Dave Johns

Dave Johns is an English comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film "I, Daniel Blake".
Career.
Johns has appeared on "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" (four times), "8 Out of 10 Cats", "Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive", "28 Acts in 28 Minutes" and as an actor, he has appeared on "Mud", "Time Gentlemen Please", "Inspector George Gently", and "Harry Hill" as God.
In 2009, he and Owen O'Neill dramatised Stephen King's "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" for the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.
In 2016, he starred as the title character in the Ken Loach film "I, Daniel Blake" in a critically acclaimed performance described as "powerful", "a welcome comic touch", and "all the more moving for its restraint".