Dan Starkey

Dan Starkey (born 27 September 1977) is an English actor. He has appeared on the BBC One science-fiction TV series Doctor Who as a number of different Sontaran characters, most notably Strax during the Eleventh and Twelfth incarnations of the Doctor. In 2016, he joined the CBBC sketch show, Class Dismissed and has appeared in 36 episodes (every episode of Series 1, 2 & 3). He left the show after Series 3.

Early life Dan Starkey was born on 27 September 1977. Starkey studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and graduated in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic before training at the Bristol Old Vic (graduating in 2006).

Career He played the enraged loner Simon in Muswell Hill by Torben Betts at Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre (Feb/March 2012) and was nominated for the 2012 Offie for Best Male Performance. In November 2013 Starkey appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.

University Challenge On 2 January 2015, Starkey was a member of the winning team on Christmas University Challenge, representing Trinity Hall, Cambridge who defeated Balliol College, Oxford, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Hull. His team-mates were international rower Tom James, world champion cyclist Emma Pooley and novelist Adam Mars-Jones.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Fix Drifter Short film 2015 Alex the Vampire Dan 2018 Sherlock Gnomes Teddy Gregson Voice 2023 Mummies Danny and Dennys Voice

Television

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2011 Doctor Who: The Adventure Games Field Major Kaarsh; various Sontarans "The Gunpowder Plot" 2015 Lego Dimensions Strax 2022 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide The Seer

Theatre credits

Notes from Underground, The Arcola, 2007. The 39 Steps, UK national tour The Fitzrovia Radio Hour Muswell Hill by Torben Betts, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond Making News by Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky, Pleasance One Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival

CD audio dramas