Name
David Cann
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1956-11-12 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Biography
David Cann is an actor with a diverse and successful career in both theatre and television. After training at RADA he served his apprenticeship in the repertory system, appearing at many of Britain's grand old theatres in a wide range of roles. In plays ancient and modern, Shakespearean drama, musicals and pantomime, David developed into a leading man and character actor with a strong vocal technique and a firm grasp of many artistic styles; from the extreme naturalism of Lawrence's 'A Collier's Friday Night' through the high comedy of Sheridan's 'A School for Scandal' to the classical verse (not to mention the athletic sword-fighting) in 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Moving into television David appeared in many shows including 'Sapphire and Steel' and 'Grange Hill'. In between these, he worked in small fringe theatres, such as the Gate in Notting Hill and the Croydon Warehouse, where such heart-warming pieces as Barrie Keeffe's 'My Girl' showed his subtlety in the more intimate space of studio theatre.
In the mid-90’s David auditioned for a small part in a new type of comedy pioneered by Chris Morris. The resulting series, 'Brass Eye', was hailed as a major breakthrough in TV style; satirising TV itself. Morris subsequently asked David to join a small team to develop the award-winning BBC radio series 'Blue Jam' and, in 1999, some of this material was filmed for television as 'Jam'. It is for his work in this surreal and iconic series that David is best known.
Over many years David has developed a strong reputation working with new and emerging talent, helping writers to develop their scripts through workshops and rehearsed readings. This led to David working with young director Tamara Harvey who later asked David to take the leading role in Laura Wade's charming play about the Welsh poet WH Davies in the highly-praised production of 'Young Emma' at the Finborough Theatre in London in 2003.
For the BBC David became part of a notable storyline as Dot Cotton's cancer specialist in 'EastEnders' and again as Doctor Casper in the disturbing, futuristic drama-documentary 'If...we could stop the violence
David’s film work includes appearances in 'Run, Fat Boy, Run', 'Attack The Block', 'The Iron Lady', 'Greed' and 'Rebecca'. On television David has appeared in 'Spooks' and 'Psychoville', 'Silent Witness' and 'The Javon Prince Show', but more recently 'Sex Education', 'It’s Kevin', 'Sally4Ever', 'Sick Note', 'Killing Eve' and 'The Baby'.
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- 2007 Run Fatboy Run as Marathon Official
- 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four as Martin
- 2012 Les Misérables as Magistrate
- 2023 Jeremy: A Nightmare as Professor Calrusian
- 2014 The Kármán Line as Dr. Behringer
- 1989 On a Moonlit Night
- 2010 Lizzie and Sarah as John
- 2011 Albatross as Grumpy Man
- 2011 Attack the Block as Detective Superintendant
- 2001 Bridget Jones's Diary as Cameraman
- 2017 Crooked House as Coroner
- 2011 The Iron Lady as TV Interviewer
- 1999 The Murder of Stephen Lawrence as Forensic Scientist
- 1986 Biggles as Sapper Officer
- 2006 Chromophobia as Policeman
- 2010 The Eagleman Stag as Peter Eagleman
- 1981 Wet Job as Cawthorne
- 1986 Knights & Emeralds as Albert Brimble
- 2020 Rebecca as Lord Crowan
- 2006 The Truth as Male Walker
- 2019 Greed as Fat Cat
- 2024 The Buckingham Murders as Alan
- 2007 Moonmonkeys as Anthony Meloney
- 2008 Captive as The Chairman
- 2001 Dog Eat Dog as Police chief
- 1984 The Bill ( 0 episode )
- 2000 Jam ( 6 episodes ) as Various
- 1999 Bad Girls ( 1 episode ) as Francis Cowan
- 2019 Sex Education ( 1 episode ) as Quiz Moderator
- 1989 Campion ( 1 episode ) as Ropey
- 2000 Beast ( 1 episode ) as Solicitor #1
- 1994 Pie in the Sky ( 1 episode ) as Farm Worker
- 2014 Still Open All Hours ( 1 episode ) as Cliff Bridges
- 2017 Sick Note ( 1 episode ) as Gordon Glass
- 2014 Uncle ( 1 episode ) as Chaplain
- 2000 Black Books ( 1 episode ) as Eddie
- 2006 Saxondale ( 1 episode ) as Male Dinner Guest
- 2022 House of the Dragon ( 1 episode ) as Dragonkeeper
- 2018 Killing Eve ( 1 episode ) as Len
- 2012 Bad Education ( 1 episode ) as School Governor
- 2002 Spooks ( 1 episode ) as Chief of Airstaff
- 2022 The Baby ( 1 episode ) as Avery
- 2006 Not Going Out ( 1 episode ) as Dr Rhodes
- 1977 London Belongs To Me ( 1 episode ) as Process Server
- 1978 Armchair Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Rodgers
- 1973 The Tomorrow People ( 3 episodes ) as Chaircreature
- 1978 Blake's 7 ( 1 episode ) as Star One Technician
- 1979 Sapphire & Steel ( 7 episodes ) as Pilot
- 1982 Shine on Harvey Moon ( 1 episode ) as Spiv 2
- 1984 One by One ( 1 episode ) as Brian
- 1994 A Dark Adapted Eye ( 2 episodes ) as Albert March
- 1992 Between the Lines ( 1 episode ) as Insp. Rooney
- 1996 Frontiers ( 1 episode )
- 1996 No Bananas ( 1 episode ) as Man in Pub
- 1998 Berkeley Square ( 1 episode ) as Recruiting Sergeant
- 1999 People Like Us ( 1 episode ) as Sergeant
- 2001 High Stakes ( 2 episodes ) as Pearce
- 2001 Lee Evans: So What Now? ( 1 episode ) as Chairman
- 2001 Mr Charity ( 1 episode ) as Consultant
- 2002 15 Storeys High ( 1 episode ) as Public Attorney
- 2005 The Green Green Grass ( 1 episode ) as Farm Inspector
- 2003 The Commander ( 2 episodes ) as DCI Tom Fuller
- 2006 Lead Balloon ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Randall
- 2001 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps ( 1 episode ) as Solicitor
- 2007 Benidorm ( 1 episode ) as Maitre D'
- 2009 Psychoville ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Flint
- 2013 It's Kevin ( 2 episodes ) as Various
- 2015 The Javone Prince Show ( 1 episode ) as Policy Commitee Member
- 1996 Silent Witness ( 1 episode ) as Incident Commander
- 1996 Silent Witness ( 2 episodes ) as DI Murray Porter
- 2000 Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Lee
- 2000 Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Clem Thornton
- 2000 Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Johnny Morton
- 2000 Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Gordon Willet
- 2018 Hold the Sunset ( 1 episode ) as Counsellor
- 2019 Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1 episode ) as Headmaster Mould
- 1985 EastEnders ( 4 episodes ) as Mr. Randall
- 1978 Grange Hill ( 13 episodes ) as Mr. Bentley
- 1988 Hard Cases ( 1 episode ) as Steve Ridgely
- 1992 True Crimes ( 1 episode ) as Reenactment
- 1997 Brass Eye ( 1 episode ) as Donaldus Matthews / Vicar
- 1997 Brass Eye ( 1 episode ) as Ripp Candy
- 1997 Brass Eye ( 1 episode ) as Alan Fortune-Vatch
- 1997 Brass Eye ( 1 episode ) as Vicar
- 1982 Shine on Harvey Moon ( 1 episode ) as Spiv
- 2004 If... ( 1 episode ) as Professor Casper
- 2002 tlc ( 1 episode ) as DI Crighton
- 2018 Sally4Ever ( 3 episodes ) as Alan
