David Hunter is a British actor and singer best known for his work in musical theatre. He is originally from

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. Hunter played Dr Pomatter in the Tony Award winning musical ''Waitress'' at The Adelphi Theatre, West End from 2019 to 2020. He trained at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). Hunter is married to actor and business owner Tara Dixon, and together they have two children.

Stage career

In 2011 Hunter was part of the original cast of ''

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'' at the

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, subsequently transferring to the

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in the

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. In 2013 he went on to appear in the musical adaptation of ''

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'' at Colchester Mercury and Leicester Curve. In May 2014 he took over the role of "Guy" in the

production of ''

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'', having previously understudied the role. In August 2016 he replaced Killian Donnely in the role of Charlie Price in the West End production of ''Kinky Boots'' at the Adelphi Theatre. In 2019 he joined the original West End cast of ''Waitress'', again at the Adelphi Theatre, in the role of Doctor Pomatter. He was then cast to reprise his role his role for the 2022-23 UK National Tour.

Filmography

Stage

''Superstar''

Hunter took part in the UK TV series ''Superstar'' in an attempt to win the role of

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in a new arena production of ''

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''. He was chosen as one of the eleven finalists on the show in which began in July 2012. He made it to the semi-finals where he was eliminated on 24 July 2012.

Performances on ''Superstar''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, David Living people English male stage actors English male musical theatre actors Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Warrington