Biography for
David Walliams More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

20 August 1971, Banstead, Surrey, England, UK

Birth Name

David Edward Williams

Height

6' 3" (1.91 m)

Spouse

Lara Stone

(16 May 2010 - present)

Trivia

His best friend is comedian Jimmy Carr.

Has acting experience with the National Youth Theatre, where he met comedy partner Matt Lucas.

His surname is Williams, but changed it to Walliams for the Actor's Equity.

Has an older sister, Julie.

Studied Drama at Bristol University.

Raised in Surrey.

His father, Peter, is a Civil Engineer for London Transport, while his mother, Kathleen Williams, is a laboratory technician.

Educated at Reigate Grammar in Surrey.

First started acting at Reigate Grammar School in Surrey

Has two nephews, Ben and Joe

On 4th July 2006, starting from a beach near Dover, successfully swam the 21 miles across the English Channel in 10 hours 30 minutes. He did this to help raise money for Sport Relief.

Comic actor Steve Martin is one of his biggest influences.

Is a huge fan of James Bond. He loves to read the series of books and watch the series of films.

His father's side of the family are related to the 'Dunbar Sisters (Boormans)' who did stage acting in America during the late 19th century after leaving London.

Was an usher at comedian/actor Rob Brydon's wedding to TV producer Claire Holland.

A big fan of Pet Shop Boys and Nick Cave.

Fell in love with the city Sydney when he was touring for his show Little Britain Live. He is (as of December 2008) looking at buying a Summer home there and he is considering getting either permanent Australian residence or Australian citizenship.

Wrote the children's novels "The Boy in the Dress" (2008), "Mr. Stink" (2009), and "Billionaire Boy" (2010.) A musical adaptation of "Mr. Stink" by Matthew White and Matt Brind is scheduled to debut in London in May 2011.

Friend Matt Lucas served as best man at his wedding to Lara Stone (May 2010).

Personal Quotes

On his role in Virgin Territory (2007) (in which he makes a cameo at the beginning): I have done a few cameos in movies and quite enjoyed it - other than this one. I did this part because I liked Hayden Christensen. I do this scene in the start of the film. I'm playing the cart pusher. All I was thinking as I was doing that was: 'What am I doing?' It was terrible, that's the way my mind works. It's terrible.

Where Are They Now

(December 2008) At the Duke of York Theatre, London, performing in Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land", with Michael Gambon and David Bradley.