Oliver Dimsdale

Oliver Dimsdale
Born 28 October 1972 (1972-10-28) (age 39)
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Years active 2001–present
Spouse Zoe Tapper (2008–present)

Oliver Dimsdale (born 28 October 1972)[1] is an English actor, known for portraying Louis Trevelyan in the BBC TV serial He Knew He Was Right.

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Background

Raised in Hertfordshire, Dimsdale is the son of a Swiss mother.[2] He has a sister, Anna.[3] He developed a stammer at age six which he has since partially brought under control through speech therapy.[2] Dimsdale attended the Dragon School and then Eton College,[4] and went on to study French and Economics at university.[2] He trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1999.[5]

Dimsdale married actress Zoe Tapper on December 30, 2008.[6]

Career

Dimsdale began his performing career at the age of thirteen in a radio play for the BBC.[2] He has lent his voice to the radio productions In The Company of Men and Sharp Focus.[7] His film credits include RocknRolla (2008), Cosi (2010) and the short film Pest.

On television, he played the lead roles of Louis Trevelyan in the 2004 adaptation of He Knew He Was Right, and Dr Felix Quinn in the 2008 ITV1 medical drama Harley Street. He has also made guest appearances in Doctors, Casualty and Lark Rise to Candleford.

Dimsdale is the co-founder and co-Artistic Director of Filter Theatre.[7] His theatre work includes Great Expectations, The Changeling, Five Finger Exercise and The Tempest.[7]

Awards

Dimsdale won Best Fringe Performer in the 2002 Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, for the Royal Exchange performance of Paul Herzberg’s The Dead Wait.[7][8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Doctors James Byford 1 episode: Thin Ice
2003 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Mark Penellin 1 episode: A Suitable Vengeance
2003 Byron Percy Bysshe Shelley TV movie
2004 He Knew He Was Right Louis Trevelyan
2005 Dalziel and Pascoe Danny Latimer 2 episodes: Dead Meat, Parts One and Two
2005 Casualty Michael Mallins 1 episode: And On That Farm
2006 Nostradamus Michael Nostradamus TV movie
2007 Fallen Angel Michael Appleton
2008 Harley Street Dr Felix Quinn
2009 Lark Rise to Candleford George Ellison 1 episode: Episode 2.4
2009 Breaking the Mould Ernst Chain TV movie

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Pest Jonathan Kitcher Short film
2008 RocknRolla Posh Man in Shorts
2010 Cosi Phillip
2011 What You Will Sir Toby Belch Mockumentary

Theatre

References

  1. ^ Debrett's People of Today, Oliver Dimsdale, Esq Profile Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  2. ^ a b c d "He Knew He Was Right" press pack: Oliver Dimsdale - Louis Trevelyan BBC Press Office. 2004-03-30.
  3. ^ "Introducing Great Expectations" (PDF). Royal Exchange Theatre. http://www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk/downloads/education/GreatExpectations.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-29. 
  4. ^ Eton College – Famous Old Etonians – Drama See relevant listing.
  5. ^ Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Acting graduates include… See relevant listing.
  6. ^ Didcock, Barry. "Free spirit: Zoe Tapper". Sunday Herald. http://www.sundayherald.com/arts/arts/display.var.2476818.0.0.php. Retrieved 2009-06-29. 
  7. ^ a b c d Chichester Festival Theatre: What’s On: Oliver Dimsdale
  8. ^ Nominations for the M.E.N Theatre Awards 2002-11-15. Retrieved on 2009-06-29.
  9. ^ a b c d Oliver Dimsdale | London Theatre Database

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