Danny John-Jules

Biography

Danny John-Jules (born 16 September 1960) 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

Dwayne Myers

Red Dwarf

Cat

Pointless Celebrities

Self - Contestant

Catchphrase

Urban Myths

Don King

Casualty

Leon

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Ben Lovedon

Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Panellist

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes	Self
2023	The Kemps: All Gold	Paul Human
2021	Creation Stories	Maurice
2020	Red Dwarf: The Promised Land	Cat
2018	Before Grenfell: A Hidden History	Self - Narrator (voice)
2017	Amoc	Dr. Stevens
2017	Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII	Self
2017	Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special	Cardinal Wolsey
2016	Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI	Self
2014	Bucky	Wayne
2013	Respect: A Felix Dexter Special	Self
2012	The Grind	Phil
2012	Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X	Self
2011	Arthur Christmas	Elf (voice)
2010	The Whistleblower	Duke
2010	Freestyle	Collis
2009	Red Dwarf: Back to Earth	Cat
2009	Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth	Self
2008	Sucker Punch	Harley
2007	Underground	Lamont Gaines
2007	Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I	Himself
2007	Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II	Himself
2005	Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI	Self
2005	Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII	Self
2004	Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V	Self
2004	Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV	Self
2003	Red Dwarf A–Z	Self
2003	Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III	Self
2002	Blade II	Asad
2002	Launching Red Dwarf	Self / Cat (archive footage)
1998	Can't Smeg Won't Smeg	Cat/Duane Dibbley
1998	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels	Barfly Jack
1998	Let the Good Times Roll	Neville
1995	Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs	Cat
1994	Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups	Cat
1992	In Dreams	Gary
1991	Amnesty International's Big 30	Cat
1991	London Kills Me	Black Man at Party
1986	Little Shop of Horrors	Doo-Wop Street Singer
1986	Labyrinth	Firey 3 / Firey 4 (voice)
1981	The Great Muppet Caper	Street Dancer
1979	Scum	Baldy's lookout (uncredited)
1978	British Hustle	Self
1975	Seven Green Bottles	Frog
	The Flaw

Year	TV Show	Role
2021	The Weakest Link	Self - Participant
2020	Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years	Self
2018	Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators	Ben Lovedon
2018	Celebrity Catchphrase	Self - Contestant
2017	Urban Myths	Don King
2017	Richard Osman's House of Games	Self - Panellist
2013	Catchphrase
2011	Death in Paradise	Dwayne Myers
2011	Pointless Celebrities	Self - Contestant
2009	Starhyke
2007	M.I. High	Lenny Bicknall
2003	The Crouches	Ed
1996	The Demon Headmaster	Eddy Hair
1992	GamesMaster	Self
1990	Spatz	Captain Electric
1989	Maid Marian and Her Merry Men	Barrington
1988	Red Dwarf	Cat
1987	Going Live!	Self
1986	Casualty	Leon
1984	The Bill	Andy Brown
1984	Danger: Marmalade at Work	Roy Lee
1983	The Hot Shoe Show	Dancer
1965	Jackanory	Storyteller