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 Britains 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 Lawrences A Colliers Friday Night through the high comedy of Sheridans A School for Scandal to the classical verse not to mention the athletic swordfighting 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 heartwarming pieces as Barrie Keeffes My Girl showed his subtlety in the more intimate space of studio theatre In the mid90s 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 awardwinning 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 Wades charming play about the Welsh poet WH Davies in the highlypraised production of Young Emma at the Finborough Theatre in London in 2003 For the BBC David became part of a notable storyline as Dot Cottons cancer specialist in EastEnders and again as Doctor Casper in the disturbing futuristic dramadocumentary Ifwe could stop the violence Davids 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 Its Kevin Sally4Ever Sick Note Killing Eve and The Baby