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David Cann

David Cann

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'.

Personal information

Birthday

1956-11-12

Birth Place

Westminster, London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

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15 Storeys High

2002

8.1

TV
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A Dark Adapted Eye

1994

0.0

TV
Albatross

Albatross

2011

6.0

Movie
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Armchair Thriller

1978

4.2

TV
Attack the Block

Attack the Block

2011

6.5

Movie
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Bad Education

2012

7.0

TV
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Bad Girls

1999

7.5

TV
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Beast

2000

7.0

TV
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Benidorm

2007

7.5

TV
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Berkeley Square

1998

7.5

TV
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Between the Lines

1992

5.6

TV
Biggles

Biggles

1986

5.2

Movie
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Black Books

2000

8.1

TV
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Blake's 7

1978

7.2

TV
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Brass Eye

1997

7.5

TV
Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001

6.7

Movie
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Campion

1989

5.6

TV
Captive

Captive

2008

7.0

Movie
Chromophobia

Chromophobia

2006

5.3

Movie
Crooked House

Crooked House

2017

6.4

Movie
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Doctors

2000

4.8

TV
Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog

2001

4.9

Movie
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EastEnders

1985

4.1

TV
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Four Weddings and a Funeral

2019

7.0

TV
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Frontiers

1996

0.0

TV
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Grange Hill

1978

6.5

TV
Greed

Greed

2019

5.7

Movie
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Hard Cases

1988

0.0

TV
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High Stakes

2001

6.0

TV
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Hold the Sunset

2018

6.3

TV
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House of the Dragon

2022

8.3

TV
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It's Kevin

2013

7.3

TV
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Jam

2000

7.9

TV
Jeremy: A Nightmare

Jeremy: A Nightmare

2023

0.0

Movie
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Killing Eve

2018

8.0

TV
Knights & Emeralds

Knights & Emeralds

1986

6.0

Movie
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Lead Balloon

2006

7.5

TV
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Lee Evans: So What Now?

2001

7.2

TV
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

2012

7.3

Movie
Lizzie and Sarah

Lizzie and Sarah

2010

7.4

Movie
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London Belongs To Me

1977

7.0

TV
Moonmonkeys

Moonmonkeys

2007

0.0

Movie
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Mr Charity

2001

0.0

TV
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984

6.8

Movie
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No Bananas

1996

5.0

TV
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Not Going Out

2006

7.4

TV
On a Moonlit Night

On a Moonlit Night

1989

7.1

Movie
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One by One

1984

5.5

TV
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People Like Us

1999

7.9

TV
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Pie in the Sky

1994

8.4

TV
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Psychoville

2009

6.8

TV
Rebecca

Rebecca

2020

6.3

Movie
Run Fatboy Run

Run Fatboy Run

2007

6.2

Movie
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Sally4Ever

2018

4.9

TV
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Sapphire & Steel

1979

7.4

TV
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Saxondale

2006

7.4

TV
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Sex Education

2019

8.2

TV
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Shine on Harvey Moon

1982

7.7

TV
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Sick Note

2017

6.7

TV
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Silent Witness

1996

7.6

TV
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Spooks

2002

7.6

TV
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Still Open All Hours

2014

6.0

TV
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The Baby

2022

6.0

TV
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The Bill

1984

6.7

TV
The Buckingham Murders

The Buckingham Murders

2024

5.6

Movie
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The Commander

2003

6.5

TV
The Eagleman Stag

The Eagleman Stag

2010

5.9

Movie
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The Green Green Grass

2005

6.7

TV
The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

2011

6.4

Movie
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The Javone Prince Show

2015

1.0

TV
The Kármán Line

The Kármán Line

2014

6.4

Movie
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

1999

5.7

Movie
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The Tomorrow People

1973

6.6

TV
The Truth

The Truth

2006

0.0

Movie
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TLC

2002

4.5

TV
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True Crimes

1992

0.0

TV
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Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

2001

6.8

TV
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Uncle

2014

7.6

TV
Wet Job

Wet Job

1981

4.5

Movie