Background
David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan.
David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan.
He has had many television credits ranging from Coronation Street in 1973 to Virtual Murder (1992), Honey for Tea and "The Unquiet Dead", an episode of Doctor Who in 2005. In 2007 he played Griff in the British Broadcasting Corporation series Gavin & Stacey. After working in repertory at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and the Victoria Theatre, Stoke, David was a regular performer with the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1970 and 2003, most notably as Touchstone in As You Like lieutenant (1977), various rôles in the 1986 revival of Nicholas Nickleby and Polonius in Hamlet (2001).
His regular London appearances include parts at the National Theatre, Almeida Theatre and Royal Court Theatre.