Stats

Age

65

Height

182cm

Ethnicity

NZ European

Skills

• Accent - South African, Standard US, General UK
• Directing
• Language - Conversational French
• Producing

David is a Tāmaki Makaurau-based actor with a deep-rooted passion for film and theatre. Since rekindling his love for acting in 2021, he has trained and performed across both mediums. With a career in the film industry dating back to the 1980s, he has worked as a producer, director, and editor. He is the founder of The Outlook for Someday, a sustainability film project for young people that has been running since 2007 and is now known as Day One Hāpai te Haeata. David also serves as the executive producer of d8talk.

Experience

Feature Film
2023	The Burning of Broken Beak	Role: Guest At Will Reading	Production Company: Left Alive Ltd NZ & Without A Name LLC US Director: Christian Carroll
2022	Mysterious Ways	Role: Table Read Narrator	Production Company: Vada Productions Director: Paul Oremland

Theatre
2023	The Father	Role: Man	Production Company: Ellerslie Theatre Director: Pam Browne
2022	The Maltese Falcon	Role: Narrator and Casper Gutman	Production Company: Howick Little Theatre Director: Laurie Mills
2021	The Viewing Room	Role: Chet Jnr	Production Company: Howick Little Theatre Director: Ian Milnes

Short Film
2023	Sold	Role: Dave	Production Company: Māoriland Productions Director: Pulkit Arora

TVC
2024	BNZ 'World Without Coffee' campaign	Role: Tired Businessman	Production Company: Finch

Training
2025	Rhiannon McCall's Improv Workshops	Role: Actor
2024	Anousha Zarkesh Casting Intensive	Role: Actor
2024	Jonathan Price Beyond Improv: Acting to Create	Role: Actor
2024	Eryn Wilson - TVC Audition Technique	Role: Actor
2023	Elena Stejko Michael Chekhov Technique	Role: Actor
2019	Script Assessor Training	Role: Actor