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He studied acting for one year at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
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David Avery
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He is best known for The Night Manager, Starred Up and The Inbetweeners Movie. Avery is from Birmingham, England. Avery"s first on screen role came in 2009 by starring in the third series of Sofia"s Diary.
He joined the lead cast as Flex featuring throughout the series.
Sofia"s Diary, produced by Sony Pictures International, was one of the first online web series to make the transition to United Kingdom television Avery then landed his first feature film role in Fit written and directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair.
Avery played Marios the older brother of lead character Lee. Shortly after, his big break came when he landed the part of Nicos in The Inbetweeners Movie.
The film went on to break United Kingdom box office records for the opening weekend.
In 2012 Avery took part in the June edition of Monologue Slam United Kingdom. Actors take to the stage to compete against each other by performing monologues to a professional industry panel. Avery is also notable for playing lead character Marcus Graham in the multi-award winning web-to-television series Brothers With Number Game. The series amassed a huge international following when the first episode was released online in June 2012.
Avery and the cast later returned for a second series with the public demand being so high and winning six awards at the Los Angeles Web Festival 2013.
The shows popularity got the attention of a new television channel London Live (television channel) and went on to be broadcast in 2014. Avery"s television work continued when he joined the cast of CBBC"s The Dumping Ground.
Avery played Kingsley Jackson, Jodie"s eldest brother alongside Victoria Alcock who played Jodie"s mother. The family were a popular edition to the first series, so much so that the family were asked to return to the show for a Christmas Special episode Jody in Wonderland.
His next major role was landing the part of Ashley in feature film Starred Up opposite Jack O"Connell and Ben Mendelsohn.
The film received excellent reviews "Raw and Immediate" - Variety and 4/5 stars from Empire Magazine. Avery proved himself once again to be a truly versatile actor after his thrilling performance as Freddie Hamid in British Broadcasting Corporation/Administrative Management College"s The Night Manager. The British-American television series is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by John le Carre and has been updated to present day.
The series was directed by Susanne Bier and lead cast include Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Coleman.
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