Daniel Ings
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Ings in 2024
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| Born | (1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 38) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Daniel Ings (born 30 November 1985)[1] is an English actor. He starred as Luke Curran in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Lovesick (2014–2018). Other credits include Psychoville (2011), The Café (2011), The Crown (2016–2017), Instinct (2018–2019), Black Mirror (2019), The English Game (2020), I Hate Suzie (2020), Sex Education (2023), The Gold (2023), and The Gentlemen (2024).
Ings attended Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, followed by Lancaster University where he studied theatre studies, graduating in 2008.[2] Ings later trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,[3] and the National Youth Theatre.[2]
Ings appeared as the playboy best friend Luke in the Netflix romantic comedy Lovesick (2014–2018).[4] He played Jake in the Channel 4 comedy Pete versus Life, Kelvin in the BBC comedy-drama Psychoville,[5] and John in Sky 1's comedy The Café (2011).[6]
In 2014, he appeared as the unscrupulous "Director of Output" Matt Taverner in the BBC2 mockumentary W1A (2014–2015), and as Commander Mike Parker in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–2017).[7] In 2018, he began playing the husband of Alan Cumming's lead character on the CBS drama television series Instinct (2018–2019).[8]
In 2020, he appeared as Francis MarindininJulian Fellowes' series The English Game for Netflix and as Cob,[8] the embittered husband to Billie Piper's Suzie, in acclaimed Sky Atlantic series I Hate Suzie.[5] In 2023, he starred as Dan in the Netflix series Sex Education.[8] In the same year, he played Archie Osbornein the BBC One series The Gold.[9]
In 2024, he starred as Frederick "Freddy" Horniman in the Netflix Guy Ritchie television series The Gentlemen, alongside Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Vinnie Jones and Ray Winstone.[3][10] In June 2024, it was announced that Ings would portray Lyonel Baratheon in the upcoming series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Third One This Week | Doctor | Short film |
| Audiobook | Chris | Short film | |
| Funny Money | Dan | Short film | |
| 2011 | The Last Temptation of William Shaw | William Shaw | Short film |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Guard | ||
| After Before Sunrise | Peter | Short film | |
| 2016 | Eddie the Eagle | Zach | |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Ty-Rone |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Peep Show | Doctor | Episode: "St Hospitals" |
| 2010–2011 | Psychoville | Kelvin | 7 episodes |
| Pete versus Life | Jake | 5 episodes | |
| 2011 | The Café | John Streatfield | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Little Crackers | Dan | Episode: "Joanna Lumley's Little Cracker: Baby, Be Blonde" |
| 2014 | Uncle | Rex | Episode: "Favourites" |
| Mount Pleasant | Robbie | 8 episodes | |
| Endeavour | Terence Black | Episode: "Nocturne" | |
| Give Out Girls | Edward | Episode: "Overnight Stay" | |
| 2014–2017 | W1A | Matt Taverner | 8 episodes |
| 2014–2018 | Lovesick | Luke | 22 episodes |
| 2015 | You, Me & Them | Connor | Episode: "School Reunion" |
| 2016 | Vera | Simon | Episode: "Dark Road" |
| Agatha Raisin | Paul Bladen | Episode: "The Vicious Vet" | |
| 2016–2017 | The Crown | Commander Mike Parker | 9 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Instinct | Andrew "Andy" Wilson | 24 episodes |
| 2019 | Black Mirror | David Gilkes | Episode: "Smithereens" |
| 2019–2023 | Sex Education | Dan | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | The English Game | Francis Marindin | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| Zog and the Flying Doctors | Sir Gadabout (voice) | Television film[12] | |
| 2020–2022 | I Hate Suzie | Cob Betterton | 11 episodes |
| 2022 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | Roger Bassington-ffrench | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2023 | The Gold | Archie Osborne | Six-part drama[9] |
| The Winter King | Owain | 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen | Frederick "Freddy" Horniman | Main role[10] |
| TBA | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Ser Lyonel Baratheon | In production |
