Danny John-Jules

Biography

Danny John-Jules is a British actor, singer and dancer. He is best known for his role as Cat in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, as well as his role as Dwayne Myers in the crime drama, Death in Paradise. He was also a protagonist in the hit CBBC children's spy drama M.I. High, in which he portrayed Lenny Bicknall, the caretaker.

Known For

Death in Paradise

Casualty

Red Dwarf

The Bill

Pointless Celebrities

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Richard Osman's House of Games

Celebrity Mastermind

All Movies (47)

• Sound Asleep2026 · as Deen Peels
• Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes2025 · as Self
• The Kemps: All Gold2023 · as Paul Human
• Creation Stories2021 · as Maurice
• Red Dwarf: The Promised Land2020 · as Cat
• Before Grenfell: A Hidden History2018 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special2017 · as Cardinal Wolsey
• Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII2017 · as Self
• Amoc2017 · as Dr. Stevens
• Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI2016 · as Self
• Bucky2014 · as Wayne
• Respect: A Felix Dexter Special2013 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X2012 · as Self
• The Grind2012 · as Phil
• Arthur Christmas2011 · as Elf (voice)
• The Whistleblower2010 · as Duke
• Freestyle2010 · as Collis
• Red Dwarf: Back to Earth2009 · as Cat
• Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth2009 · as Self
• Sucker Punch2008 · as Harley
• Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I2007 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II2007 · as Self
• Underground2007 · as Lamont Gaines
• Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII2006 · as Himself
• Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII2005 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI2005 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V2004 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV2004 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III2003 · as Self
• Red Dwarf A–Z2003 · as Self
• Launching Red Dwarf2002 · as Self / Cat (archive footage)
• Blade II2002 · as Asad
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels1998 · as Barfly Jack
• Let the Good Times Roll1998 · as Neville
• Can't Smeg Won't Smeg1998 · as Cat/Duane Dibbley
• Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs1995 · as Cat
• Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups1994 · as Cat
• In Dreams1992 · as Gary
• Amnesty International's Big 301991 · as Cat
• London Kills Me1991 · as Black Man at Party
• Little Shop of Horrors1986 · as Doo-Wop Street Singer
• Labyrinth1986 · as Firey 3 / Firey 4 (voice)
• The Great Muppet Caper1981 · as Businessman Dancer / Dubonnet Club Dancer (uncredited)
• Scum1979 · as Baldy's lookout (uncredited)
• British Hustle1978 · as Self
• Seven Green Bottles1975 · as Frog
• The Flaw—

All TV Shows (25)

• The Weakest Link2021 · as Self - Participant
• The Weakest Link2021 · as Self - Contestant
• Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years2020 · as Self
• Celebrity Catchphrase2018 · as Self - Contestant
• Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators2018 · as Ben Lovedon
• Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self - Panellist
• Urban Myths2017 · as Don King
• Catchphrase2013
• Death in Paradise2011 · as Dwayne Myers
• Pointless Celebrities2011 · as Self - Contestant
• Starhyke2009
• M.I. High2007 · as Lenny Bicknall
• Celebrity Mastermind2003
• The Crouches2003 · as Ed
• The Demon Headmaster1996 · as Eddy Hair
• GamesMaster1992 · as Self
• Spatz1990 · as Captain Electric
• Maid Marian and Her Merry Men1989 · as Barrington
• Red Dwarf1988 · as Cat
• Going Live!1987 · as Self
• Casualty1986 · as Leon
• The Bill1984 · as Andy Brown
• Danger: Marmalade at Work1984 · as Roy Lee
• The Hot Shoe Show1983 · as Dancer
• Jackanory1965 · as Storyteller