Danny John-Jules

Daniel John-Jules (born 16 September 1960)[1] is a British actor, singer and dancer. He is best known for playing Cat in the sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf, Barrington in the comic children’s series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, and policeman Dwayne Myers in the crime drama Death in Paradise.[2] He was also a protagonist in the hit CBBC children’s spy drama M.I. High, in which he portrayed Lenny Bicknall, the caretaker.

John-Jules was born in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, brought up in Notting Hill[3] and attended Rutherford School, Paddington, from 1972 to 1977. There he learnt gymnastics.[3]

Both his parents are from Dominica, and travelled to the UK from Dominica aboard the HMT Empire Windrush.[4][5] His mother worked in the courts; he has a brother who is a barrister.