Daniel Ings


Daniel Ings is a British actor. He is known for starring in the television series Lovesick, The Gentlemen and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Early life

Ings attended Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, followed by Lancaster University where he studied theatre studies, graduating in 2008. Ings later trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and the National Youth Theatre, but left the course early as he started to win roles, notably a small one in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Career

Ings appeared as the playboy best friend Luke in the Netflix romantic comedy Lovesick. He played Jake in the Channel 4 comedy Pete versus Life, Kelvin in the BBC comedy-drama Psychoville, and John in Sky 1's comedy The Café.
In 2014, he appeared as the unscrupulous "Director of Output" Matt Taverner in the BBC2 mockumentary W1A, and as Commander Mike Parker in the Netflix series The Crown. In 2018, he began playing the husband of Alan Cumming's lead character on the CBS drama television series Instinct.
In 2020, he appeared as Francis Marindin in Julian Fellowes' series The English Game for Netflix and as Cob, the embittered husband to Billie Piper's Suzie, in acclaimed Sky Atlantic series I Hate Suzie. In 2023, he starred as Dan in the Netflix series Sex Education. In the same year, he played Archie Osbornein the BBC One series The Gold.
In 2024, he starred as Frederick "Freddy" Horniman in the Netflix Guy Ritchie television series The Gentlemen. Since 2026, Ings portrays Lyonel Baratheon in the series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage