Dan March
| Dan March | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dan March 3 December 1973 Sherborne, Devon, England |
| 🏳️ Nationality | English |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| 🏫 Education | |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, writer, comedian, voiceover artist |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| 🌐 Website | Official website |
Dan March (born 1973, in Sherborne, Dorset) is an English comedian, actor,[1] writer and voiceover artist[2][3] who grew up in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Career[edit]
March based himself in London after graduating from Keble College, Oxford University to study drama at The Poor School, London. He received his first acting credit appearing in several episodes of the long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders selling the Queen Vic pub for Peggy Mitchell (played by Barbara Windsor), on BBC One.
In 2004 March was then chosen to play Graham Brown in Casualty (TV series)[4] and Roger Pennant in Down To Earth alongside Shelley Conn and Robert James-Collier.
Following these appearances he went on to play BT Man in Miranda, Oliver in Pramface[5] and as a recurring cast member in the hit CBBC show So Awkward[6].
Aside from acting, March is also a comedian and made his Edinburgh Festival Fringe solo debut in 2008 with his own show My Myspace Baby at The Gilded Balloon, which received favourable reviews[7], followed in 2009 by the sell out show Goldrunner[8][9]
The Real MacGuffins[edit]
In 2009 March set up his own comedy group, The Real MacGuffins, along with James Millard and Matt Sheahan. The group performed three shows in 2010, 2011 & 2013 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe[10][11], as well as performing at Brighton Fringe, Bath Comedy Festival and Leicester Comedy Festival. They were selected as So You Think You’re Funny Sketch Act finalists 2013[12] and featured on BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama[13]. The group's style revolves around high energy routines, comic wordplay and audience interaction, and garnered mostly positive reviews.
They hosted monthly sketch comedy night Skitsophrenia at The Comedy pub near Leicester Square for 6 years, until 2016[14]
In 2016, The Real MacGuffins were commissioned to write Instructions for American Servicemen[15] for Fol Espoir Theatre Company which toured the UK[16] and subsequently had a run in 2017 at Jermyn Street Theatre, London[17]
He has also appeared in many commercials including those for McDonald's, ASDA, Weetabix and Direct Line.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | So Awkward | Martin | CBBC | Totes Emosh[18] |
| BFF[19] | ||||
| Dinner Date[20] | ||||
| 2015 | Parentology[21] | |||
| Doctors | Ben Windham | BBC One | All the Time in the World[22] | |
| In Case You Missed It[23] | Philip Frost | BBC Two | ||
| 2013 | Pramface | Oliver | BBC Three | I'm Excited Too![24] |
| Fool Britannia | ITV1 | 2.4[25] | ||
| 2.5[26] | ||||
| Lee Nelson's Well Funny People | Toby | BBC Three | 1.3[27] | |
| Miranda | BT Man | BBC One | Three Little Words[28] | |
| 2012 | Spy | Police Constable | Sky One | Codename: Ball Busted[29] |
| The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff | Vilebert Grimstone | BBC Two | 1.3[30] | |
| The Royal Bodyguard | Mr Warne | BBC One | A Watery Grave[31] | |
| 2005 | Down to Earth | Roger Pennant | BBC One | Tall Tales[32] |
| 2004 | Casualty | Graham Brown | BBC One | Little White Lies[33] |
| 2003 | The Sitcom Trials | Simon | ITV1/HTV | Clinging on vs Spinnin' It[34] |
| Perfect 10 vs. Football R for Revenge[35] | ||||
| Go Wild in the Country vs The Client[36] | ||||
| 2001 | EastEnders | Estate Agent | BBC One | 24 May 2001[37] |
| 8 May 2001[38] |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism[39] | TV Father |
| 2014 | Candlestick[40][41] | Inspector Marcus Evans |
References[edit]
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Dan March - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Dan March - iOpener Institute". iOpener Institute. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ Cheryl Hayes Management porfolio. Retrieved 3 December 2015
- ↑ "Casualty - S19 - Episode 9: Little White Lies". Radio Times. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Pramface Series 3, Episode 1 - I'm Excited Too! - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Parentology, Series 1, So Awkward - Credits - BBC - CBBC". BBC. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ Bailey, Charlotte (2008-08-05). "Edinburgh Festival 2008: Alun Cochrane makes light of fatherhood". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Dan March - Goldrunner Review | Edinburgh Guide". www.edinburghguide.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Dan March: The Dullest Blog - Comedy ramblings - The Skinny". Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ 2013, Chris Stone 12:00PM BST 13 Aug (2013-08-13). "The Real MacGuffins behind the scenes at Edinburgh 2013". Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "The Real MacGuffins Come Again (The Real MacGuffins) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". www.threeweeks.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Best New Sketch Act 2013: The Final". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "The Real MacGuffins - Sketchorama - Series 3 - The Chosen Ones - Sketchorama - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Skitsophrenia". Time Out London. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "HOME - Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain". Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain, the Village Hall, Cropwell Bishop". The Stage. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain - Jermyn Street Theatre". Jermyn Street Theatre. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ Hogg, Jordan (2016-11-17), Totes Emosh, Manpreet Bambra, Sophia Dall'aglio, Cleo Demetriou, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Curtis, Ian (2016-10-06), BFF, Manpreet Bambra, Rosie Boore, Alex Carter, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Curtis, Ian (2016-08-25), Dinner Date, Manpreet Bambra, Alex Carter, Sophia Dall'aglio, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Rycroft, Rebecca (2015-05-21), Parentology, Sophia Dall'aglio, Cleo Demetriou, Ameerah Falzon-Ojo, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Larcombe, Tracey (2015-09-29), All the Time in the World, Adrian Lewis Morgan, Matthew Chambers, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Mears, Richard (2015-09-21), In Case You Missed It, Dara O'Briain, Dan March, Carrie Cohen, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Bailey, Natalie (2014-02-25), I'm Excited Too!, Anna Chancellor, Ben Crompton, Angus Deayton, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Young, Paul (2013-10-26), Episode #2.4, Dom Joly, Ben Adams, Matt Brady, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Young, Paul (2013-11-02), Episode #2.5, Dom Joly, Matt Brady, Jacob Edwards, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Rycroft, Rebecca (2013-03-28), Episode #1.3, Samantha Baines, Simon Brodkin, Monty Burgess, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ May, Juliet (2013-01-21), Three Little Words, Miranda Hart, Sarah Hadland, Dominic Coleman, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Henderson, John (2012-11-30), Codename: Ball Busted, Darren Boyd, Jude Wright, Robert Lindsay, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Fuller, Ben Gosling (2012-03-05), Episode #1.3, Robert Webb, Katherine Parkinson, Finlay Christie, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Bussell, Mark; Sbresni, Justin (2012-01-30), A Watery Grave, David Jason, Geoffrey Whitehead, Steve Edge, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Massey, Simon (2005-02-27), Tall Tales, Ricky Tomlinson, Denise Welch, Bernard Cribbins, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Strong, James (2004-10-30), Little White Lies, Martina Laird, Ian Bleasdale, Suzanne Packer, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Harvey, Sally (2003-04-11), Clinging on vs Spinnin' It, Gerard Foster, Louisa Gummer, Dan March, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Harvey, Sally (2003-04-04), Perfect 10 vs Football R for Revenge, Gerard Foster, Victoria Jeffrey, Dan March, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Harvey, Sally (2003-02-20), Go Wild in the Country vs the Client, Gerard Foster, Louisa Gummer, Victoria Jeffrey, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Casson, Philip (2001-05-24), Episode dated 24 May 2001, Letitia Dean, Barbara Windsor, Martin Kemp, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Annett, Jamie (2001-05-08), Episode dated 8 May 2001, Adam Woodyatt, Hannah Waterman, Tamzin Outhwaite, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ Rowley, Christopher N. (2016-12-02), Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism, Raffey Cassidy, Emily Watson, Joan Collins, retrieved 2017-12-12
- ↑ "Candlestick - Cast & Crew". www.candlestickfilm.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ Candlestick, retrieved 2017-12-12
External links[edit]
- Official Dan March website
- Internet Movie Database profile
- Review of Dan and The Real MacGuffins
- The Real MacGuffins website
- Dan March interview by John Fleming
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