Dickon Tolson
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Dickon Tolson is a British
actor who started training at the Anna Scher Theatre
school when he was 8 years old. He has appeared in shows such as Peak Practice
and Hot Money
.
Most recently he has starred in an episode of EastEnders
playing a young William Moon who was killed during the war. This special flashback episode was to mark Armistice Day
and also featured a guest appearance from The Vicar of Dibley
star Trevor Peacock
.
Other shows Tolson has appeared in include veteran hospital drama Casualty and Silent Witness
. In 2005, he guest starred in the Doctor Who
audio drama The Game
.
He also works for a theatre company called Big Foot. Previously, he taught drama at Aylwin Girls School in Bermondsey
, south east London
. Tolson holds a degree in philosophy, graduating from Middlesex University
in 1997.
United Kingdom
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actor who started training at the Anna Scher Theatre
Anna Scher Theatre
The Anna Scher Theatre is a community-based theatre school based in Islington, North London. The school turns out some of London's best child and adult actors.-Anna Scher:...
school when he was 8 years old. He has appeared in shows such as Peak Practice
Peak Practice
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time...
and Hot Money
Hot Money
-Plot:The drama tells the story of three workers at the Bank of England incinerating plant in Essex. The trio, led by Bridget , hatch a plan to steal thousands of pounds by stashing the notes in their underwear.-Cast:-Production:...
.
Most recently he has starred in an episode of EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
playing a young William Moon who was killed during the war. This special flashback episode was to mark Armistice Day
Armistice Day
Armistice Day is on 11 November and commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day...
and also featured a guest appearance from The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom created by Richard Curtis and written for its lead actress, Dawn French, by Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, with contributions from Kit Hesketh-Harvey. It aired from 1994 to 2007...
star Trevor Peacock
Trevor Peacock
Trevor Peacock is an English stage and television character actor. He was born in Tottenham, London, the son of Alexandria and Victor Edward Peacock.-Television and Film Career:...
.
Other shows Tolson has appeared in include veteran hospital drama Casualty and Silent Witness
Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was...
. In 2005, he guest starred in the Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
audio drama The Game
The Game (Doctor Who audio)
The Game is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:...
.
He also works for a theatre company called Big Foot. Previously, he taught drama at Aylwin Girls School in Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Bermondsey is an area in London on the south bank of the river Thames, and is part of the London Borough of Southwark. To the west lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe, and to the south, Walworth and Peckham.-Toponomy:...
, south east London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Tolson holds a degree in philosophy, graduating from Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
in 1997.