David Bower

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David Bower
Born1969
Years active1993–present

David Bower (born 1969) is a Welsh actor, best known for his role as David in the hit romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral . Born in Wrexham, North Wales, he is deaf and a BSL user and took his degree in the British Theatre of the Deaf (established by Pat Keysell). [1] After university he joined what became the Signdance Collective working as sign dancer and choreographer. [2] The collective was re-established in 2001 with Bower as artistic director and Isolte Avila as Dance Director.

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In addition to film and television, Bower has also performed in radio plays for the BBC.

Credits

Film and television

YearTitleFormatRoleNotes
1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral FilmDavid
1994Shatter DeadFilmDead People
1996 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Television seriesMalcolm StoneEpisode: Eye Witness
1998 Casualty Television seriesKevin HealyEpisode: It's Good to Talk
2011 Little Voices FilmQuint
2020Drive Me to the EndFilmSimon

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Quasimodo A collaboration between BBC Radio 4 and the Graeae Theatre Company.
2010 A Small Piece of Silence JoeAfternoon Play for BBC Radio 4.
2010 Dragonfly CalAfternoon Play for BBC Radio 4.
2013 Bad Elvis AidanAfternoon Play for BBC Radio 4.

Opera

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg Pierrot A collaboration between SignDance International and formidAbility, performed at Grimeborn.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Broadhead, Ivy (8 April 2010). "BBC – Ouch! (disability) – Interviews – 13 Questions: actor David Bower". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. "BBC – Ouch! (disability) – Interviews – 13 Questions: actor David Bower". bbc.co.uk.