Dave Johns is an English stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He played the title role in Ken Loach's 2016 film I, Daniel Blake, later adapting Paul Laverty's screenplay for the stage.

Paul Laverty is a screenwriter who has collaborated with the filmmaker Ken Loach on films including Carla's Song, My Name Is Joe, Bread and Roses, Sweet Sixteen, The Wind That Shakes the Barley and I, Daniel Blake.