David Oakes
Represented by
Nicholas Gall
James Joyce
David plays the series regular, Earl Godwin in seasons 1-3 of the Netflix series VIKINGS: VALHALLA.
Other credits include ITV’s VICTORIA and prior to this, BORGIAS, THE WHITE QUEEN and THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH.
David’s many stage credits include playing the title role in Shakespeare’s HAMLET at the Rose Theatre in York, VENUS IN FUR and Marlowe in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE both in the West End.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIKINGS: VALHALLA (SEASON THREE) | Godwin | MGM / Netflix | Various |
| VIKINGS: VALHALLA (SEASON TWO) | Godwin | MGM/Netflix | Various |
| VIKINGS: VALHALLA (SEASON ONE) | Godwin | MGM / Netflix | Niels Arden Oplev, Steve Saint Leger, Hannah Quinn |
| VICTORIA (CHRISTMAS SPECIAL) | Ernest, Duke of Coburg | ITV / Mammoth | Jim Loach |
| VICTORIA (SERIES TWO) | Prince Ernest / Duke of Coburg | Mammoth Screen / ITV / PBS | Lisa James Llarsson, Geoff Sax, Jim Loach, et al |
| VICTORIA (SERIES ONE) | Prince Ernest | Mammoth Screen / ITV / PBS | Tom Vaughan, Sandra Goldbacher & Olly Blackburn |
| ENDEAVOUR | Jocelyn Bixby | Mammoth Screen / ITV | Sandra Goldbacher |
| THE LIVING AND THE DEAD | William Payne | BBC | Sam Donovan |
| KIM PHILBY: HIS MOST INTIMATE BETRAYAL | Kim Philby | BBC | Francis Whately |
| THE WHITE QUEEN | George Duke of Clarence | BBC / Starz / Company Pictures | James Kent, Jamie Payne et al |
| RIPPER STREET | Victor Silver | BBC | Andy Wilson |
| THE BORGIAS (SEASON TWO) | Juan Borgia | Showtime | Neil Jordan, David Leland et al |
| THE BORGIAS (SEASON ONE) | Juan Borgia | Showtime | Neil Jordan, John Maybury et al |
| WORLD WITHOUT END | Bishop Henri (Cameo) | Tandem / Scott Free | Michael Caton-Jones |
| PILLARS OF THE EARTH | William Hamleigh | Scott Free / Tandem Comms. / Muse Ent. | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan |
| THE MIND OF A TYRANT | George Cavendish | Red House Dox Productions/Channel 4 | David Sington |
| TRINITY | Ross Bonham | ITV/Roughcut TV | Colin Teague & Stephen Woolfenden |
| BONEKICKERS | Alfred Lord Tennyson | BBC/Mammoth/Monastic | Iain B McDonald |
| WALTER'S WAR | Oswald Hennessey | BBC Television | Alrick Riley |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLET | Hamlet | Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre, York | Damian Cruden |
| VENUS IN FUR | Thomas Novachek | Theatre Royal Haymarket | Patrick Marber |
| TRIAL OF MACBETH | Banquo | Noël Coward Theatre | Christopher Haydon |
| JOAN LITTLEWOOD'S \"FUN PALACE\" (WORKSHOP) | National Theatre Studio | Mel Brimfield | |
| SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE | Christopher Marlowe | Sonia Friedman / Disney / Cheek By Jowl | Declan Donnellan |
| PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | Darcy | Regents Park Open Air Theatre | Deborah Bruce |
| SLASHER & CRASHER / GRIMSHAW, BAGSHAW & BRADSHAW | Slasher / Bagshaw | Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond | Henry Bell |
| ALL THE LITTLE THINGS WE CRUSHED (WORLD PREMIERE) | Hugh | Almeida Theatre | Simon Godwin |
| DUEL IN THE DARK | Gregory Greenfinch | Dog Ate Cake / Canal Cafe Theatre | Henry Bell |
| THEATRE (WORKSHOP) | Theatre Royal Haymarket | Patterson Joseph | |
| A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK FROCK (WORKSHOP) | Barker | Dog Ate Cake / Canal Cafe Theatre | Henry Bell |
| HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING (WORKSHOP) | George | Dog Ate Cake / Canal Cafe Theatre | Henry Bell |
| JOURNEY'S END [DAILY TELEGRAPH TOP TEN PLAY OF 200 | Raleigh | Mercury Theatre Colchester | Tony Casement |
| MARY STUART | Mortimer | Traverse Theatre, Edingburgh | Aida Karic |
| OLD VIC NEW VOICES: THE 24 HOUR PLAYS | Davide | Old Vic New Voices | Abdul Shayek |
| LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST | Dumaine | Shakespeare's Globe | Dominic Dromgoole |
| TWELFTH NIGHT | Orsino | Sam Wanamaker Festival 2007 | John Hartoch |
| WE THE PEOPLE (WORLD PREMIERE) | Bedford/Pinckney | Shakespeare's Globe | Charlotte Westenra |
| MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Claudio | RSC Young Person's Shakespeare | John Hartoch |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE GARDEN OF EVENING MISTS | Frederick | HBO | Tom Lin |
| COLD SKIN | Friend | Babieka Films | Xavier Gens |
| SINS OF A FATHER | Martin Prentis | Granite Films | Andrew Piddington |
| LOVE BY DESIGN | Adrian | Solar Indie Junction | Michael Damien |
| THE DEATH OF FATHER CHRISTMAS | Sam Wainwright | Stephen Wallis | |
| 100DNIOWK@ | David Potter | Agresywna Banda | Alessandro Leone |
| TRUTH OR DARE | Justin | Corona Pictures | Robert Heath |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOU | Brandon | Moolmore Films | Nicola Abbatangelo |
| NIGHT FEED | Father | Film Four | Christian James |
| STARTLING ANALYSIS | Narrator | Zzoutake Films | Alexander Newman |
| GOBLIN | Harry | Multistory Films | Christian James |
| SAPHO AND PHAO | Phao | Illuminations Media | James Wallace |
| WHO SHALL I PLAY WITH NOW? | Bereaved Man | Dog Ate Cake | Henry Bell |
| OWN WORST ENEMY | Lt Michael Reece | Grosvenor TV | David Tucker |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASIAN TSUNAMI: THE DEADLIEST WAVE | Narrator | ITN Productions | |
| LOST AT SEA: FLIGHT MH370 | Narrator | ITN Productions | |
| SALISBURY CATHEDRAL | Narrator | Salisbury Cathedral | Ash Mills |
| ODYSSEY | Narrator | Oxford University Press | Dick Capel-Davies |
| OVID METAMORPHOSES | Narrator | Oxford University Press | Dick Capel-Davies |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOILED (SERIES 4) | Richie | BBC / Rubber Chicken | |
| OUTLIERS: SEAL OF FATE | Thomas Phelippes | Alexander J. Newall | |
| FOILED (SERIES 3) | Richie | BBC / Rubber Chicken | |
| FOILED (SERIES 2) | Richie | BBC / Rubber Chicken | |
| FOILED (SERIES 1) | Richie | BBC / Rubber Chicken | |
| O! THE ENDEAVOUR AND THE MURDER! | Joe Mott | Fitzrovia Radio Hour | Jon Edgley-Bond |
| A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME | Charles Stringham | Fiction Factory / BBC Radio 4 | John Taylor |
| PAST! PRESENT! FUTURE! | Cardinal Richelieu | Fitzrovia Radio Hour | Jon Edgley-Bond |
| THE HORROR! THE HORROR! THE HORROR! | Lorre | Fitzrovia Radio Hour | Jon Edgley-Bond |
| GILBERT WITHOUT SULLIVAN: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE | Rev. Stanley Gay | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | Sue Wilson |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMMA | Knightley | Michael Fry | |
| THE FAITHFUL FRIENDS | Armanus | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | Martin Hodgson |
| AMENDS FOR LADIES | Subtle | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| DUCHESS OF AMALFI'S STEWARD | Ottavio | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | Martin Hodgson |
| LOVE'S VICTORY | Lissius | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | Martin Hodgson |
| THE INSATIATE COUNTESS | Roberto | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | Frances Marshall |
| GALLATHEA | Cupid | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| HALF AN HOUR AFTER SUPPER | Bentley | Oxford Uni / J.Hodgson Theatre Research Trust | Colin Blumenau |
| POLLY HONEYCOMBE | Scribble | Oxford Uni / J.Hodgson Theatre Research Trust | Colin Blumenau |
| SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE | Ned Alleyn / Mercutio | Sonia Friedman Productions/Disney/Cheek by Jowl | Declan Donnellan |
| THE BIRTH OF MERLIN | Merlin | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | Martin Hodgson |
| THEN I REALISED I'D BEEN MURDERED | Federico Garcia Lorca | Finborough Theatre | Daniel Burgess |
| WOMEN PLEASED | Duke of Sienna | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | Frances Marshall |
| A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS | Wellborn | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| LIFE IS A DREAM (LA VIDA ES SUENO) | Segismundo | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| TAMING OF A SHREW | Aurelias | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | Martin Hodgson |
| THE SPANISH TRAGEDY | Lorenzo | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| HENRY IV | Prince Hal | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| OLD BOY | James Blade | Anthony Field Associates Ltd. | Russell Bender |
| THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS | Salisbury Playhouse | Philip Wilson | |
| THE RETURN FROM PARNASSUS | Ingenioso | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| BASSIANUS | Geta | Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| FIESTA: THE SUN ALSO RISES | Bill | Old Vic New Voices / Old Vic Theatre | Alex Helfrecht |
| GORBODUC | Arostus | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | Oliver Senton |
| LOVE'S METAMORPHOSES | Montanus | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| THE WITLINGS | Beaufort | Orange Tree Theatre | Imogen Bond |
| YOUR FIVE GALLANTS | Tailby | Read Not Dead / Shakespeare's Globe | James Wallace |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORANGE MOBILE | Castel Films |