David Bradley
Acting
Born: 1953-09-27 · Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Born to a miner father and a seamstress mother in Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1953, David Bradley is best known for playing Billy Casper in Ken Loach's 1969 film, Kes. Prior to this starring role, Bradley had only ever acted in school pantomimes and secured the lead in an open audition against thousands of children. Following the success of Kes, Bradley had to change his name to Dai Bradley on account of the actor David Bradley already having an Equity card in that name. Bradley turned to telev
🎬 Movies (15)
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2026
Self / Billy
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
2019
Self
Macbeth
2018
Porter
Hummingbird
2013
Billy
Making Kes
2010
Self
Asylum
2003
Father Michael
Those Glory Glory Days
1983
1961 Spurs Team Member
The Battle of Waterloo
1983
Ferris
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982
Ticer Thomas
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
Albert Kropp
Zulu Dawn
1979
Pte Williams
Absolution
1978
Arthur Dyson
Malachi's Cove
1973
Barty
That Quiet Earth
1972
The Evangelist
Kes
1970
Billy
