records.

Recognition and honours

Dooley received an honorary master's degree from Leeds Arts University in July 2025.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Groove on a Stanley Knife	Shaun	Short film
2005	Pitch Perfect	Ellis	Short film
2006	Ex Memoria	Martin, carer	Short film
2007	**	Corporal Gant
2008	Eden Lake	Jon	Celador Films
2009	The Appointment	Karl	Short film
Salvage	Kieran
Kandahar Break: Fortress of War	Richard Lee
2011	**	Malcolm McNair
Junkhearts	Josh
2012	Rachael	Dad	Short film
**	Mr. Fisher, village innkeeper	Hammer Films
Peekaboo	Andy	Short film
Offender	Jackie Nash
2014	The Karman Line	Dave	Short film
Cowboy Ben	Cowboy Ben	Short film
Blood Moon	Calhoun
Devil Makes Work	Devil	Short film
2017	Blood Shed	Jack	Short film
2018	Pond Life	Russ Buckfield
2019	Official Secrets	John, Internal Security
**	Eamonn McDonagh
2023	Saltburn	Jeff Quick
The Toxic Avenger	Melvin Ferd (The Crusading Reporter)
2024	Tyger	Neil
The Can	Adam
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim	Freca (voice)
2025	Stay Calm	Stuart	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1998	Coronation Street	Richie Fitzgerald	12 episodes
Casualty	Fire Officer	Episodes: "The Golden Hour" & "Internal Inferno: Parts 1 & 2"
1998	The Grand	Heckler	Series 2; episode 2
Dalziel and Pascoe	Robert Pascoe	Episode: "The Wood Beyond"
1999	Peak Practice	Paramedic 2	Episode: "Race Against Time"
Warriors	Pte. John Hookway	Mini-series; 2 episodes
2000	Holby City	Tom Gold	Series 3; episode: "Anyone Who Had a Heart"
2001–2004	EastEnders	Reverend Tom Stuart	32 episodes
2002	Shackleton	Hubert Hudson	Mini-series; 2 episodes
Plain Jane	PC Graham	Television film
Silent Witness	Paul Preston	Series 6: episodes: "The Fall Out: Parts 1 & 2"
P.O.W.	Brown	6 episodes
2004	Foyle's War	Gordon Drake	Episode: "Enemy Fire"
2005	The Royal	Martin Tomlinson	Episode: "It's What's on the Inside That Counts"
Holby City	Dave Wilson	Series 7; episode: "The Honeymoon Is Over"
New Tricks	Rick Mayo	Episode: "Family Business"
Murphy's Law	DC Ollington	Episodes: "The Goodbye Look", "Boy's Night Out" & "Hard Boiled Eggs and Nuts"
Vincent	Malcolm	Series 1; episode 3
Child of Mine	Simon	Television film
The Ghost Squad	Barry Mills	Episode: "Heroes"
2006	Rosemary & Thyme	Becker	Episode: "Three Legs Good"
The Bill	Harvey Taylor	Episode: "A Day to Remember"
Vital Signs	Rob Glover	Series 1; episode 1
The Street	Peter Harper	Episodes: "The Accident" & "Stan"
Comiung Up	Steve	Episode: "Heavenly Father"
Strictly Confidential	Gary Shelton	Series 1; episode 3
2007	Mobile	DI George Fleming	Mini-series; episodes: "The Engineer", "The Soldier" & "The Boss"
Diana: Last Days of a Princess	Trevor Rees-Jones	Television film
2008	Harley Street	Nick Marsh	Series 1; episode 2
Midsomer Murders	Mark Purdy	Series 11; episode: "Left for Dead"
Silent Witness	DI Adam Tranfield	Series 12; episodes: "Terror: Parts 1 & 2"
Apparitions	Liam	Mini-series; 2 episodes
Stovepipe	Lead role	HighTide's production at the West 12 Shopping Centre in Shepherd's Bush
2009	Red Riding	Dick Alderman	Television film trilogy: "Red Riding 1974", "Red Riding 1980" & "Red Riding 1983"
Law & Order: UK	Jack Gilmore	Episode: "Love and Loss"
2010	Five Days	Sgt. Don Parker	Series 2; 5 episodes
Married Single Other	Eddie	6 episodes
**	Derek Bennett	Television film
Inspector George Gently	Darren Paige	Episode: "Gently Evil"
Moving On	Anthony	Episode: "Skies of Glass"
Accidental Farmer	Matt	Television film
2011	Hustle	Cool Hand Cooper	Episode: "The Delivery"
South Riding	Mr. Holly	Mini-series; 3 episodes
Exile	Mike Eldridge	Mini-series; 3 episodes, alongside John Simm
Sugartown	Jason Burr	3 episodes
Postcode	Dean	2 episodes
The Borrowers	Robert Millman	Television film
Great Expectations	Joe Gargery	Mini-series; 3 episodes
2012	Benidorm	Pete Garvey	Series 5, episode 3
2012–2013	Misfits	Greg	Series 4 & 5; 16 episodes
2013	Common Ground	Porno Bri	Episode: "Rupert"
**	Sir Robert Brackenbury	Mini-series; episodes: "The King Is Dead", "The Princes in the Tower" & "The Final Battle"
2014	Our World War	Fred Firth	Mini-series; episode: "War Machine"
Wolfblood	Alexander 'Alex' Kincaid	Series 3; 6 episodes
**	DC Jim Fenchurch	Mini-series; 6 episodes
2015	Broadchurch	Rickie Gillespie	Series 2, 6 episodes
Ordinary Lies	Dave	Episode: "Beth's Story"
This Is England '90	Mr. Lewis	Mini-series; episode: "Autumn"
Cuffs	DC Carl Hawkins	Mini-series; 8 episodes
2016	Hoff the Record	Greg	Episode: "Wedding"
DCI Banks	Steve Richards	Series 5; 5 episodes
CBeebies Bedtime Stories	Himself - Storyteller	3 episodes
2017	Jamestown	Reverend Michaelmas Whitaker	7 episodes
Gunpowder	Sir William Wade	Mini-series; 3 episodes
2018	Doctor Who	Epzo	Episode: "The Ghost Monument"
Doctor Who Access All Areas	Himself - Guest	1 episode
2019, 2021, 2025	**	King Foltest of Temeria	5 episodes
2019, 2022	Gentleman Jack	Jeremiah Rawson	Series 1 & 2; 7 episodes
2020	**	Doug Tripp	Mini-series; 8 episodes
2021	It's a Sin	Clive Tozer	Mini-series; 5 episodes
Innocent	DCI Mike Braithwaite	Main role. Series 2; 4 episodes
Grantchester	Johnny Richards	Series 6; 4 episodes. DI Geordie Keating's fellow ex-prisoner-of-war
**	Himself - Contestant	Episode: "The Great Christmas Bake Off"
2023	Black Mirror	Len Fisher	Episode: "Demon 79"
The Long Shadow	DCS Chris Gregg	Mini-series; 1 episode
Midsomer Murders	Eli Trask	Series 24; episode: "Book of the Dead"
2023–present	Changing Ends	Graham Carr	Series 1–3; 18 episodes
2024	Mr Bates vs The Post Office	Michael Rudkin	Mini-series; 3 episodes
Vera	Matthew McSwain	Episode: "Tender"
Criminal Record	DS Kim Cardwell	7 episodes
2025	Grace	Terrence Maxwell	Episode: "Find Them Dead"

Narration

In addition to his acting work, Dooley has provided voice-overs for numerous film and TV documentaries, including:

Year	Title	Notes
2010	Gazza's Tears: The Night That Changed Football	ITV4 film
2010–2011	Britain's Underworld	National Geographic series; 6 episodes
2012	When Life Means Life	TV series
Revealed	Channel 5 series; episode: "Nazi Temple of Doom"
Space Dive	BBC documentary on the record-breaking skydive by Felix Baumgartner (UK version)
Our War	Series 2. BBC documentary series on the war in Afghanistan as seen by the British Army soldiers
2013	Hillsborough - Never Forgotten	BBC TV Special
2013–2018	Speed with Guy Martin	Channel 4 series; 15 episodes
2014	The Miners' Strike and Me	ITV film
Life and Death Row	BBC documentary series; episode: "Crises Stage"
Tsunami: Survivors' Stories	ITV1 film
Web of Lies	Series 1. Discovery Communications crime documentary series. The series was originally called Evil Online
2014–2017	Edge of Alaska	Discovery Channel reality TV series; 18 episodes
2015	Our Guy in India	Channel 4 mini-series; 2 episodes
Richard III: The Princes in the Tower	Channel 4 TV film
Strangeways: Britain's Toughest Prison Riot	BBC TV film
Wastemen	BBC series; 3 episodes
The Detectives	BBC series following Greater Manchester Police over the course of multiple investigations of serious crime; 3 episodes
Panorama	BBC series; episode: "NHS: The Perfect Storm"
Wild Space	Short film
The Gift of Life	Channel 5 series; 3 episodes
Guy Martin: The Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber	Channel 4 TV film
Our Guy in Latvia	Channel 4 TV Special
**	Sky 1 series which follows officers of Greater Manchester Police
2015–2023	SAS: Who Dares Wins	Channel 4 series; 45 episodes
2016	Abused: The Untold Story	BBC One TV film
Sydney Harbour Patrol	Discovery Channel series; 2 episodes
2017	Idris Elba: Fighter	Discovery Channel mini-series
Everest Rescue	Discovery Channel mini-series; 6 episodes
American Justice	BBC Two series which follows prosecutors and cop in Jacksonville, Florida; 3 episodes
The Detectives: Murder on the Streets	BBC Two documentary series shadowing members of Greater Manchester's Murder Investigation Team; 4 episodes
Guy Martin WW1 Tank	Channel 4 TV film
Guy Martin vs. The Robot Car	Channel 4 TV film
Blitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain	BBC Two series; 4 episodes
2018	Four Days That Shook Britain	ITV documentary film which covers the four terrorist attacks of 2017, in England
Our Guy in Russia	Channel 4 mini-series; 3 episodes
Daydream Believers	Film
Guy Martin: The World's Fastest Van?	Channel 4 TV film
2018–2025	Surgeons: At the Edge of Life	BBC Two series; 20 episodes
2019	One Day in Gaza	BBC TV film
Guy Martin: World's Fastest Tractor	Channel 4 TV film
Railroad Australia	Quest documentary which covers the highs and lows of drivers and engineers of Australian freight and tourist trains
2019–2023	When Missing Turns to Murder	Netflix true crime documentary series; 20 episodes
2019–present	Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins	Channel 4 series; 55 episodes
2020–2021	Guy Martin's Best Bits	Channel 4 mini-series; 4 episodes
2021	Guy Martin's Battle of Britain	Channel 4 mini-series; 2 episodes
Yellowstone Supervolcano: The Next Pompeii	Channel 5 TV film (UK version)
Guy's Garage	Channel 4 mini-series; 4 episodes
Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber	Channel 4 TV film
Extreme Ice Railroad	ITV series
Gold Rush	Discovery Channel series
2022	Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves	BBC TV series; 3 episodes
2023	Guy Martin's Great British Power Trip	Channel 4 mini-series; 3 episodes
Our Guy in Columbia	Channel 4 two-part documentary
2023–2025	Special Forces: World's Toughest Test	Fox series; 18 episodes
2024	Guy Martin's Lost WW2 Bomber	Channel 4 TV film
Guy Martin: Top Gun	Channel 4 TV film
Guy Martin: Arctic Warrior	Channel 4 mini-series; 2 episodes
2025	Our Guy in Vietnam	Channel 4 mini-series; 2 episodes
Guy Martin: The British Train That Changed the World	Channel 4 TV Special

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Right Place, Wrong Time	Alan	BBC Radio 4 drama
2015	The Farthest Shore	Ged	Judith Adams's adaptation of Ursula Le Guin's novel for Radio 4

Video games

Year	Title	Role (voice)	Notes
2022	Elden Ring	Yura / Shabriri / Fire Giant / Kaiden Sellswords	title=Shaun Dooley (visual voices guide)	url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Shaun-Dooley/	access-date=November 28, 2024	publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Gray	English version
2024	Still Wakes the Deep	Roy

References

[https://www.redproductioncompany.com/interviews/richard-armitage-shaun-dooley-red-production-company-podcast/ Richard Armitage and Shaun Dooley, Red Production Company Podcast (March, 2020)].
"Shaun Dooley profile on The Street's website".
(2 August 2012). "Alien Breed is Back and Better Than Ever for iOS – Dread Central".
(30 October 2019). "Children in Need: Got it Covered: songs and singers on the album – and what time the documentary is on BBC One". i.
(8 July 2025). "Kathryn Sargent and Shaun Dooley awarded Honorary Masters degrees".
(June 16, 2022). "Freca and Fréaláf roles revealed for The War of the Rohirrim".
(7 May 2015). "The Game recap: series one, episode two – Operation Glass is revealed". [[The Guardian]].
Frost, Caroline. (21 April 2015). "WORDS: Shaun Dooley, Star Of 'Broadchurch' And 'Ordinary Lies' On A Father's Advice, And Hitting Pause". [[Huffington Post]].
"Access All Areas {{!}} Doctor Who: Series 11".
(21 September 2020). "ITV announce a second series of hit series, Innocent". ITalkTelly.
(24 December 2021). "Great British Bake Off 2021 Christmas special: Release date, celebrity guests, and latest news".
"The Long Shadow casting announcement".
(29 January 2023). "Filming commences on ITVX comedy Changing Ends".
Morris, Nicky. (1 January 2024). "Mr Bates vs The Post Office: the shocking true story behind ITV's Post Office scandal series".
Hibbs, James. (10 January 2024). "Criminal Record cast {{!}} Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo star".
"BBC Two – Surgeons: At the Edge of Life".
"Our Guy in Columbia".
"BBC Radio 4 Extra – Earthsea, Series 1, Dragonfly".
"Shaun Dooley (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.

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