Creative Team
Dave Johns
Adaptor
In a career spanning four decades, Dave has consistently produced work that is both exciting and challenging. A multi-award-winning film actor, accomplished stage actor and skilled improvisor, who has appeared on London’s West End stage and is best known for his breakthrough role in Ken Loach’s critically acclaimed film I, Daniel Blake, which won the coveted Palme d’Or Award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and the 2017 BAFTA for Best British Film.
Dave has also written for the stage and has two published plays, winning the North East Culture Awards ‘Writer of the Year’ in 2023.