David Easter (born 11 November 1959) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Pete Callan in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'', Mac Nightingale in ''

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'' and Frank Fisher in ''

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''.

Early life

Easter was born on 11 November 1959 in

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Career

Easter made his acting debut in the 1979 disco film ''

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''. From 1984 to 1987 he played Pat Hancock on the

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'' Brookside''. He has also acted in many theatre productions. In the 1991

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revival production of ''

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'' he played the role of Pharaoh & Levi, alongside

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and Linzi Hateley. He played Pete Callan in the

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'' from 1997 to 2005. He has also appeared on '' Lily Savage's Blankety Blank'' and guest starred in episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Doctors''. In 2011, he appeared in the films '' How to Stop Being a Loser'' and ''

Kill Keith ''Kill Keith'' is a 2011 British comedy horror film starring Susannah Fielding, Marc Pickering, David Easter and Keith Chegwin. Cast * Susannah Fielding as Dawn * Marc Pickering as Danny * David Easter as Cliff * Simon Phillips as Andy * ...

''. On 21 November 2013, he made his first appearance as a recurring character in the ITV soap, ''

''. His character is a businessman named

, who deals with Declan Macey's growing financial problems. He joined the cast of

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soap, ''

'' in May 2015, as Mac Nightingale, the mystery husband of bipolar sufferer,

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( Stephanie Waring). They married during one of her bipolar episodes and he arrived asking for a divorce, on her wedding day to Dirk Savage ( David Kennedy). In 2019 Easter left Hollyoaks when Mac fell victim to serial killer Breda McQueen.

Personal life

Easter was married to

Denise Welch Jacqueline Denise Welch (born 22 May 1958) is an English actress, television personality, writer and broadcaster. Her roles include Natalie Barnes in ''Coronation Street'' (1997–2000), Steph Haydock in '' Waterloo Road'' (2006–2010), and ...

from 1985 to 1988.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Easter, David 1959 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male television actors English male soap opera actors Male actors from Hampshire People from Eastleigh