ACTOR · FROM SCUNTHORPE, UK

Kevin Doyle

Born 1960 · 66 years old56 credits since 19821 coming up

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ABOUT KEVIN

Kevin Doyle (born April 10, 1960) is an English actor. On screen, he is best known for playing footman Joseph Molesley in the series Downton Abbey. Other television roles include Detective Sergeant John Wadsworth in Happy Valley and John Parr in the TV series The Lakes.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born10 April 1960

BirthplaceScunthorpe, UK

Known forActing

On Cineora42 of 56 titles

Known for

The titles people know Kevin from.

Series

Downton Abbey

2010–2015IMDb8.7

Series

Happy Valley

2014–2023IMDb8.5

Series

Miss Scarlet

2020–IMDb7.7

Series

Sherwood

2022–IMDb7.4

Series

The Crimson Field

2014IMDb7.8

Series

The Hack

2025IMDb7.2

Series

Blackpool

2004IMDb7.9

Series

At Home with the Braithwaites

2000–2003IMDb7.2

Series

The Lakes

1997–1999IMDb8.0

Movie

Care

2018IMDb7.0

Coming up

What Kevin is working on next.

The SiegeDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 42
Average IMDb: 7.5
Highest rated: Downton AbbeyIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1982

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

56 credits

The 2020s

8 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Not on Cineora

National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession

2025

as Reverend Samuel Gardner

Series

The Hack

2025IMDb7.2

as AC John Yates · 7 episodes

Movie

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025IMDb7.3

as Joseph Molesley

Series

Until I Kill You

2024IMDb7.4

as David · 2 episodes

Series

Ridley

2022–2025IMDb6.9

as Ross Enderby · 1 episode

Series

Sherwood

2022–IMDb7.4

as Fred Rowley · 6 episodes

Movie

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022IMDb7.4

as Joseph Molesley

Series

Miss Scarlet

2020–IMDb7.7

as Henry Scarlet · 3 episodes

The 2010s

17 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average

Series

The Witcher

2019–IMDb7.8

as Ba'Lian · 1 episode

Movie

Downton Abbey

2019IMDb7.4

as Joseph Molesley

Movie

Care

2018IMDb7.0

as Chairman

Movie

Reg

2016IMDb7.0

as Returning Officer

Series

Happy Valley

2014–2023IMDb8.5

as DS John Wadsworth · 6 episodes

Series

The Crimson Field

2014IMDb7.8

as Lieutenant Colonel Roland Brett · 6 episodes

Not on Cineora

Snodgrass

2013

as Job Interviewer

Series

Room at the Top

2012IMDb6.5

as Mr. Thompson · 2 episodes

The 2000s

18 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Not on Cineora

Sleep with Me

2009

as Stronson

Series

Paradox

2009IMDb6.9

1 episode

Movie

Good

2008IMDb6.2

as Commandant

Series

Survivors

2008–2010IMDb7.5

as Mr. Stevens · 1 episode

Series

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

2007–2011IMDb7.3

as Lewis · 1 episode

Series

The Tudors

2007–2010IMDb8.1

as John Constable · 2 episodes

Brief Encounters

Not on Cineora

Brief Encounters

2006

as Mark Deary · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

New Street Law

2006

as Bill Grainger · 1 episode

The 1990s

7 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Series

Holby City

1999–2022IMDb5.8

as Simon Harwood · 2 episodes

Series

The Lakes

1997–1999IMDb8.0

as John Parr · 4 episodes

Series

Midsomer Murders

1997–IMDb7.9

as Ferdy Villiers · 1 episode

Series

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996–2007IMDb7.5

as Adam Bolt · 2 episodes

Series

Silent Witness

1996–IMDb7.9

as Martin Evans · 1 episode

Series

The Stand

1994IMDb7.1

as Sarge · 2 episodes

Series

Heartbeat

1992–2010IMDb6.9

as Anthony Barlow · 1 episode

The 1980s

6 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average

Series

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989–2013IMDb8.6

as Inspector Morton · 1 episode

Series

Casualty

1986–IMDb6.2

as Barry Ricks · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Blott on the Landscape

1985

as Waiter · 1 episode

Sharing Time

Not on Cineora

Sharing Time

1984

as Mark · 1 episode

Series

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

1983–2004IMDb8.6

as Det. Sgt. Laurence · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Shine on Harvey Moon

1982

as Man in Club · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Kevin’s titles.

Michelle DockeryDownton Abbey, Downton Abbey and 2 more

Elizabeth McGovernDownton Abbey, Downton Abbey and 2 more

Hugh BonnevilleDownton Abbey, Downton Abbey and 2 more

Jim CarterDownton Abbey, Downton Abbey and 2 more

Julian FellowesWriter · Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey and 2 more

Jimmy McGovernCreator · Accused, The Lakes and 2 more

John LunnComposer · Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey and 2 more