Trivia

He sang on the original recording of British band Blur's single "Parklife".

Has an uncredited role in Bugsy Malone (1976) as a waiter who spills spaghetti.

He was also in a band "Phil Daniels and The Cross" in 79/80 with a single called Kill Another Night.

Phil says that he would not release another single having appeared on Blur's 'Parklife' where he speaks a verse. The reason is that he 'could not top' such a great song.

He is a big fan of Chelsea Football Club from London and has performed on stage wearing his beloved Chelsea team shirt whilst singing with the British band Blur along with Damon Albarn, who is also a fan of the team.

Ranked #72 in The 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for his performance as Kevin Wicks (2015).

Attended The Anna Scher Theatre School.

Performed in the pantomime "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" as the Magic Mirror alongside former EastEnders (1985) co-star Emma Barton (December 2008-January 2009).

His daughter, Ella, was born in 1990.

Is one of 21 EastEnders (1985) actors to compete in Strictly Come Dancing (2004). The others, in chronological order, are Christopher Parker (Spencer Moon), Jill Halfpenny (Kate Mitchell), Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson), Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen), Letitia Dean (Sharon Rickman), Matt Di Angelo (Deano Wicks), Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Mitchell), Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon), Zöe Lucker (Vanessa Gold), Ricky Groves (Garry Hobbs), Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler), Jimi Mistry (Fred Fonesca), Scott Maslen (Jack Branning), Kara Tointon (Dawn Swann), Anita Dobson (Angie Watts) Sid Owen (Ricky Butcher), Jake Wood (Max Branning), Kellie Bright (Linda Carter), Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard) and Davood Ghadami (Kush Kazemi). As of 2016 he is the only 1 to have been eliminated in the first week of the contest.