Editing Artful Dodger (section)

== Actors who have played the role ==
[[File:Serie. Jack Wild (Dodger in film Oliver) tijdens persconferentie in bioscoop D, Bestanddeelnr 921-8847 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Jack Wild]] as Dodger in the musical ''[[Oliver! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968). He earned nominations for a [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|BAFTA]], a [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|Golden Globe]], and an [[Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]].]]

The role of the Artful Dodger has been played by several notable performers in adaptations of the novel. 

=== Stage ===
The role of the Artful Doger was amplified in the [[Musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Oliver!]]''. The part was first played by Martin Horsey, and later by [[Tony Robinson]], [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]], [[Leonard Whiting]], [[Steve Marriott]], and [[Phil Collins]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Not Dead Yet|first=Phil|last=Collins|author-link=Phil Collins|publisher=Century Books|page=[https://archive.org/details/notdeadyetautobi0000coll/page/34 34]|date=2016|isbn=978-1780895123|url=https://archive.org/details/notdeadyetautobi0000coll/page/34}}</ref> Others to have played the role in amateur productions include [[Adam Levine]], [[Ben Elton]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Joe Jonas]], Claire Josefson, and Hayley Smith.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brian Rawlins part 1: The Artful Dodger |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01sgc7c |access-date=29 November 2021 |agency=BBC}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503444&objectid=11004700 "Robbie Williams: The ego has flown"]. ''NZ Herald''. Retrieved 14 June 2018</ref>

=== Television ===
For [[Oliver Twist (1962 TV serial)|the 1962 BBC TV serial]], [[Melvyn Hayes]] portrayed the character in a manner that reviewers described as faithful to the book's original depiction.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} 

In the 1980 [[Associated Television|ATV]] series ''The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist'', the Dodger was played by John Fowler.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397791/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt |access-date=22 May 2023 |website=IMDB.com}}</ref> In this sequel to ''Oliver Twist'', Oliver, who has been sent to a Northern boarding school by [[Mr. Brownlow]], finds that through Oliver's uncle Harry Maylie's intercession the Dodger escaped [[Penal transportation|transportation to Australia]] and was instead enrolled in the school. The two friends re-unite, and when Oliver flees the school the Dodger follows him back to London after learning of a plot against him. Oliver is made to believe, by [[Noah Claypole]], Noah's girlfriend Charlotte, and Mrs Carraway (Mr Brownlow's corrupt new housekeeper), that Mr. Brownlow is ill to the point of death. After Dodger rescues Oliver from imprisonment in the Brownlow cellar and the two are accused by Mrs. Carraway and Claypole of theft, he and Oliver are forced to take to the streets to uncover the truth, encountering [[Mr. Bumble]], the villainous [[Monks (Oliver Twist)|Monks]] and their old mentor [[Fagin]] (who had escaped execution) along the way;<ref>{{cite news |title=Further Adventures of Oliver Twist Old Acquaintance (1980) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d45055b |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928050004/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d45055b |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=28 November 2021 |agency=BFI}}</ref> at the series' conclusion, Mr. Brownlow also adopts Dodger as his son along with Oliver.

[[Elijah Wood]] also portrayed the character in the [[Oliver Twist (1997 film)|1997 television film]], which aired as part of [[Walt Disney anthology television series#1990s and 2000s|The Wonderful World of Disney]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. 

In the [[BBC]] adaptation of ''[[Oliver Twist (2007 miniseries)|Oliver Twist]]'' in 2007, he was played by Adam Arnold.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Serena |date=15 December 2007 |title=An Oliver for Our Times |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3669961/An-Oliver-for-our-times.html |access-date=2 September 2017 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]}}</ref> 

In the 2023 8-part [[Hulu]] miniseries ''[[The_Artful_Dodger_(2023_TV_series)|The Artful Dodger]]'', [[Thomas Brodie-Sangster]] plays Jack Dawkins&mdash;a semi-reformed Artful Dodger in his adulthood&mdash;who goes on to become a decorated Navy officer and skilled surgeon, yet remains unable and unwilling to fully escape a life of crime. The series takes place in 1850s Australia, over a decade after the events depicted in [[Charles Dickens|Dickens]]' [[Oliver Twist]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=John |title='The Artful Dodger' Review: Hulu Gives Dickens a Twist |url=https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/television/the-artful-dodger-review-hulu-oliver-twist-jack-dawkins-charles-dickens-thomas-brodie-sangster-david-thewlis-e62cc3cc |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Artful Dodger |date=2023-11-29 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20285780/ |type=Crime, Drama, History |access-date=2023-12-07 |others=Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis, Maia Mitchell |publisher=Beach Road Pictures, Curio Pictures, Sony Pictures Television}}</ref>

=== Film ===
[[Anthony Newley]] played the character in a [[Oliver Twist (1948 film)|1948 film]] adaptation of the story. 

In the 1968 film ''[[Oliver! (film)|Oliver!]]'', [[Jack Wild]] played the role and was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor#Winners and nominees|Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{cite news |date=3 March 2007 |title=Obituaries&nbsp;— Jack Wild |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2066814,00.html |access-date=1 June 2007 |work=The Times |location=London}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 

The Artful Dodger was played by [[Harry Eden]] in [[Roman Polanski]]'s big-budget [[Oliver Twist (2005 film)|2005 film version]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Polanski takes on Oliver Twist |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4294348.stm |access-date=29 November 2021 |agency=BBC}}</ref> 

In the 2021 film [[Twist (2021 film)|''Twist'']], [[Rita Ora]] played the role.<ref>{{cite news |title='Twist': Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora & Raff Law Lead Cast In Sky Movie Update Of Charles Dickens Classic |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/twist-michael-caine-lena-headey-rita-ora-raff-law-sky-movie-charles-dickens-1202761507/ |access-date=27 November 2020 |work=Deadline}}</ref>