Dan — I, Daniel Blake Character Profile

About Dan

Protagonist. A widowed 59-year-old joiner who suffers a heart attack. After being wrongly deemed fit for work and denied benefits, he struggles with the online appeal process, befriends Katie, spray-paints his demand for an appeal date, sells his belongings, and ultimately dies of a second heart attack at his tribunal.

Dan — Character Profile

Quick Facts about Dan

Occupation

carpenter

Manner of Death

Natural causes

Character Facts

Played by

Dave Johns

Appears in

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (9)

• Dan — Social Acquaintance — Sheila (Sharon Percy)

  Daniel knows Sheila from the community

• Dan — Social Friend — Dylan (Dylan McKiernan)

  Daniel forms a bond with Katie's son

• Dan — Social Friend — Daisy (Briana Shann)

  Daniel forms a bond with Katie's daughter

• Dan — Social Acquaintance — Piper (Magpie Richens)

  Daniel knows Piper from the community

• Dan — Social Acquaintance — China (Kema Sikazwe)

  Daniel knows China from the community

• Dan — Professional Employer — At the Sawmill (Chris McGlade)

  Temporary woodworking job

• Dan — Conflict Adversary — Assessor (Amanda Payne)

  Daniel conflicts with the ESA assessor

• Dan — Social Friend — Ann (Kate Rutter)

  Daniel befriends Ann, a neighbor

• Dan — Social Friend — Katie (Hayley Squires)

  Daniel befriends Katie, a struggling single mother

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• Katie (Hayley Squires)
• Daisy (Briana Shann)
• Dylan (Dylan McKiernan)
• At the Sawmill (Shaun Prendergast)
• Ann (Kate Rutter)
• Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor (David Murray)
• Specialist Nurse (Sammy T. Dobson)
• Neighbour With Dog (Mickey Hutton)
• Sheila (Sharon Percy)
• Librarian (Jane Birch)
• Postman (Colin Coombs)
• Floor Manager (Stephen Clegg)