David Bradley
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 at War. He appeared in several other movies as a young man in the tail end of the 70s including All Quiet on the Western Front, Zulu Dawn and Absolution but by the following decade Bradley decided to retire from acting and tried his hand as a writer instead. In recent years he has returned to the profession as David Bradley once more and has had roles in the film Hummingbird and the children's TV series The Dumping Ground.
Known for
ActingBirthday
September 27, 1953Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
14Place of birth
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UKAlso known as
Dai BradleyCast credits
Kes
Billy CasperAbsolution
Arthur DysonVersus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self / BillyAll Quiet on the Western Front
Albert KroppZulu Dawn
Pte WilliamsHummingbird
BillyMacbeth
PorterThose Glory Glory Days
1961 Spurs Team MemberAsylum
Father MichaelGreg Davies: Looking for Kes
SelfMalachi's Cove
BartyMaking Kes
SelfThe Battle of Waterloo
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