Education
Rigby attended Cheadle Hulme School and studied performing arts at Stockport College.
Rigby attended Cheadle Hulme School and studied performing arts at Stockport College.
He became one of the youngest students from the college to be accepted by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist In 2007, he moved to television roles with the British Broadcasting Corporation period drama Lilies. Daniel performed in Tom Basden"s "Holes" at the Arcola Theatre in London from 16 July to 9 August 2014 alongside Mathew Baynton.
More recently he went on to narrate the 2015 reboot of the British children"s television series Teletubbies.
Rigby has worked as a stand-up comedian, having appeared at the Latitude Festival, won the 2007 Laughing Horse New Acting of the Year, and been a nominee for winner of the 2007 So You Think You"re Funny competition. In 2011, Rigby won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for Best Actor for his performance as late comedian Eric Morecambe in Eric and Ernie, beating both Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch for their roles as the Doctor and Sherlock Holmes.
