William Beck is a British actor, known for his appearances in the BBC drama series Robin Hood and as Dr. Dylan Keogh in Casualty.
Early life Beck has a family history of employment in medicine and states that his earliest memories are of hospitals. This encouraged him to join medical school, which he later quit, despite maintaining an interest. On quitting medical school, Beck explained, "I didn't give up medical school because I couldn't do it, I just think at that age I got bored with things very quickly." He added that he did not want to waste time and resources after realising he did not want to continue.
Career After deciding to quit medical school, Beck pursued a career in acting. He was inspired to become an actor by some people he met during medical school. His move to acting was criticised as it was thought that Beck was "giving up the most secure profession for perhaps the least secure". Beck has since featured in films Northanger Abbey, Snatch and Goal II: Living the Dream, as well as drama series Red Cap, Robin Hood and Vital Signs. Beck felt "fortunate" to receive such employment and was pleased to "work pretty consistently over the last 10 years". In March 2011, he stated that his favourite job was Robin Hood, praising his fellow cast members. His character was killed off early in the series, disappointing Beck. Beck also starred in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, which he felt gave him the opportunity to learn from other actors.
Beck was introduced as "shambolic" consultant Dylan Keogh in the BBC medical drama Casualty in March 2011. The actor felt that his medical school background helped him in his role. He left the drama in 2012 and Dylan departed in December. Two years later, Beck reprised the role and Dylan returned in October 2014. The actor told David Brown of the Radio Times that he found it strange to return to Casualty, but looked forward to portraying the character again.
Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role 2000 Snatch Neil 2001 Gypsy Woman Gary 2003 Quicksand Nicoli 2004Fallen Dave Walker 2006 The Truth Scott 2007More More More Scott Northanger Abbey John ThorpeGoal II: Living the Dream Steve Parr 2008 The Agent Alexander Joyce 2009 Infidel David 2017 Bitter Harvest Stefan
+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes1999 The Bill Adam Thwaite Episode: "All Change"2000 Attachments Reece Wilson 2003 Serious and Organised Billy English 1 episode The Canterbury Tales Colin Episode: "The Pardoner's Tale" Second Generation Nick2003–2004 Red Cap Sgt. Maj. Steve Forney2004 The Murder Room DI Piers Tarrant 2006 Johnny and the Bomb Dr. Harris Vital Signs Dr. Harris Robin Hood Roy 4 episodes2008 Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story David Turner 2011 M.I. High Theo Phantom Episode: "Ghosts" Hustle Jiles Episode: "Clearance from a Deal"The Suspicions of Mr WhicherDolly Williamson 2011–2012, 2014–present Casualty Dylan Keogh Series regular2012 Holby City Dylan Keogh Episode: "Unsafe Haven: Part Two"2013 Whitechapel John Washington 2 episodes 2014 Midsomer Murders Michael Dewar Episode: "Let Us Prey" Death in Paradise Matthew Webster 1 episode The Devil's Harvest The Great Fire Richard Smith Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal Nicholas Elliot 2 episodes2019Pointless CelebritiesHimself1 episode
Theatre They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1999) Kes (2004) Festen (2004) The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes (2008) The Merchant of Venice (2008) The Taming of the Shrew (2008) Arthur & George (2010)
Radio Filthy Rich: A BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation
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