Calvin Dean

Calvin Dean is an English actor who works in screen and stage productions. Born in Truro, Cornwall, and raised in Polruan, he joined the National Youth Theatre while still in secondary school and remained with the company from 2001 to 2005, appearing at the National Theatre in plays that included The Threepenny Opera and Murder in the Cathedral. He trained in London at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts from 2004 to 2007. His professional debut came in The Duchess (2008), opposite Keira Knightley, and his first lead role, as Darren Mullet in the comedy horror Tormented (2009), brought him critical acclaim. His television work includes Doctor Who, Demons, Casualty, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Law and Order: UK, Dancing on the Edge, It's a Sin and Strike, and in 2016 he starred for Kneehigh Theatre in Fup. He won Best Actor honors for the short film Make Aliens Dance.