Shaun Dooley

Shaun Dooley is an English actor, narrator and voice-over artist.

Early life and education

Dooley attended Barnsley Youth Theatre in 1989^[1] before going on to study at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester between 1992 and 1995.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Dooley's first acting role was as Shaun in Groove on a Stanley Knife in 1997. He later played Ritchie Fitzgerald in Coronation Street from 1997 until 1998. He appeared occasionally in EastEnders as Tom Stuart between 2001 and 2004. He appeared in Series 1 of The Street. He had a role in P.O.W..^{[citation needed]}

Dooley played Peter Harper in BBC drama series The Street.^[2] He also featured in the 2007 television docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess. Dooley portrayed Kieran in the British horror film Salvage.^[3] He portrayed police inspector Dick Alderman in all three parts of the Red Riding trilogy and in 2017 appeared as Reverend Michaelmas Winter in the Sky 1 drama Jamestown. Among his many voiceover roles, Dooley narrates the Discovery Channel series Gold Rush for its UK broadcast.

In 2019, Shaun and his wife Polly produced an album, Got It Covered, for Children in Need. The album featured Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Luke Evans, Suranne Jones, Adrian Lester, Himesh Patel, David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker and Shaun himself singing unique cover versions of songs personal to them. The album was released on 1 November 2019. The album and accompanying documentary was co-produced by their company 20four7films, BBC Studios and SilvaScreen Records.^[4]

Recognition and honours

Dooley received an honorary master's degree from Leeds Arts University in July 2025.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Television

Narration

In addition to his acting work, Dooley has provided voice-overs for numerous film and TV documentaries, including:

Radio

Video games

References

1. ^ Richard Armitage and Shaun Dooley, Red Production Company Podcast (March, 2020).
2. ^ "Shaun Dooley profile on The Street's website". Archived from the original on 17 April 2006.
3. ^ "Alien Breed is Back and Better Than Ever for iOS – Dread Central". 2 August 2012.
4. ^ Martin, Laura (30 October 2019). "Children in Need: Got it Covered: songs and singers on the album – and what time the documentary is on BBC One". i
5. ^ "Kathryn Sargent and Shaun Dooley awarded Honorary Masters degrees". 8 July 2025.
6. ^ "Freca and Fréaláf roles revealed for The War of the Rohirrim". theonering.net. June 16, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
7. ^ Frost, Vicky (7 May 2015). "The Game recap: series one, episode two – Operation Glass is revealed". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
8. ^ Frost, Caroline (21 April 2015). "WORDS: Shaun Dooley, Star Of 'Broadchurch' And 'Ordinary Lies' On A Father's Advice, And Hitting Pause". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
9. ^ "Access All Areas | Doctor Who: Series 11". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
10. ^ "ITV announce a second series of hit series, Innocent". ITalkTelly. 21 September 2020.
11. ^ "Great British Bake Off 2021 Christmas special: Release date, celebrity guests, and latest news". Radio Times. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
12. ^ "The Long Shadow casting announcement". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
13. ^ "Filming commences on ITVX comedy Changing Ends". itv.com/presscentre. 29 January 2023.
14. ^ Morris, Nicky (1 January 2024). "Mr Bates vs The Post Office: the shocking true story behind ITV's Post Office scandal series". HELLO!. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
15. ^ Hibbs, James (10 January 2024). "Criminal Record cast | Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo star". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
16. ^ "BBC Two – Surgeons: At the Edge of Life"
17. ^ "Our Guy in Columbia". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
18. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – Earthsea, Series 1, Dragonfly"
19. ^ "Shaun Dooley (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 28, 2024. 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.

External links

• Shaun Dooley at IMDb