David Schofield (actor)

David Schofield
Schofield in 2011
Born	(1951-12-16) 16 December 1951 (age 72) Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
Education	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1972–present
Spouse	Lally Percy
Children	2

David Schofield (born 16 December 1951) is an

Schofield was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England on 16 December 1951, one of ten children in a working-class family. He attended St. John Fisher and Thomas More R.C. Primary School, along with his brother, Peter. His first acting experience was at Manchester Boys' School at the age of 12. In 1967 he was accepted as student assistant stage manager at a local repertory theatre. He worked in every department as a prop-maker, sound-man, writer, stage sweeper, waiter and tea-maker, putting in 14-hour days, six days a week. After two seasons, at the age of 19, he became a student of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, which he left early to pursue his path as a working actor.

Career

Film and television

Schofield earned credits in TV series such as

In 2001-02 Schofield appeared as Javert in a BBC radio adaptation of Les Misérables.^[5] Since 2007 he has played Frank Twist in the BBC Radio 4 drama series Brief Lives set in a Manchester legal practice.^[6] In 2011, he played Tellwright in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Anna of the Five Towns.^[7]

Selected filmography

Theatre

• John Merrick, The Elephant Man at the Hampstead Theatre (1977) and at the Royal National Theatre, London (1981)
• Mick Plenty at the Lyttelton Theatre (1978)
• Mark Antony, Julius Caesar at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (1983)
• Angelo, Measure for Measure at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and then at the Barbican (1983)
• Duke of Buckingham, Henry VIII at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (1983)
• Pompey, Antony and Cleopatra at the National Theatre, London (1987)
• Robb Lambert, Winding the Ball by Alex Finlayson at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1989)
• John Proctor, The Crucible by Arthur Miller at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1990)
• Macheath,
  The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
  (1991)
• Lyle Britten, Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1992)
• Roy M. Cohn,
  Angels in America by Tony Kushner at the National Theatre
  , London (1993)
• Archie Rice, The Entertainer by John Osborne at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2009)

Personal life

David Schofield's wife is Lally and their children are Fred and Blanche. Schofield is a patron of the Gesar Foundation.^[8]

References

External links

• David Schofield at
  IMDb