Robert Daws

Acting

Robert Daws

Born 1959-05-04 · Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK

Robert Daws is a British actor of stage, screen and television. His most famous roles include Dr Gordon Ormerod in the Heartbeat spin-off The Royal, Sam in Roger Roger, Roger Dervish in Outside Edge, Tubby Glossop in Jeeves and Wooster, and Simon Eastman in Casualty. He is married to The Royal co-star Amy Robbins and is also a bestselling crime novelist with 'The Rock' trilogy.

Acting credits

The Piper poster
4.8

Liz and her daughter Amy move to Hamelin where a dark secret in Liz's past is uncovered by the restless spirit of the Pied Piper, who seeks out those who have gotten away with a crime, and punishes them by taking away their children.

The Piper

2023

Swimming with Men poster
6.1

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

Swimming with Men

2018

Land of the Blind poster
5.8

A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.

Land of the Blind

2006

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story poster
5.5

Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988

The Unfolding poster
3.8

It is 2016 and a fearful world seems to be on the brink of a nuclear catastrophe. A researcher in psychical events and his girlfriend travel to deepest Dartmoor to investigate a centuries-old building. What they unlock and discover is way more than they could have ever bargained for. An exciting first feature from newcomer Eugene McGing, who expertly takes familiar tropes and gives them a fresh spin in this genuinely terrifying haunted house tale.

The Unfolding

2016

John and Yoko: A Love Story poster
6.8

Details the lives of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, from before their first meeting to their rise to stardom.

John and Yoko: A Love Story

1985

The Missing Postman poster
5.0

When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in the small seaside town where he lives, he decides to deliver the letters himself, by hand, no matter the destination. Mounting his trusty bicycle, he sets off on what proves to be an odyssey of self-discovery. Pursued by the police and lionised by the media, Clive becomes both a fugitive and a reluctant hero.

The Missing Postman

1997

Arthur's Dyke poster
6.4

Twenty years ago, three men set out on the longest walk of their lives. They vowed to repeat the walk, but this time they are joined by a forty year old wife and mother who is in the midst of a mid-life crisis.

Arthur's Dyke

2001

Sword of Honour poster
5.7

Guy Crouchback joins the war effort during World War 2, an idealistic quest to join the forces of good in the fight against evil. But his efforts is not rewarded, he never has any chance to join any real fighting, circumstances always prevent it. Instead he finds himself in the middle of an army full of cowards, incompetents and a few outright evil men. They of course reap the fortunes of war, promotions and fame, but never Crouchback. His war is just an endless list of transfers and an hopeless but noble quest for righteousness.

Sword of Honour

2001

The Chelsea Cowboy poster
NR

The rise and fall of underworld hard-man turned actor Bindon, who despite a successful acting career and passionate romantic liaisons with various socialites, was unable to leave his criminal past behind.

The Chelsea Cowboy

Amazon Adventure poster
4.0

This film follows scientist Henry Bates as he explores the Amazon for proof of natural selection.

Amazon Adventure

2017

Dead Lucky poster
4.0

Martin Urban, a young accountant, is gay but unwilling to own up to this fact because he desperately wants to be the ideal son for his parents. When he wins a fortune on the football pools, he decides to give half of it away to deserving people. But he neglects to include his friend Tim Sage, who filled in the coupon for him and really needs the money. Perhaps Martin doesn't acknowledge Tim because Martin is strongly sexually attracted to him. Tim's revenge upon Martin succeeds beyond his wildest dreams, setting in motion a chain of events leading to a tragic climax.

Dead Lucky

1988

Roger Roger poster
NR

Minicab boss Sam has his work cut out controlling a wayward bunch of drivers

Roger Roger

1996

You Can Choose Your Friends poster
6.0

Comedy drama about a family reunion written by and starring Richard Herring. It's Ken and Margaret Snell's 45th wedding anniversary and their children and grandchildren along gather to celebrate. For Ken and Margaret's children, it's a day to revisit childhood arguments and to paper over present-day fractures in their relationships.

You Can Choose Your Friends

2007

No artwork available
5.5

A factual reconstruction of the events leading up to, during and after the Marchioness was struck by the Bow Belle Dredger on the river Thames in August 1989, which killed over 50 people. The film was due to be broadcast by ITV in 2007 but complaints from some of the families of the victims led to it being withdrawn ahead of transmission. It has never been broadcast in the UK, but has been screened in France.

The Marchioness Disaster

2008

The Mystery of Men poster
4.0

Four middle-aged men concoct a scheme which involves them insuring their lives, so that if one of them dies the others inherit a tidy sum. Suddenly fate throws a darkly comic chain of mishaps their way:

The Mystery of Men

1999