David Davies is an English actor best known for his portrayal of Shakespeare's characters and for playing leading parts when he was the Company Manager of The GB Theatre Company.

Early life

Davies was born on 12 February, and moved from

Hounslow Hounslow ( ) is a large suburban district of West London, England, west-southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hounslow, and is identified in the London Plan as one of the 14 metropolitan cen ...

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with his family to

Perth, Western Australia Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

. He studied acting at The National Institute of Art, ( NIDA) in

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

where he was the first male student to play

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

. He graduated with a Diploma in Acting in the mid 1990s.

Career

He played

again for The Hole in the Wall Theatre Company, directed by Raymond Omedei. Other early work includes ''Silly Cow'' and ''Gasping'' for The Perth Theatre Company, both productions written by

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and directed by Alan Becher. Television credits at this time include '' Stingers'', '' The Sleepover Club'' and many projects with Soul Films under the direction of Martin Wilson. From 2001 to 2006, Davies was an ensemble member of

Bell Shakespeare Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. Founded by actor John Bell and based in Sydney, it is Australia's only national theatre company. Apart f ...

, directed by John Bell. He played in ''

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'', ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published ...

'', ''

The Comedy of Errors ''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play ...

'', ''

'' and ''The Wars of the Roses''. ''

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'' was directed by Michael Gow. Davies returned to London in 2006 to continue his work with the Bard in The British Shakespeare Company. In 2010 he started as an Actor and Company Manager with GB Theatre Company. He has taken parts with them ever since in Dublin, Norway, The Czech Republic and the UK. Roles include Jacques, Ford,

Mercutio Mercutio ( , ) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's 1597 tragedy, ''Romeo and Juliet''. He is a close friend to Romeo and a blood relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. As such, Mercutio is one of the named characters in the ...

Friar Lawrence Friar Laurence or Friar Lawrence is a character in William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet''. Role in the play Friar Laurence is a friar who plays the part of a wise adviser to Romeo and Juliet, along with aiding in major plot developments ...

Sir Toby Belch Sir Toby Belch is a character in William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's ...

. He has also directed ''

The Winter's Tale ''The Winter's Tale'' is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some criti ...

'' and written several plays. From 2011-12 David Davies was the Baron in Sheringham Little Theatre's 'Dick Whittington.' The Little Theatre are to perform 'Little Shop of Horrors' in late September. In 2012 he toured internationally as

Petruchio Petruchio ( ; an anglicisation of the Italian name Petruccio, ) is the male protagonist in Shakespeare's '' The Taming of the Shrew'' (c. 1590–1594). Plot In the play, Petruchio comes to the town of Padua in the hopes of marrying a wealthy ...

in ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunke ...

'' and was directed by Jack Shepherd, ( Wycliffe) as Antonio in ''

The Tempest ''The Tempest'' is a Shakespeare's plays, play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, th ...

''. He started 2013 with Benedick in ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. ...

'' directed by Paige Newmark for Shakespeare WA where the press described him as dominating the production. Since 2014 Davies has been touring his one-man adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as ''Hyde-the final statement of Dr Jekyll'' and has received good reviews in Germany.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, David English male stage actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian male stage actors National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Male actors from Perth, Western Australia English emigrants to Australia