David Bradley

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-09-27 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK

David Bradley

Biography

Born to a miner father and a seamstress mother in Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1953, David Bradley is best known for playing Billy Casper in Ken Loach's 1969 film, Kes. Prior to this starring role, Bradley had only ever acted in school pantomimes and secured the lead in an open audition against thousands of children. Following the success of Kes, Bradley had to change his name to Dai Bradley on account of the actor David Bradley already having an Equity card in that name. Bradley turned to television appearing as the lead in two children's series The Flaxton Boys and The Jensen Code and guest roles in Z Cars, Nearest and Dearest and A Family ...

Acting

1970

Kes

as Billy

1979

Zulu Dawn

as Pte Williams

1978

Absolution

as Arthur Dyson

2013

Hummingbird

as Billy

1983

Those Glory Glory Days

as 1961 Spurs Team Member

2018

Macbeth

as Porter

2003

Asylum

as Father Michael

1973

2010

Making Kes

as Self

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