Daniel Ings

• Name — Daniel Ings • Born — 30 November 1985 • Birthplace — Wiltshire, England • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2004–present

Ings was born in Exeter, Devon. He attended Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, followed by Lancaster University where he studied theatre studies, graduating in 2008. Ings later trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and the National Youth Theatre, but left the course early as he started to win roles, notably a small one in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Ings appeared as the playboy best friend Luke in the Netflix romantic comedy Lovesick (2014–2018). He played Jake in the Channel 4 comedy Pete versus Life, Kelvin in the BBC comedy-drama Psychoville, and John in Sky 1's comedy The Café (2011). In 2014, he appeared as the unscrupulous "Director of Output" Matt Taverner in the BBC2 mockumentary W1A (2014–2015), and as Commander Mike Parker in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–2017). In 2018, he began playing the husband of Alan Cumming's lead character on the CBS drama television series Instinct (2018–2019). In 2020, he appeared as Francis Marindin in Julian Fellowes' series The English Game for Netflix and as Cob, the embittered husband to Billie Piper's Suzie, in acclaimed Sky Atlantic series I Hate Suzie. In 2023, he starred as Dan in the Netflix series Sex Education. In the same year, he played Archie Osborne in the BBC One series The Gold. In 2024, he starred as Frederick "Freddy" Horniman in the Netflix Guy Ritchie television series The Gentlemen. Ings plays a lively and likable Lyonel Baratheon in the 2026 series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2010 — Peep Show — Doctor — Episode: "St Hospitals" • 2010–2011 — Psychoville — Kelvin — 7 episodes • Pete versus Life — Jake — 5 episodes • 2011 — The Café — John Streatfield — 6 episodes • 2012 — Little Crackers — Dan — Episode: "Joanna Lumley's Little Cracker: Baby, Be Blonde" • 2013 — Medics — Minge — TV Movie • 2014 — Uncle — Rex — Episode: "Favourites" • Mount Pleasant — Robbie — 8 episodes • Endeavour — Terence Black — Episode: "Nocturne" • Give Out Girls — Edward — Episode: "Overnight Stay" • 2014–2017 — W1A — Matt Taverner — 8 episodes • 2014–2018 — Lovesick — Luke — 22 episodes • 2015 — You, Me & Them — Connor — Episode: "School Reunion" • 2016 — Vera — Simon — Episode: "Dark Road" • Agatha Raisin — Paul Bladen — Episode: "The Vicious Vet" • 2016–2017 — The Crown — Commander Mike Parker — 9 episodes • 2018–2019 — Instinct — Andrew "Andy" Wilson — 24 episodes • 2019 — Black Mirror — David Gilkes — Episode: "Smithereens" • 2019–2023 — Sex Education — Dan — 7 episodes • 2020 — The English Game — Francis Marindin — Miniseries; 5 episodes • Zog and the Flying Doctors — Sir Gadabout (voice) (replacing Kit Harington) — Television film • 2020–2022 — I Hate Suzie — Cob Betterton — 11 episodes • 2022 — Why Didn't They Ask Evans? — Roger Bassington-ffrench — Miniseries; 3 episodes • 2023 — The Gold — Archie Osborne — Six-part drama • The Winter King — Owain — 6 episodes • 2024–present — The Gentlemen — Frederick "Freddy" Horniman — Main role • 2026 — A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — Ser Lyonel Baratheon — 6 episodes • Kill Jackie — Sam — Post-production • The Rachel Incident — Dr. Fred Byrne — Pre-production • The Husbands — Filming

• Year — Title — Author — Role — Director — Theatre • 2004 — The Master and Margarita — Mikhail Bulgakov — Berlioz — John Hoggarth — Lyric Hammersmith / National Youth Theatre • 2007 — White Boy — Tanika Gupta — Flips — Juliet Knight — Soho Theatre / National Youth Theatre • 2008 — Tory Boyz — James Graham — Nicholas — Guy Hargreaves — Soho Theatre / National Youth Theatre • 2010 — I See Myself As a Bit of an Indiana Jones Figure — Kieran Lynn — Old Red Lion • 2011 — Frankenstein — Mary Shelley — Victor/Servant 1 — Danny Boyle — National Theatre • 2011 — Howl's Moving Castle — Diana Wynne Jones — Howl — Davy and Kristin McGuire — Southwark Playhouse • 2012 — One Man, Two Guvnors — Richard Bean — Alan Dangle — Nicholas Hytner — Theatre Royal Haymarket • 2013 — Macbeth — William Shakespeare — Porter — Kenneth Branagh — National Theatre

• Year — Title — Artist(s) — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2024 — "On Broadway" — Gustaffson