Daniel Rigby
Daniel Rigby (born 6 December 1982) is an English actor and comedian. He received a BAFTA TV Award for his leading role as Eric Morecambe in the 2011 television film "Eric and Ernie". Early life. Rigby was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He attended Cheadle Hulme School and then studied performing arts at Stockport College. He then enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career. Rigby has worked as a stand-up comedian, having appeared at the Latitude Festival, won the 2007 "Laughing Horse New Act of the Year", and been a nominee for winner of the  2007 "So You Think You're Funny" competition. In 2007, he moved to television roles with the BBC period drama "Lilies". In 2011, Rigby won the BAFTA for Best Actor for his performance as late comedian Eric Morecambe in "Eric and Ernie", beating both Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch for their roles as the Doctor and Sherlock Holmes. From 2011 until 2014 Rigby voiced Copenhagen in three Series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy "Warhorses of Letters" alongside Stephen Fry. He performed in Tom Basden's "Holes" at the Arcola Theatre in London from 16 July to 9 August 2014  alongside Mathew Baynton. In 2015 he narrated the reboot of the BBC children's television series "Teletubbies". In March 2017 he won the best actor award at the Manchester Theatre Awards for his performance as Alan Turing in "Breaking the Code" at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. In 2019 he voiced the title role in the Radio 4 sitcom "ReincarNathan", alongside Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe. In 2021 Ribgy wrote and performed the highly rated audiobook novel "Isaac Steele and the Forever Man".