Daniel Coonan is a British actor.

Early life

Coonan was brought up in Haringey, in north London, moving to Plymouth, Devon in his teens, where he took up acting lessons. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[1]

Career

After graduating, Coonan spent over ten years working almost exclusively in theatre, working with companies including The National Theatre, The Royal Court Theatre and Howard Barker's theatre company, The Wrestling School. Coonan then had roles in various television series, including a wrongly convicted murderer in Silent Witness, an investigating policeman in the BBC crime drama Mayday, and a violent alcoholic in Mike Leigh's revival of his classic play Ecstasy, which Leigh directed.

In 2013, Coonan joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing Carl White,[2] having previously played David Priors in 2011.[3] He was originally contracted to appear in 28 episodes as Carl over a six-month period, but filmed over 60 episodes.[4] Coonan departed the show in January 2014. Since leaving, Coonan has again returned to the stage, playing 'Marco' in Arthur Miller's classic play 'A View From the Bridge' at The Liverpool Playhouse and 'Black Dog' in The Royal National Theatre's 2015 production of 'Treasure Island'.[5]

In 2016 Coonan appeared in the Discovery Channel miniseries Harley and the Davidsons playing William A. Davidson, one of the founders of the Harley Davidson motorcycle company. He will be involved in filming History Channel's eight part drama documentary 'The War on Drugs' in early 2017 as well as the BBC drama 'Hard Sun', created by Neil Cross, the writer of 'Luther'.

Selected theatre

TitleLocationDirector
Storming: Young Writers FestivalRoyal Court TheatreVarious
King LearRoyal National TheatreRichard Eyre
Peter PanRoyal National TheatreJohn Caird
Scenes from an ExecutionThe Wrestling SchoolHoward Barker
He StumbledAlmeida TheatreHoward Barker
Stop KissSoho TheatreAbigail Morris
The Woman in BlackWest EndRobin Herford
The Way of the WorldNorthampton TheatreSelina Cadell
EcstasyHampstead TheatreMike Leigh

Selected television

YearTitleRole
The Vanishing Man
2000BritannicSeamus
2003Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldPhilippe Buñau-Varilla
2004CasualtyAlec Facer
2005Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee HeeDean
2005Sugar RushDavid
2007RecoveryElectrician
2009FMJoe
2011EastEndersDavid Priors
2012Inside MenKevin
2013MaydayPC Simmons
2013Silent WitnessSimon Marshall
2013Dancing on the EdgePoliceman
2013–2014EastEndersCarl White
2018Hard SunDCI Alex Butler
2020DoctorsDI Mark Warrington

References

  1. ↑ "Newest EastEnders villain Carl White is Plymouth man Daniel Coonan". Plymouth Herald. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (6 May 2013). "'EastEnders' casts Kirsty Branning's bad boy ex Carl White". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Tyler, Laura-Jane (15–21 June 2013). "As Kirsty's evil ex arrives in Walford, newcomer Daniel Coonan can't wait to make his mark on the Square...". Inside Soap. Hearst Magazines UK. 2013 (24): 38–39.
  4. ↑ Early, Chas (25 October 2013). "EastEnders' Carl White – exclusive soap chat". BT Group. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Klompus, Jack (24 September 2013). "'EastEnders' axes four stars: AJ, Poppy, Carl and Kirsty to leave soap". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

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