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Daniel Casey
Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
Daniel Casey is an English actor who is best known for playing DS Gavin Troy in the first six series of the long-running television programme Midsomer Murders. He has also appeare…
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Daniel Casey is an English actor who is best known for playing DS Gavin Troy in the first six series of the long-running television programme Midsomer Murders. He has also appeared in a number of other television shows, including Our Friends in the North, Steel River Blues, and Marchlands. Casey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, in 1972. He studied English literature at Durham University, and then trained as an actor at the Drama Centre London. Casey's first professional acting role was in the touring production of Dead Fish in 1996. He made his television debut in the BBC series Our Friends in the North in 1996. In 1997, Casey was cast as DS Gavin Troy in Midsomer Murders. He played the role for six series, and his character was one of the most popular in the show's history. After leaving Midsomer Murders, Casey has appeared in a number of other television shows, including Steel River Blues, Marchlands, and Coronation Street. He has also appeared in a number of films, including The Last King of Scotland and The Damned United. Casey is married to Ellie Casey, and they have two sons. He is a keen supporter of Sunderland AFC.
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2022
Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem
Movie Self
- 2019
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2017
Theresa vs Boris: How May Became PM
Movie Gavin Williamson
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2014
Under
Movie Man
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2012
Dr0ne
Movie Script Editor
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2011
Marchlands
TV show Scott Maynard
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2008
The Marchioness Disaster
Movie Douglas Henderson
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2007
M.I. High
TV show Chief Agent Shaw
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2004
Hex
TV show Dr Garrett
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2004
Steel River Blues
TV show Leading Firefighter Tony Barnes
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2004
Murder in Suburbia
TV show Simon Weaver
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2003
The Royal
TV show David Hibbert
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1997
The Grand
TV show James Cornell
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1997
Midsomer Murders
TV show Sgt Gavin Troy
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1997
The Wingless Bird
TV show Robbie Felton
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1996
Silent Witness
TV show
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1996
Our Friends in the North
TV show Anthony Cox
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1993
Harry
TV show Geoffrey
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1993
Peak Practice
TV show Colin Bentley
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1992
A Touch of Frost
TV show Ian Crafton
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Inconstant Moon
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