David Bradley
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Born to a miner father and a seamstress mother in Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1953, David Bradley is best known for playing Billy Casper in Ken Loach's 1969 film, Kes. Prior to this starring role, Bradley had only ever acted in school pantomimes and secured the lead in an open audition against thousands of children. Following the success of Kes, Bradley had to change his name to Dai Bradley on account of the actor David Bradley already having an Equity card in that name. Bradley turned to telev...
Known For
Filmography
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
2019
as Self
Macbeth
2018
as Porter
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
as Self / Billy
Hummingbird
2013
as Billy
Making Kes
2010
as Self
Asylum
2003
as Father Michael
The Battle of Waterloo
1983
as Ferris
Those Glory Glory Days
1983
as 1961 Spurs Team Member
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982
as Ticer Thomas
Zulu Dawn
1979
as Pte Williams
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
as Albert Kropp
Absolution
1978
as Arthur Dyson
Bedtime Stories
1974
as Lennie Burr
Malachi's Cove
1973
as Barty
The Jensen Code
1973
as Terry Connor
Kes
1970
as Billy
The Flaxton Boys
1969
as Peter Weekes
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Kropp