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DAVID FOREST
Actor, Singer/Songwriter
Photos: Paddy Gormley, Robin Savage, The Illusionist
David Forest is a versatile character actor with extensive experience in film, television, theatre, radio and voiceovers. He is also a singer/songwriter. His sixth one-man show, including twelve of his own songs, has played to packed houses at The Pheasantry in Chelsea and at Tristan Bates Theatre. The show has also toured to Brighton and Camden Fringe festivals.
The YouTube video of David’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent in May 2016 attracted more than 600,000 viewers within three weeks of the first broadcast.
Height
5'11" (180cm)
Eye Colour
Grey-Green
Weight
10st. 7lb. (67kg)
Hair Colour
Grey
Appearance
White
Voice Character
Sincere
Voice Quality
Gentle
Accents
French, German, RP*, Spanish, West Country, Yorkshire
Music & Dance
Ballroom Dancing, Baritone, Piano*
Performance
Radio Presenting
Sports
Cycling, Horse-riding, Swimming
Other Skills
Alexander Technique, Composer, Computer Literate, Lyricist, Narration, Photographic Model, Story Telling
Year
Writer(s)
Play
Role
Director
2015
Michael Lloyd
Maurice/Reg
Wendy Wareham
Year
Production
Role
Director
Org/Venue
2016
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Graham
Sharon Maguire
Working Title Films
2015
The Weekend
Mr Hinkley
Sheridan de Myers
Running Films
2013
Allegrezza
The Piano Tuner
Stephen Nex
Virgin Media Shorts
2010
Hear Me Now
Man in Wheelchair
Rob Petit
Milkwood Productions
2009
The Volunteers
Peter
Mark Hammett
Mark Hammett Productions
2009
Chase Me
German Professor
Andrew Key
Andrew Key Films
2007
The Waiting Room
Harry
Max Davies
Sandbox Productions
2006
The Illusionist
The Travelling Magician
Neil Burger
Filming Technology S.A.R.L. and Stillking Films
Year
Production
Role
Director
Org/Venue
Band Of Brothers
Prisoner Danke
David Frankel
Hanks / Spielberg
”Piltdown Man” - Days That Shook The World
Sir Arthur Keith
Tanya Cheadle
Lion Television
My Father’s Expectations
Butler / Charles Dickens
Nicholas Copus
BBC Television
The Frame
Le Corbusier
Nicholas Copus
BBC Television
Year
Production
Role
Director
Org/Venue
2015
Playing with Myself
Actor, Pianist & Singer / Songwriter
Harry Landis
Tristan Bates, Brighton & Camden Fringe
2014
Playing with Myself
Actor, Pianist & Singer / Songwriter
Harry Landis
The Pheasantry
2012
Viktor
Company
Pina Bausch Company
Sadler’s Wells
2012
Borderland
Oliver
Kate Bannister
Jack Studio Theatre
2011
Three Ages of Me
Actor, Pianist & Singer / Songwriter
Harry Landis
One-Man Show
2011
Country Life
Kenneth
Paul Blinkhorn
Old Red Lion
2011
They F*** You Up Your Mum and Dad
Albert
Luisa Hinchcliff
Riverside Studios
2010
Music Hall Evening
Singer
Desmond Barrit
Little Theatre Sheringham
2010
Run For Your Wife
D. S. Porterhouse
Nicky Henson
Little Theatre Sheringham
2010
Songs to Amuse
Actor, Pianist & Singer / Songwriter
Harry Landis
One-Man Show
2009
Entertaining Changes (revised version)
Actor, Pianist & Singer
Harry Landis
One-Man Show
2009
Roberto Zucco
Old Gentleman
Anna Orford
LAMDA Linbury Studio
2008
The Seagull
Sorin
Faye Hughes
Albany Studios
Year
Production
Role
Director
Org/Venue
2011
Argos
Grandad
Chi and Partners
2009
Toshiba Advert
Ensemble Dancer
Mary Nighy
National Film & Television School
2007
Inhouse Corporate
Barrister
Emma Cohen
Institute of Chartered Accountants
Year
Production
Role
Director
Org/Venue
2016
A Enemy of The People
Morten Kiil
David Beck
Audible
2012
Jarvis v Swan Tours
High Court Judge
Arren Stromboli
College of Law
2012
Stevenson v McLean
High Court Judge
Arren Stromboli
College of Law
2010
The Bargain
Shopkeeper
Yechan Seo
Westminster Film School
2010
Belated
Bookseller
Fei Yuzhu
London Film School
2010
Little Kids
Ben
Ange Zubyte
Royal Holloway
2009
Time and the Tide
Priest
Therese Hasman
National Film & Television School
The Wick
Narrator
Tom Metcalfe & John Rowley
Animation
National Film & Television School
Four On A Tour (Series)
Narrator
Gillian Hush
BBC Radio
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