Phil Daniels

Phil Daniels was born in Islington, London, and trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School. He began acting professionally at the age of 13 and has established himself across television, film, theatre and music.

His film credits include Jimmy Cooper in Quadrophenia, Fetcher in Chicken Run, Breaking Glass, Scum and Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire. Daniels also appears alongside Olivia Colman in Wicker, due for release in 2026.

His television credits include Holding On, Waiting for the Out, Time Gentlemen Please, New Tricks and his role as Kevin Wicks in EastEnders.

On stage, he has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Measure for Measure, The Jew of Malta, The Revenger’s Tragedy and A Clockwork Orange. At Shakespeare’s Globe, he played Enobarbus in Antony and Cleopatra and Big God in The God of Soho. His National Theatre credits include Liam, Dealer’s Choice and This House.

More recent theatre work includes Cock, alongside Jonathan Bailey and Taron Egerton, and David Hare’s Teeth ‘n’ Smiles. His musical theatre credits include Jigger in Carousel and Thénardier in Les Misérables.

Daniels has also recorded and worked with The Stranglers, Big Country, The Alarm and Blur, most notably on the Britpop anthem Parklife.

He has recently recorded a new album of original material, scheduled for release in 2027.