Dan Starkey (actor)

Dan Starkey (born 27 September 1977)[1] is an English actor known for making numerous appearances in the BBC One science-fiction TV series Doctor Who. He has portrayed a number of different Sontaran characters, most notably Strax, who has come across the Eleventh and Twelfth incarnations of the Doctor, played by Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi respectively. In 2016 joined the CBBC sketch show, Class Dismissed and has appeared in 36 episodes (every episode of Series 1,2 & 3) He left the show after Series 3.

Dan Starkey
Starkey at the 2016 Phoenix ComiCon
Born (1977-09-27) 27 September 1977
Alma materBristol Old Vic
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2004–present

Early life

He studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and graduated in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic before training at the Bristol Old Vic (graduating in 2006).

Career

He played the enraged loner Simon in Muswell Hill by Torben Betts at Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre (Feb/March 2012) and was nominated as Best Male Performance at the 2012 Off West End Theatre Awards (Offies). In November 2013 Starkey appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.[2]

University Challenge

On 2 January 2015 Starkey was a member of the winning team on Christmas University Challenge, representing Trinity Hall, Cambridge who defeated Balliol College, Oxford, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Hull. His team-mates were international rower Tom James, world champion cyclist Emma Pooley and novelist Adam Mars-Jones.[3]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004FixDrifterShort film
2015Alex the VampireDan
2018Sherlock GnomesTeddy GregsonVoice

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–14Doctor WhoSontarans/Strax9 episodes
2011The Sarah Jane AdventuresPlarkThe Man Who Never Was
2012–14Wizards vs AliensRandal MoonSeries Regular
2012CasualtyWally St Clare"Sixteen Candles"
2013The Five(ish) Doctors RebootHimself
2014Doctor WhoIan"Last Christmas"
2015Inside No. 9Blue Demon Dwarf"Séance Time"
2015Catherine Tate's NanIan1 episode
2016–2018Class DismissedVarious36 episodes
2019 Good Omens Passerby 1 episode

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Doctor Who: The Adventure GamesField Major Kaarsh; various Sontarans"The Gunpowder Plot"
2015Lego DimensionsStrax

Theatre credits

CD audio dramas
YearTitleRole
2011RobophobiaCravnet
HexagoraLord Zellenger
The Five CompanionsThe Sontarans
2012The Foe from the FutureHistoriographer Osin
Wirrn IsleSheer Jawn
Energy of the DaleksKevin Winston, Robomen
The First SontaransJaka
2013Starlight RobberyMarshall Stenn, Major Vlaar, Sergeant Gredd, Asallis
2014The King of SontarStrang, Hutchins
2015Terror of the SontaransField-Major Kayste, Skegg, Stodd

References
  1. "Doctor Who star chats about Christmas show in Northampton". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot", BBC programmes, retrieved 26 November 2013
  3. "University Challenge Victory". Trinity Hall, Cambridge. 2 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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