| Daniel Peacock | |
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| Born | 2 October 1958 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer |
| Years active | 1979 - present |
Daniel Peacock (born 2 October 1958 in London) is an English actor, writer and director best known for his work with the team of The Comic Strip Presents.... He is also known as Danny Peacock.
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He attended Ashmole School in Southgate, London.
He attended the Central School of Speech & Drama before leaving early to pursue a career as a comedian in an act called the 'Diamond Brothers'. Soon after this he moved into acting and writing and his credits as an actor include the following television series: The Young Ones, Little Armadillos, Only Fools and Horses, Robin of Sherwood, The Bill, Doctor Who, Casualty and One Foot in the Grave. UPDATE: Daniel Peacock has now also starred in the second series of "Coming of Age" as DK's estranged father who has just left prison.
Film appearances include: The Supergrass, Porridge, Quadrophenia, Gandhi, I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle, Party Party,gandhi as a young teen : Whoops Apocalypse, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Carry On Columbus. He also played young Jacques Clouseau in Trail of the Pink Panther and he appeared in The Jewel of the Nile as the special effects maestro.
TV He was one of the regular cast in Nick Hyde and Glen Cardno's Valentine Park for ATV Network starring Ken Jones, David Thewlis and Liz Smith (which was filmed in Nottingham), and wrote Men of the World (starring John Simm and David Threlfall), Cavegirl, Harry and Cosh, Mud (TV series), Very Big Very Soon for Central TV starring Paul Shane, Sheila White, Shaun Curry and Tim Wilton, as well as adapting Teenage Health Freak for TV.
He appeared in a series of musical adverts in the 1980s for the Do It All chain of DIY stores along with another Comic Strip actor, Ron Tarr, and the Birds Eye Steakhouse advertisement featuring the song "We Hope It's Chips", sung to the tune of "Que Sera Sera".
His credits as a director include the metaseries Harry and Cosh, Morris 2274, Billie: Girl from the Future and Cavegirl.
He is the son of actor Trevor Peacock (of The Vicar of Dibley known as 'Jim Trott'). In 2010 he attended the annual Only Fools and Horses convention, then at the Bunyan Sport Centre, Bedford.