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Daniel Casey

Daniel Casey

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 01, 1972 (53)
Birthplace Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Jul 12, 2025
Entry Date Apr 28, 2024
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Biography

Daniel Casey is an English actor who is best known for playing DS Gavin Troy in the first six series of the long-running television programme Midsomer Murders. He has also appeared in a number of other television shows, including Our Friends in the North, Steel River Blues, and Marchlands. Casey wa ... s born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, in 1972. He studied English literature at Durham University, and then trained as an actor at the Drama Centre London. Casey's first professional acting role was in the touring production of Dead Fish in 1996. He made his television debut in the BBC series Our Friends in the North in 1996. In 1997, Casey was cast as DS Gavin Troy in Midsomer Murders. He played the role for six series, and his character was one of the most popular in the show's history. After leaving Midsomer Murders, Casey has appeared in a number of other television shows, including Steel River Blues, Marchlands, and Coronation Street. He has also appeared in a number of films, including The Last King of Scotland and The Damned United. Casey is married to Ellie Casey, and they have two sons. He is a keen supporter of Sunderland AFC.

Known For

Filmography

The Marchioness Disaster

The Marchioness Disaster

2008

as Douglas Henderson

Dr0ne

Dr0ne

2012

Script Editor

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Midsomer Murders

as Sgt Gavin Troy

Episodes: 28

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Steel River Blues

as Leading Firefighter Tony Barnes

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 01, 2004

Marchlands

as Scott Maynard

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 03, 2011

Our Friends in the North

as Anthony Cox

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 15, 1996

The Wingless Bird

as Robbie Felton

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

French & Saunders

as DS Troy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1987

Harry

as Geoffrey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1993

Peak Practice

as Colin Bentley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 10, 1993

The Royal

as David Hibbert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2003

Midsomer Murders

as Gavin Troy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Silent Witness

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 1996

The Grand

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 04, 1997

A Touch of Frost

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 1992

Hex

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2004

M.I. High

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 2007

Murder in Suburbia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 2004

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