Background
David Westhead was born in Heywood near Greater Manchester.
David Westhead was born in Heywood near Greater Manchester.
He studied drama at Bristol University before going on to RADA, from where he graduated in 1987, after which he joined the Actors" Touring Company.
He has also had guest appearances in Wycliffe (Wycliffe and the Pea Green Boat as Freddie Tremaine), Doctor Who (The Shakespeare Code, as William Kempe), Fast Freddie, The Widow and Maine as Charlie, Foyle"s War (A War of Nerves), Midsomer Murders (The House in the Woods), Agatha Christie"s Poirot (Cards on the Table) and Lewis (The Gift of Promise). He has also appeared in the film Mrs Brown (as the Prince of Wales), and onstage he has played Tristan Tzara in a 1993 British production of Travesties. David has for many years been a leading actor with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, and The Royal Court Theatre.
David has the title role in "Suicide Manitoba" and has appeared in "The Real McCoy" for the British Broadcasting Corporation in the Cape Flats Townships of South Africa.
In 2002 he and two colleagues founded Wilton Pictures,a production company specialising in making documentaries. Also a lecturer in drama it was whilst he was teaching in South Africa that he met a group of disadvantaged youngsters with potential as photographers.
Along with professional photographer John Cole - who,like David,lives in Brighton - he put them on an eight-week crash course in photography, enabling them to make a professional living from lieutenant The exhibition of their work, entitled "Wembley to Soweto", was exhibited at London"s South Bank in July 2011.
In 2014, he played Neil Reid in W1A.
Voice talent: Eric Ambler"s Topkapi for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 Extra.