David Schaal is an American-born English actor, director, screenwriter, and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Taffy in the English sitcom ''

The Office ''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...

'' and Terry Cartwright in ''

The Inbetweeners ''The Inbetweeners'' is a British coming-of-age television sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 to 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager Willi ...

''.

Career

Schaal portrayed the warehouse manager Glynn, Taffy in Ricky Gervais' mockumentary comedy series ''

'' and the character Terry Cartwright in the hit comedy series ''

''. Schaal’s many television credits include ''

Missing Missing or The Missing may refer to: Film * ''Missing'' (1918 film), an American silent drama directed by James Young * ''Missing'' (1982 film), an American historical drama directed by Costa-Gavras about the 1973 coup in Chile *, a Belgian film ...

'', ''

Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...

'', ''

The Wrong Door ''The Wrong Door'' is a comedy sketch show, that first aired on BBC Three on 28 August 2008. The sketch show was set in a parallel universe, employing a mix of celebrity cameos, impractical locations and CGI visual effects. As such, it was ini ...

'', '' Beautiful People'', ''Hancock and Joan'', '' Ashes to Ashes'', ''

The IT Crowd ''The IT Crowd'' is a British television sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, created, written, and directed by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry. Set in th ...

'', ''

Deceit Deception is the act of convincing of one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the information does not. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deceit ...

'', ''

Doc Martin ''Doc Martin'' is a British medical comedy-drama television series starring Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham. It was created by Dominic Minghella developing the character of Dr Martin Bamford from the Nigel Cole comedy film '' Saving ...

'', ''

Peak Practice ''Peak Practice'' is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton ...

'', ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. The series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squa ...

'', '' Hustle,

Lead Balloon ''Lead Balloon'' is a British sitcom television series produced by Open Mike Productions for BBC Four. The series was created and is co-written by comedian Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair. It stars Dee as Rick Spleen, a cynical and misanthropic co ...

'', '' Dangerfield'', a cameo in the 2005 series of ''

The Basil Brush Show ''The Basil Brush Show'' is a British children's television sitcom series, starring the glove puppet fox Basil Brush. It was produced for six series by The Foundation, airing on CBBC from 27 September 2002 to 25 December 2007. The show is a s ...

''. More recently, Schaal has appeared in ''

Veep ''Veep'' is an American political satire comedy television series that aired on HBO from April 22, 2012, to May 12, 2019. The series was created by Armando Iannucci. The series follows Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), the fictional Vice Pres ...

'', '' Fearless'', playing Brunsden for a season in ''

Hetty Feather ''Hetty Feather'' is a 2009 novel by English author Jacqueline Wilson. It is about a young red-haired girl who was left by her mother at the Foundling Hospital as a baby and follows her story as she lives in a foster home before returning to t ...

'', ''

Ghosts In folklore, a ghost is the soul or Spirit (supernatural entity), spirit of a dead Human, person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from a ...

'', ''

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

'' and ''

Britannia The image of Britannia () is the national personification of United Kingdom, Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. An image first used by the Romans in classical antiquity, the Latin was the name variously appli ...

''. His film credits include ''

Kidulthood ''Kidulthood'' (stylised known as ''KiDULTHOOD'') is a 2006 British teen crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda from a screenplay by Noel Clarke. It stars Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madeleine Fairley, ...

'', '' Mr. Nobody'', ''

Clubbed ''Clubbed'' is a 2008 British drama film about a 1980s factory worker who takes up a job as a club doorman, written by Geoff Thompson and directed by Neil Thompson. Plot In 1984, Danny - a lonely factory worker intimidated by life - is battere ...

'', and '' Dirty Weekend''. In 2008, he provided the voice for Mad-Dog "The Strangler" McGraw in the action role-playing video game ''

Fable II ''Fable II'' is a 2008 action role-playing video game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360. The game is the second installment in the ''Fable'' game series, and the sequel to 2004's ''Fable''. The ...

''. Schaal has also appeared as Norm,

Shirley Carter Shirley Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Linda Henry. She first appeared on 7 December 2006, during episodes set in Dorset. This is Henry's second role in 'EastEnders', as she previously p ...

's seedy landlord, in ''

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''. He played troubled father Tom Hargreaves in ''

Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...

''. Other notable credits include ''

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence ''The Murder of Stephen Lawrence'' is a British television true crime drama film, written and directed by Paul Greengrass, that first broadcast on ITV on 18 February 1999. It won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama. The film, based on the ...

'', '' Relative Values'', and football hooligan film '' I.D.'' Schaal also played Eric in British gangster film '' Down Terrace''. Schaal wrote the short films ''Poppy's Present'' (directed by Chris Jury) and ''Half Time'' (directed by Duncan Roe). He also co-wrote the play ''Reality Chokes'' and appeared in it as Rob, and directed a production of the play at the

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in 2010. Other writing credits include the plays ''Shame'', ''No Hiding Place'', ''The Legacy of Colonel Ash'', and ''Baby Blue''. In 2012, Schaal wrote and directed the play ''Brotherly Love'' for The Real London Ensemble at Pentameters Theatre. He then appeared in English soap ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' in September 2013, playing the role of Ken, who is falsely accused of sexually interfering with

Robbie Roscoe Robbie Roscoe is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Charlie Wernham. He made his first screen appearance on 2 April 2013. Robbie is part of the Roscoe family and the first member to be introduced ...

(

Charlie Wernham Charlie David Wernham (born 3 October 1994) is a British actor and comedian from Billericay, England. After auditioning for the second series of the ITV talent show ''Britain's Got Talent'', he went on to play Robbie Roscoe in the Channel 4 s ...

). Schaal and Wernham both previously co-starred in ''The Inbetweeners''. Schaal has worked extensively in Canada and the United States on ''

The Strain ''The Strain'' is a 2009 vampire literature, vampire horror fiction, horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first installment in ''The Strain Trilogy'', and was followed by ''The Fall (del Toro and Hogan novel), The Fal ...

'' filming in Toronto with David Bradley, ''

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'' filming in Newfoundland with Alun Armstrong and Zoe Boyle and ''

You’re the Worst ''You're the Worst'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Stephen Falk. Originally broadcast by FX, the series moved to its sister channel FXX beginning with the second season. The series follows Jimmy (Chris Geere), a self ...

'' filming in L.A. opposite Chris Geere and Aya Cash. Schaal also played Colonel Gubbins in the film ''

A Call to Spy ''A Call to Spy'' (also known as ''Liberté: A Call to Spy'') is a 2019 American spy drama film written and produced by Sarah Megan Thomas and directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher. The title is a stylistic variant of . It stars Sarah Megan Thomas, ...

'' filming in Philadelphia and playing opposite Stana Katic and Linus Roache. In March 2021, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''

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'' as

Colin Turner Sir Colin William Carstairs Turner CBE DFC (4 January 1922 – 21 March 2014) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. The son of Colin C.W. Turner, he was educated at Highgate School. He had one sister and two half brot ...

. and Later in the year, appeared as police officer DS Foden in three episodes of ''EastEnders''. In 2022 Schaal co-wrote the feature film '' Back to Archway'' with Matt Bartlett and '' Heavenly Waters'' with writer/producer Kim Leggatt. Schaal is a lifelong supporter of

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...

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