Daniel Rigby

Daniel Rigby (born 6 December 1982) He is the cousin of Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden.

He attended Cheadle Hulme School, then went on to study performing arts at Stockport College before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career Rigby has worked as a stand-up comedian, having appeared at the Latitude Festival, won the 2007 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year,

In 2007, he moved to television roles with the BBC period drama Lilies.

In 2011, Rigby won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as the late comedian Eric Morecambe in Eric and Ernie, beating both Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch for their roles as the Doctor and Sherlock Holmes, respectively. From 2011 until 2014, Rigby voiced Copenhagen in three series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy Warhorses of Letters alongside Stephen Fry. He performed in Tom Basden's Holes at the Arcola Theatre in London from July to August 2014 alongside Mathew Baynton.

In 2015, he narrated the reboot of the BBC children's television series Teletubbies.

In March 2017, he won the best actor award at the 2016 Manchester Theatre Awards for his performance as Alan Turing in Breaking the Code at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.

In 2019, he voiced the title role in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan, alongside Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe.

In 2021, Rigby wrote and performed the highly rated audiobook novel Isaac Steele and the Forever Man.

In 2022 and 2023, Rigby starred as The Maniac in Tom Basden's adaptation of Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, with runs in Sheffield and London.

In 2024, he appeared as Jack Trotter in the Disney+ show Renegade Nell.

Rigby will be portraying Vernon Dursley in the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter series.

Filmography +Key Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film + Year Title Role Notes 2006 Flyboys Ives 2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Bendigo 2026 Cold Storage Anthony

Television + Year Title RoleNotes 2007 Lilies Billy Moss 7 episodes 2008 Spooks: Code 9 David Episode: "Hackers" 2009 The Street James Episode: "Past Life"2011 Ideal Hugh Episode: "The Love" Eric and Ernie Eric Morecambe BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor2012 Cardinal Burns Various Episode #1.6 Comedy Showcase Yannick Montagu Episode: "The Function Room"2013 Agatha Christie's Marple Canon Prescott Episode: "A Caribbean Mystery" Black Mirror Jamie Salter / Waldo Episode: "The Waldo Moment" 2013–2014 Big School Mr. Luke Martin 9 episodes2014 From There to Here Charlie 3 episodes That Day We Sang Mr. Kirkby Television film 2015 Undercover Chris 6 episodes 2015–2018 Teletubbies Narrator Children's television series 6 episodes 2026 Post-production 2026–present Vernon Dursley TV Series

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