Shaun Dooley — Movies, TV Shows & Roles

Actor

1974-03-30 · United Kingdom · Male

58 series in the catalog

Shaun Dooley is an English actor, narrator and voice-over artist.
Early life and education
Dooley attended Barnsley Youth Theatre in 1989 before going on to study at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester between 1992 and 1995.
Career
Dooley's first acting role was as Shaun in Groove on a Stanley Knife in 1997. He later played Ritchie Fitzgerald in Coronation Street from 1997 until 1998. He appeared occasionally in EastEnders as Tom Stuart between 2001 and 2004. He appeared in Series 1 of The Street. He had a role in P.O.W..
Dooley played Peter Harper in BBC drama series The Street. He also featured in the 2007 television docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess. Dooley portrayed Kieran in the British horror film Salvage. He portrayed police inspector Dick Alderman in all three parts of the Red Riding trilogy and in 2017 appeared as Reverend Michaelmas Winter in the Sky 1 drama Jamestown. Among his many voiceover roles, Dooley narrates the Discovery Channel series Gold Rush for its UK broadcast.
In 2019, Dooley and his wife Polly produced an album, Got It Covered, for Children in Need. The album featured Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Luke Evans, Suranne Jones, Adrian Lester, Himesh Patel, David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker and Dooley himself singing unique cover versions of songs personal to them. The album was released on 1 November 2019. The album and accompanying documentary was co-produced by their company 20four7films, BBC Studios and SilvaScreen Records.
Recognition and honours
Dooley received an honorary master's degree from Leeds Arts University in July 2025.
Narration
In addition to his acting work, Dooley has provided voice-overs for numerous film and TV documentaries, including: