Acting
Desmond Edwards
Place of birth
Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
6 titles
Desmond was born in Stoke on Trent, England in 1972. He had a happy working class childhood until his mother passed away when he was aged 11. Joining the army at an early age Des saw an active service life serving in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Cyprus, and the Middle East. Des left the army in late 2004 and has since been living in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Having been cast in various short films across the U.K. over the past few years Des continued his acting training early in 2018 and has since been cast in various roles such as a lead detective in a Crime Documentary for C.B.S. shot in Dublin, Ireland and a featured role in Liam Neeson's new film Normal People that was shot in Belfast. He …
Known for
8.2A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
Line of Duty
2012
7.0Dr Lucinda Edwards is a smart, battle-hardened doctor, but we meet her on a nightmare shift that ends in the death of an opioid overdose victim, Edith Owusu. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, Dr Leo Harris, Edith’s grieving father Sir Anthony Owusu, demands an enquiry into Lucinda’s actions on the fateful night.
Malpractice
2023
6.9An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight.
Showtrial
2021
5.6Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of spunky club manager Anata, aging contract killer Danny Dolinski is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude.
Old Guy
2024
6.8An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.
Ordinary Love
2019
5.4In the 1970s, a member of the IRA takes over an Active Service Unit in London after his wife is accidentally shot dead in Ireland. The unit's mission is to cause chaos and destruction, while his personal aim is to hunt down his wife’s killer — an SAS captain, who is also hunting him.
Dead Shot
2023
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
5.6Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of spunky club manager Anata, aging contract killer Danny Dolinski is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude.
Old Guy
2024
5.4In the 1970s, a member of the IRA takes over an Active Service Unit in London after his wife is accidentally shot dead in Ireland. The unit's mission is to cause chaos and destruction, while his personal aim is to hunt down his wife’s killer — an SAS captain, who is also hunting him.
Dead Shot
2023
Series credits
8.2A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
Line of Duty
2012
7.0Dr Lucinda Edwards is a smart, battle-hardened doctor, but we meet her on a nightmare shift that ends in the death of an opioid overdose victim, Edith Owusu. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, Dr Leo Harris, Edith’s grieving father Sir Anthony Owusu, demands an enquiry into Lucinda’s actions on the fateful night.
Malpractice
2023
6.9An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight.
Showtrial
2021