Tony Denham

Tony Denham

Tony Denham is a British actor whose career spans several decades, taking in some of the most distinctive British films of the past thirty years. He is a recognisable face in gritty, character-driven productions, with a body of work rooted in tough, working-class British drama.

Career Highlights

Denham’s film career reaches back to the early 1990s. He appeared in the acclaimed In the Name of the Father (1993) as a detective, and in The Power of One (1992) as a boxing partner. These early credits established him as a reliable presence in serious dramatic productions.

As the 2000s arrived, Denham became a fixture in British crime and action cinema. He played Patrick in Revolver (2005) and Harris in the football hooligan drama The Football Factory (2004). He also appeared as a police interrogator in the dark comedy Keeping Mum (2005) and played Joe Mahoney in Shiner (2000).

On television, Denham appeared as Harvey’s Dad in the critically praised This Is England ’86, a sequel series to the celebrated feature film.

His work continued strongly into the 2010s. He took the role of **Eddie Mannock in St George’s Day (2012), played Butch in We Still Kill the Old Way (2014), and featured in The Hooligan Factory (2014), a comedic take on the very genre he had helped to define. More recently, he appeared as Frank** in London Heist (2017).