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Danny Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor.
Dyer was born in Canning Town, East London. He is a fan of his local football team West Ham United. Dyer has two daughters with his childhood sweetheart, Joanne; Dani (whose name he has tattooed on his arm in Chinese characters) and Sunnie.
Dyer was spotted at his local Sunday school by an agent who auditioned him for the part of Martin Fletcher in the acclaimed Granada Television series Prime Suspect 3 (1993). At the age of 14 he was given the part and found himself working alongside Helen Mirren. He had brief appearances in Cadfael, A Touch of Frost and Loved Up, and made appearances in the television series Thief Takers (1996) and Soldier Soldier (1991).
Dyer's first major film appearance came when he landed the role of Moff in the clubbing film Human Traffic (1999). More TV, film and theatre work followed and the actor's work was seen in the Channel 4 drama Second Generation, directed by John Sen; Mel Smith's film 'High Heels And Low Lifes'. Dyer has starred in all four films by the British director Nick Love: Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001), The Football Factory (2004), The Business (2005) and Outlaw (2007).
He has appeared on stage in both London and New York, notably in plays by Harold Pinter: Celebration at the Almeida Theatre and a revival of No Man's Land at the National Theatre.
Dyer was featured 2002's best-selling video game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City voicing Kent Paul and in 2004's best-selling game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In 2006/7, Dyer presented two series for Bravo about football violence called "The Real Football Factories" and "The Real Football Factories International".
Dyer is the presenter of the hit British show The Real Football Factories and The Real Football Factories International where Dyer goes around the UK and Europe looking at the top firms and clubs. He also starred in Skins as Michelle's stepdad.
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