75 days to go - David Bradley wins the Most Promising Newcomer award in 1971
For Kes (1969), Ken Loach cast 14 year old schoolboy David Bradley (now professionally known as Dai Bradley) for the iconic role of Billy Casper. In 1971, Bradley was rewarded for his phenomenal performance with the Most Promising Newcomer award. Previous recipients included Norman Wisdom, Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman.
Although Bradley's acting career has come to be defined solely by this role, he has remarked that "one of the things I happily accept is that if people only remember me for Billy Casper then that's fine. It was a wonderful experience and obviously it had a great effect on so many people."
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts
