David Cann

Acting

David Cann

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 12, 1956 (68 years old)

David Cann

Known For

The Buckingham Murders
1h 47m
Movie 2024

The Buckingham Murders

Fresh wounds are reopened when Jasmeet Bhamra, a cop and...

Rebecca
2h 3m
Movie 2020

Rebecca

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve...

Greed
1h 40m
Movie 2019

Greed

A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an...

Sally4Ever
0h 30m
TV Show 2018

Sally4Ever

Sally4Ever follows the life of Sally, a soon-to-be promoted marketer...

Crooked House
1h 55m
Movie 2017

Crooked House

A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder...

The Kármán Line
0h 24m
Movie 2014

The Kármán Line

When a mother is hit by a rare condition that...

The Eagleman Stag
0h 9m
Movie 2010

The Eagleman Stag

If you repeat the word 'fly' for long enough it...

Lizzie and Sarah
0h 30m
Movie 2010

Lizzie and Sarah

Lizzie and Sarah are two fiftysomething suburban housewives, perpetually mistreated...

Captive
0h 10m
Movie 2008

Captive

A man is held captive and threatened and mentally tortured...

Moonmonkeys
0h 30m
Movie 2007

Moonmonkeys

Surreal sitcom set in an all-night garage, where two misfits...

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'.