Oliver Dimsdale
Oliver Dimsdale (born 28 October 1972) is an English actor, known for portraying Louis Trevelyan in the BBC TV serial "He Knew He Was Right". Early life and education. Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, he was brought up in Hertfordshire. Dimsdale is the son of a Swiss mother. He has a sister, Anna. He developed a stammer at the age of six, which he has since partially brought under control through speech therapy. Dimsdale attended the Dragon School and then Eton College, and went on to study French and Economics at university. He trained at Guildhall School of Music  and Drama, graduating in 1999. Career. Dimsdale began his performing career at the age of thirteen in a radio play for the BBC. He has lent his voice to the radio productions "In The Company of Men" and "Sharp Focus". His film credits include "RocknRolla" (2008), "Cosi" (2010) and the short film "Pest". On television, he played the lead roles of Louis Trevelyan in the 2004 adaptation of "He Knew He Was Right", and Dr Felix Quinn in the 2008 ITV1 medical drama "Harley Street". He has also made guest appearances in "Doctors", "Casualty" and "Lark Rise to Candleford". Dimsdale  is the co-founder and co-Artistic Director of Filter Theatre. His theatre work includes "Great Expectations", "The Changeling", "Five Finger Exercise" and "The Tempest". Personal life. Dimsdale married actress Zoë Tapper on 30 December 2008. In April 2011, she gave birth to their daughter, Ava. Awards. Dimsdale won Best Fringe Performer in the 2002 Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, for the Royal Exchange performance of Paul Herzberg's "The Dead Wait".