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Shaun Dooley

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Shaun Dooley
Alma materArden School of Theatre
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Polly Dooley
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(m. 1998)​
Children4

Shaun Dooley is an English actor, narrator and voice-over artist.

Early life and career

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Dooley attended Barnsley Youth Theatre in 1989[1] before going on to study at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester between 1992 and 1995.

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.[2] He also featured in the 2007 television docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess. Dooley portrayed Kieran in the British horror film Salvage.[3] 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, Shaun 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 Shaun 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.[4]

Dooley received an Honorary Master's Degree from Leeds Arts University in July 2025.[5]

Personal life

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Dooley has been married to his wife Polly since 1998 and the couple have four children. Shaun is the older brother of Kimberly Dooley, and Stephanie Ann Dooley, who is known professionally as Stephanie Dooley-Day and is an actress.

He is a lifelong supporter of Barnsley F.C.

Dooley and his wife Polly are also trustees for the Barnsley Youth Theatre.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Groove on a Stanley Knife Shaun Short film
2005 Pitch Perfect Ellis Short film
2006 Ex Memoria Martin, carer Short film
2007 The Mark of Cain Corporal Gant
2008 Eden Lake Jon Celador Films
2009 The Appointment Karl Short film
Salvage Kieran
Kandahar Break: Fortress of War Richard Lee
2011 The Awakening Malcolm McNair
Junkhearts Josh
2012 Rachael Dad Short film
The Woman in Black Mr. Fisher, village innkeeper Hammer Films
Peekaboo Andy Short film
Offender Jackie Nash
2014 The Karman Line Dave Short film
Cowboy Ben Cowboy Ben Short film
Blood Moon Calhoun
Devil Makes Work Devil Short film
2017 Blood Shed Jack Short film
2018 Pond Life Russ Buckfield
2019 Official Secrets John, Internal Security
The Corrupted Eamonn McDonagh
2023 Saltburn Jeff Quick
The Toxic Avenger Melvin Ferd (The Crusading Reporter)
2024 Tyger Neil
The Can Adam
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Freca (voice) [6]
2025 Stay Calm Stuart Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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"
Comiung 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
The Road to Coronation Street 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"
The White Queen 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
The Game DC Jim Fenchurch Mini-series; 6 episodes [7]
2015 Broadchurch Rickie Gillespie Series 2, 6 episodes [8]
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 [9]
2019, 2021, 2025 The Witcher King Foltest of Temeria 5 episodes
2019, 2022 Gentleman Jack Jeremiah Rawson Series 1 & 2; 7 episodes
2020 The Stranger 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 [10]
Grantchester Johnny Richards Series 6; 4 episodes. DI Geordie Keating's fellow ex-prisoner-of-war
The Great British Bake Off Himself - Contestant Episode: "The Great Christmas Bake Off" [11]
2023 Black Mirror Len Fisher Episode: "Demon 79"
The Long Shadow DCS Chris Gregg Mini-series; 1 episode [12]
Midsomer Murders Eli Trask Series 24; episode: "Book of the Dead"
2023–present Changing Ends Graham Carr Series 1–3; 18 episodes [13]
2024 Mr Bates vs The Post Office Michael Rudkin Mini-series; 3 episodes [14]
Vera Matthew McSwain Episode: "Tender"
Criminal Record DS Kim Cardwell 7 episodes [15]
2025 Grace Terrence Maxwell Episode: "Find Them Dead"

Narration

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In addition to his acting work, Dooley has provided voice-overs for numerous film and TV documentaries, including:

Year Title Notes
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
The Force: Manchester 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
2018–2025 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life BBC Two series; 20 episodes[16]
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
2019–2025 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Channel 4 series; 45 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[17]
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

Radio

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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 [18]

Video games

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Year Title Role (voice) Notes
2022 Elden Ring Yura / Shabriri / Fire Giant / Kaiden Sellswords [19]
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Gray English version[19]
2024 Still Wakes the Deep Roy

References

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  1. ^ Richard Armitage and Shaun Dooley, Red Production Company Podcast (March, 2020).
  2. ^ "Shaun Dooley profile on The Street's website". Archived from the original on 17 April 2006.
  3. ^ "Alien Breed is Back and Better Than Ever for iOS – Dread Central". 2 August 2012.
  4. ^ Martin, Laura (30 October 2019). "Children in Need: Got it Covered: songs and singers on the album – and what time the documentary is on BBC One". i.
  5. ^ "Kathryn Sargent and Shaun Dooley awarded Honorary Masters degrees". 8 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Freca and Fréaláf roles revealed for The War of the Rohirrim". theonering.net. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  7. ^ Frost, Vicky (7 May 2015). "The Game recap: series one, episode two – Operation Glass is revealed". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. ^ Frost, Caroline (21 April 2015). "WORDS: Shaun Dooley, Star Of 'Broadchurch' And 'Ordinary Lies' On A Father's Advice, And Hitting Pause". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Access All Areas | Doctor Who: Series 11". YouTube. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  10. ^ "ITV announce a second series of hit series, Innocent". ITalkTelly. 21 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Great British Bake Off 2021 Christmas special: Release date, celebrity guests, and latest news". Radio Times. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  12. ^ "The Long Shadow casting announcement". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Filming commences on ITVX comedy Changing Ends". itv.com/presscentre. 29 January 2023.
  14. ^ Morris, Nicky (1 January 2024). "Mr Bates vs The Post Office: the shocking true story behind ITV's Post Office scandal series". HELLO!. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  15. ^ Hibbs, James (10 January 2024). "Criminal Record cast | Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo star". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  16. ^ "BBC Two – Surgeons: At the Edge of Life".
  17. ^ "Our Guy in Columbia". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  18. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – Earthsea, Series 1, Dragonfly".
  19. ^ a b "Shaun Dooley (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 28 November 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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