Kevin Doyle (actor)
Kevin Doyle is an English actor. He has worked extensively on stage and television, and is best known for playing the footman Joseph Molesley in the TV series Downton Abbey, as well as Detective Sergeant John Wadsworth in Happy Valley, and John Parr in the TV series The Lakes.
Career
Kevin Doyle appeared in Coronation Street and The Crimson Field.In 2005 he appeared in the Poirot episode “After the Funeral”, as Inspector Morton.
Among many other television roles, Doyle played the footman, Joseph Molesley, in the TV series Downton Abbey. He also took the role of DS John Wadsworth in Happy Valley, and John Parr in the TV series The Lakes.
Awards
Doyle won two Screen Actors Guild awards and the 2016 Royal Television Society award for "Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series " for his performance in Happy Valley.Filmography
Stage
Doyle has worked extensively in theatre, including over 10 productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company. His credits include:| Title | Venue | Role |
| NSFW by Lucy Kirkwood | Royal Court Theatre | Mr. Bradshaw |
| Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss | Royal Court Theatre | Nick Evans |
| The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov | National Theatre | Colonel Vladimir Talberg |
| For King and Country | Touring Partnership | Padre |
| The Mob | Orange Tree | Stephen More |
| Henry V | RSC | Ely |
| Coriolanus | RSC | Nicanor |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | RSC | Demetrius |
| Romeo and Juliet | RSC | Benvolio |
| Hamlet | Haworth Shakespeare Festival, New Jersey | Hamlet |
| Hay Fever | Cambridge Theatre Company | Simon Bliss |
| Richard III | RSC | Grey |
| Mutabililitie by Frank McGuinness | National Theatre | Commandant |
| Before the Dawn by Kate Bush | Hammersmith Apollo | Astronomer |