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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 12, 1956
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- David Cahn
David Cann
0.7 Popularity
Biography
David Cann is an actor with a diverse and successful career in both theatre and television. After training at RADA he served his apprenticeship in the repertory system, appearing at many of Britain's grand old theatres in a wide range of roles. In plays ancient and modern, Shakespearean drama, musicals and pantomime, David developed into a leading man and character actor with a strong vocal technique and a firm grasp of many artistic styles; from the extreme naturalism of Lawrence's 'A Collier's Friday Night' through the high comedy of Sheridan's 'A School for Scandal' to the classical verse (not to mention the athletic sword-fighting) in 'Romeo and Juliet'. Moving into television David appeared in many shows including 'Sapphire and Steel' and 'Grange Hill'. In between these, he worked in small fringe theatres, such as the Gate in Notting Hill and the Croydon Warehouse, where such heart-warming pieces as Barrie Keeffe's 'My Girl' showed his subtlety in the more intimate space of studio theatre. In the mid-90’s David auditioned for a small part in a new type of comedy pioneered by Chris Morris. The resulting series, 'Brass Eye', was hailed as a major breakthrough in TV style; satirising TV itself. Morris subsequently asked David to join a small team to develop the award-winning BBC radio series 'Blue Jam' and, in 1999, some of this material was filmed for television as 'Jam'. It is for his work in this surreal and iconic series that David is best known. Over many years David has developed a strong reputation working with new and emerging talent, helping writers to develop their scripts through workshops and rehearsed readings. This led to David working with young director Tamara Harvey who later asked David to take the leading role in Laura Wade's charming play about the Welsh poet WH Davies in the highly-praised production of 'Young Emma' at the Finborough Theatre in London in 2003. For the BBC David became part of a notable storyline as Dot Cotton's cancer specialist in 'EastEnders' and again as Doctor Casper in the disturbing, futuristic drama-documentary 'If...we could stop the violence David’s film work includes appearances in 'Run, Fat Boy, Run', 'Attack The Block', 'The Iron Lady', 'Greed' and 'Rebecca'. On television David has appeared in 'Spooks' and 'Psychoville', 'Silent Witness' and 'The Javon Prince Show', but more recently 'Sex Education', 'It’s Kevin', 'Sally4Ever', 'Sick Note', 'Killing Eve' and 'The Baby'.
Known For
5.7
Alan
The Buckingham Murders
2024
0.0
Professor Calrusian
Jeremy: A Nightmare
2023
8.3
Dragonkeeper
House of the Dragon
2022
6.0
Avery
The Baby
2022
6.3
Lord Crowan
Rebecca
2020
5.7
Fat Cat
Greed
2019
7.0
Headmaster Mould
Four Weddings and a Funeral
2019
8.2
Quiz Moderator
Sex Education
2019
4.9
Alan
Sally4Ever
2018
8.0
Len
Killing Eve
2018
Credits
The Buckingham Murders
as Alan
2024
5.7
Jeremy: A Nightmare
as Professor Calrusian
2023
0.0
House of the Dragon
as Dragonkeeper
2022
8.3
The Baby
as Avery
2022
6.0
Rebecca
as Lord Crowan
2020
6.3
Greed
as Fat Cat
2019
5.7
Four Weddings and a Funeral
as Headmaster Mould
2019
7.0
Sex Education
as Quiz Moderator
2019
8.2
Sally4Ever
as Alan
2018
4.9
Killing Eve
as Len
2018
8.0
Hold the Sunset
as Counsellor
2018
6.3
Sick Note
as Gordon Glass
2017
6.7
Crooked House
as Coroner
2017
6.4
The Javone Prince Show
as Policy Commitee Member
2015
1.0
Still Open All Hours
as Cliff Bridges
2014
6.0
The Kármán Line
as Dr. Behringer
2014
6.4
Uncle
as Chaplain
2014
7.6
It's Kevin
as Various
2013
7.3
Les Misérables
as Magistrate
2012
7.3
Bad Education
as School Governor
2012
6.9
The Iron Lady
as TV Interviewer
2011
6.4
Albatross
as Grumpy Man
2011
6.0
Attack the Block
as Detective Superintendant
2011
6.5
The Eagleman Stag
as Peter Eagleman
2010
5.9
Lizzie and Sarah
as John
2010
7.4
Psychoville
as Dr. Flint
2009
6.8
🎬
Captive
as The Chairman
2008
7.0
Run Fatboy Run
as Marathon Official
2007
6.2
🎬
Moonmonkeys
as Anthony Meloney
2007
0.0
Benidorm
as Maitre D'
2007
7.5
Not Going Out
as Dr Rhodes
2006
7.4
Lead Balloon
as Mr. Randall
2006
7.6
Saxondale
as Male Dinner Guest
2006
7.4
Chromophobia
as Policeman
2006
5.2
The Truth
as Male Walker
2006
0.0
The Green Green Grass
as Farm Inspector
2005
6.7
The Commander
as DCI Tom Fuller
2003
6.6
TLC
as DI Crighton
2002
4.5
15 Storeys High
as Public Attorney
2002
8.1
Spooks
as Chief of Airstaff
2002
7.6
Dog Eat Dog
as Police Chief
2001
4.9
🎬
Mr Charity
as Consultant
2001
0.0
High Stakes
as Pearce
2001
6.0
Bridget Jones's Diary
as Cameraman
2001
6.7
Lee Evans: So What Now?
as Chairman
2001
7.2
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
as Solicitor
2001
6.8
Black Books
as Eddie
2000
8.1
Doctors
as Mr. Lee
2000
4.8
Doctors
as Clem Thornton
2000
4.8
Doctors
as Johnny Morton
2000
4.8
Doctors
as Gordon Willet
2000
4.8
Jam
as Various
2000
7.9
Beast
as Solicitor #1
2000
7.0
People Like Us
as Sergeant
1999
7.9
Bad Girls
as Francis Cowan
1999
7.6
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
as Forensic Scientist
1999
5.7
Berkeley Square
as Recruiting Sergeant
1998
7.5
Brass Eye
as Donaldus Matthews / Vicar
1997
7.5
Brass Eye
as Ripp Candy
1997
7.5
Brass Eye
as Alan Fortune-Vatch
1997
7.5
Brass Eye
as Vicar
1997
7.5
🎬
Frontiers
1996
0.0
No Bananas
as Man in Pub
1996
5.0
Silent Witness
as Incident Commander
1996
7.6
Silent Witness
as DI Murray Porter
1996
7.6
Pie in the Sky
as Farm Worker
1994
8.2
A Dark Adapted Eye
as Albert March
1994
6.0
Between the Lines
as Insp. Rooney
1992
5.6
🎬
True Crimes
as Reenactment
1992
0.0
On a Moonlit Night
1989
6.1
Campion
as Ropey
1989
5.6
🎬
Hard Cases
as Steve Ridgely
1988
0.0
Knights & Emeralds
as Albert Brimble
1986
6.0
Biggles
as Sapper Officer
1986
5.2
EastEnders
as Mr. Randall
1985
4.1
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Martin
1984
6.8
The Bill
1984
6.7
🎬
One by One
as Brian
1984
5.5
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Spiv 2
1982
7.6
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Spiv
1982
7.6
Wet Job
as Cawthorne
1981
4.5
Sapphire & Steel
as Pilot
1979
7.4
Armchair Thriller
as Rodgers
1978
4.2
Grange Hill
as Mr. Bentley
1978
6.5
Blake's 7
as Star One Technician
1978
7.2
🎬
London Belongs To Me
as Process Server
1977
7.0
The Tomorrow People
as Chaircreature
1973
6.6