Shaun Dooley

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, Dooley 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 Dooley 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

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" Coming 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" 2023–2025 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" 2024–present Criminal Record DS Kim Cardwell Series 1 & 2; 16 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:

YearTitleNotes 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–present Surgeons: At the Edge of Life BBC Two series; 28 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 Timberborn Video game trailer 2026 Guy Martin's House Without Bills Channel 4 TV Special

Radio Year Title Role Notes 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

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