Danny John-Jules
The Cat may be the role for which Danny John-Jules is best known, but you’ll be surprised where else he’s popped up.
The thing about the Cat is that he should really be insufferable. Almost inconceivably self-centred, he is concerned solely with own appearance and has a habit of shrieking like James Brown - specifically, a James Brown who’s just stepped barefoot on a shard of glass.
Still, despite it all he’s extremely loveable - the smooth, slick humanoid descendant of the feline which Lister smuggled on board the ship millions of years previously. He’s also a great linguist, having coined the word JOZXYQK - which can be defined as the sound you get when your sexual organs become trapped in something.The Cat may be the role for which Danny John-Jules is best known, but you’ll be surprised where else he’s popped up. Originally a dancer in the West End, he was a member of the original Starlight Express cast, and he also appeared in the 1979 Borstal film Scum.
On top of that, he supplied voices for various creatures in the classic 80s film Labyrinth - even singing backing vocals on some of its David Bowie tracks. And next time you catch Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, keep an eye out: Danny’s there somewhere.
