David Brett is an English actor, singer and arranger. He was one of the original members of
The Flying Pickets
The Flying Pickets is a British ''a cappella'' vocal group which had a Christmas number one hit in 1983 on the UK Singles Chart with their cover version of Yazoo's track " Only You".
History
The band of six was founded by Brian Hibbard ...
, and arranged a number of the group's songs, including the number one hit ''
Only You''.
His work as an actor, mainly on stage, has included ''
Lark Rise to Candleford'' at the
Finborough Theatre, London, but he has also participated in a number of TV productions and played
Dedalus Diggle in ''
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''.
Brett appeared in a 1998 London stage adaptation of
Terry Pratchett's ''Guards! Guards!'' as Corporal Nobbs, who was "disqualified from the human race for pushing."
Career
In 1976 Brett worked for the
Mikron Theatre Company and was one of the writers of the play "Puddle It!", the story of the people who built the canals 1761–1827. He also collaborated in writing some of the music and lyrics for the show, along with Antony Burton, John Saxon, Mark Steeves and Ruth Tansey.
In the same year, the Mikron Theatre Company also took the play "Up The Cut" on the national waterways tour, in which he also performed .
In 1980 he appeared in the stage production of ''
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' at the
Rainbow Theatre
The Rainbow Theatre, originally known as the Finsbury Park Astoria, is a Grade II*-listed building in Finsbury Park, London. The theatre was built in 1930 as a cinema. It later became a music venue. Today, the building is used by the Universa ...
as Ford Prefect; although not critically acclaimed, this show was well received by HHGTTG aficionados.
Brett is the first of two actors from the Mikron Theatre Company to appear in a ''Harry Potter'' film, the other being
Mark Williams who appears as
Arthur Weasley.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English male stage actors
English male television actors
English male singers
The Flying Pickets members
Male actors from Leicestershire
People from Coalville
21st-century English male actors
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