Cast & creator
Danny John-Jules
Best known for Death in Paradise, Casualty, The Bill
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.
Also known as: دنی جان-جولز
59
film credits
26
television credits
75
1965–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (85)
Showing 85 of 85 credits
Death in Paradise
Dwayne Myers
2011
Casualty
Leon
1986
The Bill
Andy Brown
1984
Red Dwarf
Cat
1988
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Ben Lovedon
2018
Pointless Celebrities
Self - Contestant
2011
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
2017
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Going Live!
Self
1987
Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant
2018
M.I. High
Lenny Bicknall
2007
The Weakest Link
Self - Participant
2021The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021
Blade II
Asad
2002
Urban Myths
Don King
2017
Labyrinth
Firey 3 / Firey 4 (voice)
1986
Little Shop of Horrors
Doo-Wop Street Singer
1986
Arthur Christmas
Elf (voice)
2011
Catchphrase
2013
GamesMaster
Self
1992
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Barfly Jack
1998
Ann Droid
Brian
2026
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
Barrington
1989
The Whistleblower
Duke
2010
Spatz
Captain Electric
1990
The Demon Headmaster
Eddy Hair
1996
The Great Muppet Caper
Businessman Dancer / Dubonnet Club Dancer (uncredited)
1981
Scum
Baldy's lookout (uncredited)
1979
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
Self
2020
Danger: Marmalade at Work
Roy Lee
1984
Jackanory
Storyteller
1965
Creation Stories
Maurice
2021
Starhyke
2009
The Hot Shoe Show
Dancer
1983
The Crouches
Ed
2003
Amnesty International's Big 30
Cat
1991
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
Cat
2009
Respect: A Felix Dexter Special
Self
2013
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
Cat
2020
Collectormania 7
Self
2005
London Kills Me
Black Man at Party
1991
Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special
Cardinal Wolsey
2017
Sound Asleep
Deen Peels
2026
Amoc
Dr. Stevens
2017
Sucker Punch
Harley
2008
The Kemps: All Gold
Paul Human
2023British Hustle
Self
1978
Let the Good Times Roll
Neville
1998
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
Cat
1994
Red Dwarf A–Z
Self
2003Red Dwarf A–Z
Thanks
2003
The Grind
Phil
2012
Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III
Self
2003Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III
Thanks
2003
Red Dwarf: The Promised Doc
Self
2020
Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV
Self
2004Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV
Thanks
2004
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
Self
2017
Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII
Himself
2006
Underground
Lamont Gaines
2007
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs
Cat
1995
Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI
Self
2005Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI
Thanks
2005
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V
Self
2004Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V
Thanks
2004
Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I
Self
2007
Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII
Self
2005Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII
Thanks
2005
Can't Smeg Won't Smeg
Cat/Duane Dibbley
1998
Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II
Self
2007
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes
Self
2025
Before Grenfell: A Hidden History
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI
Self
2016Bucky
Wayne
2014Bucky
Director
2014Bucky
Producer
2014Bucky
Writer
2014
Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X
Self
2012In Dreams
Gary
1992
Freestyle
Collis
2010
Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth
Self
2009Launching Red Dwarf
Self / Cat (archive footage)
2002Launching Red Dwarf
Thanks
2002The Flaw
Seven Green Bottles
Frog
1975