David’s impressive acting career spans over 50 years – he has worked on some of Britain’s best loved and critically acclaimed television shows including Bafta Winning Our Friends in The North, Band of Gold and The Street, along with regular roles in popular series such as Holby City, The Bill and more recently in multi-award winning series Da Vinci’s Demons, The Shadow Line and Shameless. 

Working alongside the world’s leading actors and filmmakers for decades, David’s expansive feature film credits range from independent British features to Hollywood blockbusters and Oscar-winning films. He is probably best known for his roles as Falco in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, McQueen in From Hell, anti-Hitler conspirator Erwin von Witzleben in Valkyrie and Mercer in Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and the sequel Pirates of The Caribbean: At World’s End.  He played British Prime Minister Clement Atlee alongside Gary Oldman as Churchill in the Oscar-winning film Darkest Hour and the role of Thomas in Mary Magdalene with Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix. He also delighted audiences in the comedy feature Mindhorn, written by Mighty Boosh creator Julian Barratt and exec produced by Ridley Scott.

Most recently seen in the glamourous British Period Drama Hotel Portofino (Britbox/ITV) and the dark comedy horror feature Mad Heidi, David continues to be one of Britain’s best loved character actors.