Class Actor: My Autobiography

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From his first notable role as a teenage actor alongside Ray Winstone in the cult film Scum, via the central character of Jimmy the mod in the mighty Quadrophenia, to the voice of Blur’s Parklife, Phil Daniels has built a solid reputation as one of Britain’s most talented and well-respected character actors. A graduate of the Anna Scher Theatre in the 1970s, Daniels has always stayed true to his working class roots, lending his roles a much-admired authenticity and integrity. With his distinctive voice, cheeky mistrust of authority figures and wicked sense of humour, Daniels remains a driven individualist committed to his craft.

Daniels’ career covers a period that has seen unprecedented change in UK society, and Class Actor, his first ever autobiography, reads like a provocative popular culture history of the past 30 years. It charts his 1960s childhood in a rundown part of London’s King’s X, his passion for Chelsea FC, his coming of age during punk rock, his anger and disaffection throughout the Thatcher years – perfectly realised in highly acclaimed pieces such as Mike Leigh’s Meantime- through to his role as Kevin Wicks in EastEnders and his place in Britpop’s hall of fame. Class Actoris a lively and entertaining insight into the passions of a unique artist who remains driven to tell ‘ordinary’ people’s lives through drama.

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Publisher

First Edition (4 Mar. 2010), Simon & Schuster UK

Language

English

Hardcover

269 pages

ISBN-10

1847376207

ISBN-13

978-1847376206

Dimensions

15.24 x 2.54 x 24.13 cm

Average Rating

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8 Reviews For This Product

  1. 08

    by David Clarke

    Great read

  2. 08

    by Gigs

    guys a top fella

  3. 08

    by MAROB13

    Absorbing read. Great insight into Quadrophenia legend, covering early life in TV through to the present. Highly recommended. Seller excellent service and delivery – value top notch.

  4. 08

    by L A Vaughan

    Crap over-rated egotistic garb. Class Actor? Don’t make me laugh!
    I had the unfortunate experience of meeting this person at a Quadrophenia convention. All the cast were lovely except this one … rude, up his own rectum and full of his own self importance.
    Mine is now 50p in a charity shop.

  5. 08

    by David Sullivan

    Great guy Great Actor

  6. 08

    by JANE WILSON-HALL

    Enjoyed this book.

  7. 08

    by AVB

    A great autobiography of a classic actor.
    Charting his life from life in king cross, to being an actor, his breaks and experiences.
    Nicely written and warm too.

  8. 08

    by Avzone

    Great price & condition.
    Had to know more about this top geezer / actor ever since seeing him playing the lead role as Jimmy in my favourite film of all time – Quadrophenia so had to have this book and it didn’t disappoint.
    ‘What dya mean gonna be, I AM one of the faces’
    ????
    Many thanks!

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