1. Craig Parkinson was born on 11 March 1976 and is an English actor and podcaster.
16 Facts About Craig Parkinson
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Craig Parkinson has played Shaun in the E4 series Misfits, twins Jimmy and Johnny Kray in the ITV series Whitechapel, and DI Matthew "Dot" Cottan in Line of Duty.
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Craig Parkinson has acted in several independent films, including Control, Soulboy, The Unloved and Four Lions.
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Craig Parkinson began acting at an early age in school plays.
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Craig Parkinson studied at Blackpool and The Fylde College before moving to London aged 17 to attend the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
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Craig Parkinson made his film debut in Control, a biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis in which he played the role of Tony Wilson.
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Craig Parkinson starred in the 2008 independent film The Taxidermist, playing The Taxidermist.
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In 2010 Craig Parkinson played twins Jimmy and Johnny Kray in the ITV television series Whitechapel.
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Craig Parkinson played Alan in the film SoulBoy and Cubitt in the film Brighton Rock.
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Craig Parkinson's character was described as "the star of the show" by David Butcher of the Radio Times and "the standout character of the show" by Harry Hamburg of On the Box_.
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In 2011 Craig Parkinson appeared as DS Matthew 'Dot' Cottan in the BBC Two series Line of Duty.
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Craig Parkinson starred in the music video for the song "Two Fingers" by Jake Bugg.
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Craig Parkinson appeared as Charles Crout in Channel 4 drama The Mill.
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Craig Parkinson reprised his role as Matthew 'Dot' Cottan in 2013 for the second series of Line of Duty, and in 2015 for the third series.
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Craig Parkinson played the compassionate missionary Dougie Raworth in Indian Summers.
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Craig Parkinson was married to actress Susan Lynch and they have a son.