Dainton Anderson
Acting
Biography
Born and raised in Bristol, Dainton began his acting career at the age of four. His natural talent and dedication to the craft quickly caught the attention of industry professionals, and he was soon cast in his first role. In 2017 at the age of 4, Dainton made his professional debut in the Sky Atlantic Tv series, Patrick Melrose starring Benedict Cumberbatch, playing his Son, Thomas Melrose. After starring in a commercial for Thomas the Tank Engine, 2019 saw Dainton playing Marvin Mucklowe, in the award winning TV series This Country for the BBC. In 2021, Dainton filmed a commercial for Facebook portal, for Grandparents day in which is played a grandson for the short clips featuring online and social media sites. Since 2022, Dainton has filmed for the ITV TV series Stonehouse featuring Keeley Hawes in February, whilst then going on to film Archie, an ITV Drama, playing the young version of the title role working alongside Jason Issacs.
Known For
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Casualty
The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Hamnet
A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.
Patrick Melrose
The four-part drama series will tell the story of Cary Grant’s life, from his humble beginnings as Archie Leach in Bristol, England to the Hollywood leading man he became.
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
Drama following the life and times of disgraced Labour politician John Stonehouse, a high-flying minister under Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s government vanished from the beach of a large luxury hotel in Florida in November 1974, leaving a neatly folded pile of clothes as he swam into the sea, intent on faking his own death.
Stonehouse
Toby is a twelve-year-old boy who is evacuated to Dartmoor in the midst of the Second World War. With new fears looming over him, Toby discovers his grandmother Julie’s dark past and a mysterious figure who wanders the moorland.