David Callister Biography

Biography

British born actor David Callister was born in Norwich, Norfolk, and educated locally. It was while playing leading roles in school productions such as Oliver Twist, that David realized his future was to be on stage. With a flare for mimicry, David gained experience performing his own one-man show as an impressionist and as a Pontin’s Bluecoat before formally training at The Webber Douglas Academy in London. Following his graduation, he quickly won a variety of roles encompassing all manor of performing genre. Theatre triumphs came early as Tom in The Glass Menagerie, Malvolio and Orsino in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Max Millar in We’ll Meet Again for Channel Theatre Company and The Actor in the play God by Woody Allen. More success followed as Gorringe in Black Comedy, Josef Kobut in Judgement Day, Mike in Births, Lysander In A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Moon in Sir Tom Stoppard’s A Real Inspector Hound. The early 90’s marked David’s debut on the small screen.

While auditioning for a part in a television sitcom, he was offered the role of P.C. Kevin Anderson in the hit crime drama series The Bill, a role he played for eight months. Subsequent tv performances followed in The Chief for ITV, Crime Monthly, Michael Winner’s True Crimes, The Casting Couch and Heat of the Day.

He has also appeared in a number of films, most notably as Jerry in Little Big Deal, Steve in Odd One or Two and Mike in The Feminine Touch, which was a multi award winner at The Raindance Film Festival. During this period, David was offered a major theatre break by leading UK producer Ian Dickens whose company he has continued to work with on a regular basis for several years now. Currently UK based, David began 2006 in the Alan Ayckbourn comedy Table Manners playing the leading role of Norman immediately followed by the same role in Living Together. Other recent national tours include the role of Robert in Marc Camoletti's Just Desserts, Philip Harrison in The Gentle Hook by Francis Durbridge. Richard Winthrop in Arnold Ridley's Ghost Train and Henry in Ray Cooney's Funny Money. David is currently starring as Eric Swann in the Ian Dickens touring production of Michael Cooney's farce Cash On Delivery with Kevin Kennedy, Melvyn Hayes and a host of other well known actors. The tour is scheduled to run until late in the year.

Away from the theatre, David’s interests are many and varied. A fanatical film enthusiast, he boasts a vast collection of videos and DVDs and is constantly looking to extend his library. With keeping fit a priority, he enjoys working out at the gym, eating healthily, relaxing on long country walks and gardening. On the rare occasions that he is not acting, David may be found managing and entertaining in Hugo’s, the organic restaurant in London’s fashionable South Kensington that he co founded a few years ago.

David is a committed animal charity supporter.