David Pritchard
David Pritchard is known for Wisting (2019).
David Priyadeep Singh
David Priyadeep Singh is known for Jogakhichuri (2021).
David Prosho
David Prosho was born in 1965 in Leicestershire, England. He is an actor, known for Scott & Bailey (2011), The Cops (1998) and This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000).
David Prottas
Originally from Boston, David is an actor and dancer known for his work on stage and screen. After graduating from Canada's National Ballet School with Christopher Ondaatje Ballet Prize, David joined the New York City Ballet, where he spent ten years dancing a wide range of repertoire with company, creating roles for Peter Martins, Christopher Wheeldon, and Justin Peck. David made his transition into musical theater with the original touring cast of An American in Paris (in which he would go on to star in both of the shows leads) before making his Broadway debut in the Tony Award Winning Revival of Carousel (winning the Chit Rivera Best Ensemble Award). His other notable theater credits include the "Soldier's Tale" by Pulitzer Prize winning librettists Mark Campbell (Seattle Opera) Riff in West Side Story (North Carolina Theater) and the Susan Stroman directed "Marie" (5th Avenue Theater). He has stared in numerous short film, national commercials and was last seen on television on the History Chanel. David is a graduate of the Actor's Foundary in Vancouver with Matthew Harrison. In addition to his performance career, he is a sought after master ballet/movement educator and performance coach.
David Proud
David Proud was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. He is an actor, writer, and director known for EastEnders (1985), Marcella (2016) and Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007). In December 2020 David joined the core writing team of Coronation Street (1960). David was named as a BAFTA Breakthrough Artist for 2021. David was born with a condition called Spina Bifida and uses a wheelchair.
David Proval
David Proval launched his acting career with a starring role in Mean Streets (1973), directed by Martin Scorsese, and has been working nonstop ever since. Notable features in which he has appeared include The Phantom (1996), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) Four Rooms (1995) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). He is currently set to appear in the independent film White Boy (2002).
David Prowse
David "Dave" Prowse was born into a working class family on 1 July, 1935 in Bristol, England, UK. He was raised by his mother and never knew his father. As a child, David was disadvantaged and a poor student, he found a passion for bodybuilding and weight training in his early teens, as a young adult, David often entered weightlifting competitions and contested in the famous Mr. Universe contest. Eventually, David won the British heavyweight weightlifting title and gained status as a highly regarded and respected member of the fitness community. Over this period of competitive weightlifting, David became lifelong friends with actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, who at the time were not professional actors but rival competitors. After appearing on various broadcast sporting events, David was offered a role in the feature film Casino Royale (1967) as "Frankenstein's Monster". Although the casting was based on David's stature, David developed a strong interest in acting and decided to pursue it further. From 1967 to 1977, David enjoyed a quiet, but very successful career within film and television starring in such films as A Clockwork Orange (1971), Up Pompeii (1971) and numerous Hammer House of Horror films, gaining a vast and bulky CV. In 1975, David's popularity as a respected fitness guru landed him with the role and duty of the Green Cross Code Man, a superhero designed by the British road safety committee to teach road safety to children. The persona saw David traveling the world to give talks, demonstrations and shoot short television spots based on the hero's message. Proving successful the Green Cross Code Man continued to be a side project throughout David's busy career until the 1990s. He considers this role to be of great importance, and has stated many times that it is possibly the most rewarding job he has held. It was not until 1977 when David attended an audition for a film entitled Star Wars. The film was not considered to be a big thing at the time and the audition was held by director George Lucas. At the meeting, George offered David either the part of Chewbacca or Darth Vader. Instantly turning away the role of Chewbacca, David insisted he play the lead villain Darth Vader. George asked David why he wanted to play Vader and he replied "Everyone remembers the villain, George." David also had a wealth of experience playing villains in previous films, and was the obvious choice. David played the role of Darth Vader for the entirety of the original Star Wars trilogy: Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). Although David does not voice the character, he is the physical body. Star Wars was perhaps David's most important role and a role that has enlisted him as one of the most memorable character villains of all time. There have been many rumors, disputes and discussions about David's relationship with Star Wars and its staff. Regarding the apparent misled information David received about Vader's voice, promotional neglect and general mistreatment from Lucasfilm. This feud resulted in David being banned from all official Star Wars events. A statement from George Lucas read "He has burnt too many bridges." David stated that a majority of the rumors in circulation regarding the topic are fabricated and false including those of respectable actors involved, and has openly admitted his support of James Earl Jones as the voice of Vader and claims Lucas film were too concerned with keeping Vader a character than letting David receive deserved credit. The topic is covered in detail, in David's autobiography "Straight from the Force's Mouth". After Star Wars, David continued to work in television and film, making numerous appearances with the legendary Benny Hill. He continued to tour as the Green Cross Code Man and became the personal fitness trainer of many celebrities including Daniel Day-Lewis and Vanessa Redgrave. David was loyal to Star Wars fans and participated in a number of fan-films as various characters spoofing Star Wars. Towards the end of David's busy acting period, his health declined due to a serious inflammation of arthritis, leaving him unable to stand for long periods of time and inflicting agonizing pain on his knees and hips. Undergoing treatment with hip replacement operations, it was discovered that David had prostate cancer in 2009. After a series of radiotherapy treatments at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, David made a full recovery in a remarkably short period of time. David was awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honours List for his contributions to charity and spokesmanship for road safety, the disabled and other various charities. From 2004, David began writing his autobiography entitled "Straight from the Force's Mouth," which covers his career in showbiz and documents an unedited diary account of the Star Wars production. The book was published officially in hardback by Apex Publishing in 2011, and David toured Europe to attend book signings and personal appearances. Over the course of his career, between acting and touring the world both as the Green Cross Code Man and David Prowse, David trained actors for films including Christopher Reeve for Superman (1978), wrote fitness books "Fitness is Fun", supported charity and even became the head of fitness for superstore Harrods. In the 2000s, David spent his time attending unofficial Star Wars events, conventions and film events where he signed photos, spoke to the fans and was in high demand as a public speaker all over the world.
David Prutsman
David Prutsman is known for Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013).
David Pryde
David Pryde is a Montreal comic whose humour is often called "cerebral", a word he hasn't looked up but assumes means "hilarious". After winning second prize in a stand-up competition in Halifax (one pitcher of beer), David went on to pursue stand-up and in 1999 won the Just for Laughs Comedy Night in Canada Competition. Since then he has performed in the U.K., USA, Australia, and a whole lot in Canada. He's appeared in galas at the Just for Laughs, Winnipeg, and Halfax Comedy Festivals, had his own special on CTV's Comedy Now! and has made multiple appearances on CBC's The Debaters in both its television and radio incarnations. He even made a 14-second appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno where he told one joke for Jay's "Pass the Mic" segment. He has been nominated for three Canadian Comedy Awards, including twice for Best Male Stand-Up, most recently in 2015. David is a versatile writer, having contributed to (and gotten paid by) This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Onion, and the Just for Laughs XXX Ultimate Nasty Show where he wrote material for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Other career highlights include appearing with Paul Giamatti in the film, Barney's Version, co-starring in a series of popular commercials for Standard Life, and having children with an Australian, which remains his best career move to this day.
David Puccioni
David Puccioni is known for Come il vento (2013) and Il filo invisibile (2022).