Janet Dale
Timothy Dalton
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The Dance of Death
Ron Daniels
The Danton Affair
Nick Darke
Daughter of the Air
Shaun Davey
Alan David
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Rudi Davies
Daniel Day-Lewis
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Days of the Commune
The Dead Monkey
Nick Dear
Deathwatch/The Maids
Thomas Dekker
Robert Delamere
A Delicate Balance
Frances de la Tour
Robert Demeger
Jeffery Dench
Judi Dench
The Desert Air
Desire Under the Elms
Destiny
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Ann Devlin
Es Devlin
Mark Dignam
Stephen Dillane
The Dillen
Lisa Dillon
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Joe Dixon
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Monica Dolan
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Declan Donnellan
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John Dougall
Wayne Dowdeswell
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Kevin Doyle
A Dream of People
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Amanda Drew
Darrell D'Silva
Kate Duchêne
The Duchess of Malfi
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William Dudley
The Dumb Waiter
Lindsay Duncan
Jeremy Dunn
Marguerite Duras
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Susan Dury
Dutch Uncle
The Dybbuk
Charles Dyer
Chris Dyer
Alan David trained at Webber-Douglas and gained his early experience in repertory at Coventry and Stoke. He has worked intermittently at the RSC since the late 1970s. At his sharpest and funniest he plays with a straight face and a mean streak, as well as a Welsh relish for words: his RSC performances as Touchstone in As You Like It (Trevor Nunn/John Caird, RST, 1977, Aldwych, 1978), Fluellen in Henry V (Ron Daniels, RST, Barbican and UK Tour, 1997) and Polonius in Hamlet (Steven Pimlott, RST, 2001, Barbican, 2001-02) are the best examples, but there were many other pleasures: Richardetto in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (Ron Daniels, TOP, 1977, Warehouse, 1978); Bellini/Silk Merchant in The Lorenzaccio Story (Daniels, TOP, 1977, Warehouse, 1978); Nebewohl in David Rudkin's The Sons of Light (Daniels, TOP, 1977, Warehouse, 1978); Kurt in Strindberg's The Dance of Death (Caird, Newcastle, 1978, Warehouse and Aldwych, 1978); Davies in The Women-Pirates (Daniels, Aldwych, 1978); Sir Mortimer in Saratoga, or, Pistols for Seven (Ronald Eyre, Aldwych, 1978-79); Arthur Gride/Mr Mantalini/Mobbs/Mr Folair in Nicholas Nickleby (Nunn/Caird, RST and US Tour, 1986); Dodds in Edward Bond's In the Company of Men (Bond, Pit, 1996); Erik in David Edgar's The Prisoner's Dilemma (Michael Attenborough, TOP, 2001, Pit, 2002); and Doctor/Provost in the Ralph Fiennes Brand (Adrian Noble, Swan and Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2003).
At the Royal Court, he appeared in Andrea Dunbar's Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1981); Howard Brenton's The Genius (Danny Boyle, 1983); Jim Cartwright's Road (1986); and Klaus Pohl's Karate Billy Comes Home (Stephen Unwin, Theatre Upstairs, 1992). At the National, he was Snake in The School for Scandal (Peter Wood, Olivier, 1990); Sir Hugh Evans in The Merry Wives of Windsor (Terry Hands, Olivier, 1995); Mr Pugh/Mr Pritchard in Under Milk Wood (Roger Michell, Olivier, 1995); and Sir Politic Wouldbe in Volpone (Matthew Warchus, Olivier, 1995).
Screen credits: The Squirrels (ITV, 1974); The Sweeney (ITV, 1976); Solanio in The Merchant of Venice (BBC, 1980); Sakharov (Jack Gold, 1984); Road (Alan Clarke, BBC, 1997); Sleepers (1991); Virtual Murder (BBC, 1992); Headhunters (1992); A Little Bit of Lippy (1992); Cracker (ITV, 1993); Lovejoy (BBC, 1993); Inspector Morse (1993); Honey for Tea (BBC, 1994); Peak Practice (ITV, 1994); The Devil's Advocate (BBC, 1995); The Brittas Empire (BBC, 1996); The Thin Blue Line (BBC, 1996); Mortimer's Law (BBC, 1998); Casualty (BBC, 1999); The Man Who Cried (Sally Potter, 2000); Heartbeat (ITV, 2002); Dead Gorgeous (ITV, 2002); Margery and Gladys (ITV, 2003); The Last Detective (ITV, 2004); Wimbledon (Richard Loncraine, 2004); The Royal (ITV, 2005); and Doctor Who (BBC, 2005).
Education: Webber-Douglas
RSC: Joined 1977
Seasons: 1977 (Strat.)-78/79 (Lond.); 1986 (Strat./US Tour); 1996/97 (Lond.); 1997 (Strat./UK Tour/Lond.); 2001 (Strat.)-01/02 (Lond.); 2003 (Strat./Lond.)
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