Actor and Writer
A multi-hyphenate, David Earl is a British actor-comedian-writer-and producer. Alongside Chris Hayward - David wrote and starred inBrian And Charles(Film4), which was acquired by Focus Features and Universal Pictures for US and international distribution respectively, after scoring the win for Audience Favourite Award at Sundance Film Festival 2022. The feature also received a BAFTA 2023 nomination for Outstanding British Film.
David is a frequent collaborator with Ricky Gervais and comic Joe Wilkinson. David has starred in a number of Gervais’ projects including, comedy-dramaDerek(Netflix) where he played the seedyKevand more recently asBrianin all three series seasons ofAfter Life(Netflix) – accolades of which include Best Comedy at the National Television Awards 2021 and Best Screenplay in a TV series at the National Film Awards UK 2021. With Wilkinson, David co-wrote and starred in the sitcomRovers(Jellylegs) andThe Cockfields(GOLD).
Other credits includeSick Note(Netflix), alongside Rupert Grint and Nick Frost,Drunk History(Comedy Central),Extras(BBC) and featuresCemetry Junction,The Penalty King, and most recently,Apocalypse Clown.
