Daniel Ings

Daniel Ings (born 1985[1]) is a British actor. He is perhaps best known for starring as Luke Curran in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Lovesick.[2]

For the footballer, see Danny Ings.

Biography and career

He attended Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, followed by Lancaster University where he studied theatre studies, graduating in 2008.[3] Ings later trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and the National Youth Theatre, and has appeared in a number of stage, short films and television programmes. Apart from Lovesick, his most notable roles to date are those of Jake in the Channel 4 comedy Pete versus Life and Kelvin in the BBC comedy-drama Psychoville. He also starred in Sky 1's comedy The Café[4] in November 2011.

He has also appeared as the unscrupulous "Director of Output" Matt Taverner in the BBC2 mockumentary W1A (2014–2015) and as Commander Mike Parker in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–2017). In 2018, he began playing the husband of Alan Cumming's lead character on the CBS police procedural drama television series Instinct.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Third One This Week Short film
2010 Audiobook Chris Short film
2010 Funny Money Dan Short film
2011 The Last Temptation of William Shaw William Shaw
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Guard
2011 After Before Sunrise Peter Short film
2016 Eddie the Eagle Zach

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010–2011 Pete Versus Life Jake
2010 Peep Show Doctor
2011 Psychoville Kelvin
2011 The Café John Streatfield
2014 Uncle Rex
2014 Mount Pleasant Robbie
2014–2018 Lovesick Luke Main role, 22 episodes
2014 Endeavour Terence Black
2014–2015 W1A Matt Taverner
2016 Vera Simon
2016–2017 The Crown Commander Mike Parker
2018–2019 Instinct Andrew "Andy" Wilson Main cast
2019 Sex Education Dan
2019 Black Mirror David Gilkes Episode: "Smithereens"
2020 The English Game Francis Marindin

Stage

References
  1. https://www.theatre.com/buzz/166102/daniel-ings-on-winning-laughs-as-an-over-the-top-actor-in-londons-one-man-two-guvnors/
  2. Joanna Robinson (3 October 2014). "What's New on Netflix in November—and What to Watch Before It Disappears". Vanity Fair.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Royle Family's Ralf Little and Craig Cash make Sky1 sitcom
  5. Daniel Ings, Kristin McGuire Lead Southwark Playhouse's Howl's Moving Castle
  6. One Man, Two Guvnors at Theatre Royal Haymarket Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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