David Bradley

David Bradley

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...

Known For

Hummingbird

as Billy

Kes

as Billy

Cast Credits

Macbeth

as Porter

Hummingbird

as Billy

Asylum

as Father Michael

Those Glory Glory Days

as 1961 Spurs Team Member

Zulu Dawn

as Pte Williams

Absolution

as Arthur Dyson

That Quiet Earth

as The Evangelist

Kes

as Billy