Dai Bradley

Dai Bradley (1953-) [1]. British actor.

Born in Barnsley, he won the part of Billy Casper in the cult film Kes at the age of 14, which brought him international critical acclaim. He then left school at the age of 17 and moved to London and began training as an actor the Royal National Theatre. While his film career did not flourish greatly, he did do good stage work, appearing in the original production of Equus, which toured internationally.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

In 1975 he came to South Africa to appear in Pieter Toerien’s production of Equus, directed by Leonard Schach. On subsequent visits to South Africa he performed in The Wound (1983) and Billy Liar (1985).

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

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