This article is about the actor. For the Yorkshire-born musician, see Richard Hawley. For the U.S. Air Force general, see Richard E. Hawley.
Not to be confused with Richard Hawkey.
Richard Hawley
Birth nameRichard Roland Hawley
Birth date13 August 1955 (age 71)
Birth placeBradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Known forDave Matthews in Family Affairs (1998–2000, 2003–2005)
Johnny Connor in Coronation Street (2015–2021)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–2022

Richard Roland Hawley (born 13 August 1955) is a British actor, best known for his work in Grushko, Prime Suspect, Family Affairs, as well as Alex, the Deputy Prime Minister in Love Actually, and Johnny Connor in Coronation Street.[1] He has done voice work in the video game ZombiU as The Prepper, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt portraying the character Sigi Reuven, known better as Sigismund Dijkstra.[2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Stormy MondayWeegee's Manager
1991ForgettingShort film
1992Papierowe malzenstwoRed
1994CaptivesSexton
1994A Man You Don't Meet EverydayJim
1998Get RealEnglish Teacher
1999Kid in the CornerChris Joyce
2002Cup and LipGaryShort film
2003Love ActuallyAlex - Deputy Prime Minister
2005Richard IIIWilliam, Lord Hastings
2005The Cross of Joshua HomeJoshua HomeShort film
2009HeroMichaelShort film
2009StrandedRobShort film
2013The Best YearsDetective Sergeant Torks
2021PalamósTerryShort film
2022Last Man BackDominic O'DriscollShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–1995Prime SuspectDetective Constable Richard Haskons
1994GrushkoDzhumber3 episodes
1998–2000,
2003–2005		Family AffairsDave Matthews
2015–2021Coronation StreetJohnny Connor

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011The Witcher 2: Assassins of KingsKing Ziggy, Thirteen, CarduinEnglish version
2011Warhammer 40,000: Space MarineSidonus
2012ZombiUThe Prepper
2015The Witcher 3: Wild HuntDijikstra, Caleb Menge, Francis BedlamEnglish version

References

  1. ^ "Coronation Street star Richard Hawley reveals his dad's 10-year battle with Alzheimer's". Manchester Evening News. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  2. ^ "Richard Hawley (visual voices guide)" (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 13 June 2019.