Andrew Knott

Andrew Knott (born 22 November 1979) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Dickon Sowerby in 1993 film adaptation The Secret Garden, based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and as Henry Green in the television drama series Where the Heart Is. He has also appeared in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey as Dirtbox.

Life and career

Knott was born in Salford. His first acting was done in British television and radio programmes. He was trained in the Oldham Theatre Workshop. Knott's first major film was Warner Brothers' The Secret Garden in 1993, in which he played Dickon Sowerby. He went on to play Joe Green in Black Beauty. In the late 1990s, he played Darren Featherstone and Liam Shepherd in Coronation Street.

In 2004, he returned to theatre to act in Alan Bennett's The History Boys. The National Theatre production later toured the world, affording Knott his Broadway debut. He reprised his role on BBC radio, and in Bennett's film adaptation which was directed by the National's Nicholas Hytner. In 2011, he appeared in "The National Anthem", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. Knott later appeared in the TV series Drop Dead Gorgeous and Gavin & Stacey, and the BBC 3 drama series Spooks: Code 9 as Rob.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre Year Title Role Venue Notes 2004–2006 Lockwood Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, South Bank (2004–2005)Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (2006)St. James Theatre, Wellington (2006)Sydney Theatre, Sydney (2006)Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway (2006) 2010–2013 Backbeat John Lennon Citizens Theatre, Glasgow (2010)Duke of York's Theatre, London (2011)Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Canada (2012)Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles (2013) Based on the 1994 film of the same name

Radio Year Title Role Station Notes 2000 Stockport... So Good They Named It Once Jason BBC Radio 7 Series 2 2002 Fat Camp Josh BBC Radio 4

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title of work Result 1994 Young Artist Award Best Youth Actor Leading Rolein a Motion Picture Drama as Dickon