David Williams Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Early Life, Career, Affairs, Net Worth & More

Posted By: Naveed Khan | September 20, 2018

David Williams Biography:

David Edward Williams is a famous English author, actor, comedian, talent-show judge and activist. He shot to fame due to his partnership with Matt Lucas on “Little Britain” that is a character based TV sketch show. During the last four years, he also has been judging ITV “Britain’s Got Talent.” David Williams started his career in showbiz when he was only 24 years old and struggled a lot in his early career and finally taste the success he desired. After his first successful show that is “Little Britain,” he earned much fame. Then he went on and added more to his popularity by writing and starring in two series of the British sitcom “Big School.” He performed the role of a chemistry teacher named Keith Church.

Then he appeared in the BBC series named “Partners in Crime” and performed the role of Tommy Beresford. Williams is also a well-recognized writer of children’s books. 12.5 million copies of his books have sold, and his books have translated into 46 languages. In the United Kingdom, he is the fastest growing author of children’s books. His literary style is often compared to Roald Dahl, and Williams also admires him. David Williams worked in 13 movies till now. Williams is also actively involved in charity activities. Due to his efforts for charity, he received a special award. Mark Morriss who is a lead singer of The Bluetones wrote a song, “Fade in/Fade out, for the honor of Williams’ achievements. This article will provide you lot of more information about David Williams, so stay calm and keep reading.

David Williams Childhood and Early Life:

David Williams was born on August 20, 1971, AD in London. His father’s name was Peter Williams who was a London Transport Engineer by profession. His mother’s name was Kathleen Williams who was a Lab Technician by profession. He got the education from two schools, firstly from Collingwood Boys’ School in Wallington and then from Reigate Grammar School in Surrey. In 1992, he got the degree of graduation with the Bachelor of Arts in Drama from University of Bristol.

David Williams performed with the National Youth Theatre and also joined the Equity that was a union of actors during his university days.

David Williams Career:

Williams started him in 1999 with performance in a science fiction audio series “Phantasmagoria.” Then he co-wrote and co-starred with Matt Lucas in three series of TV sketch show “Little Britain” from 2003 to 2005. In the year 2005, he performed in the video for Charlotte Hatherley’s single “Bastardo.” Again in 2005, he presented a documentary named “David Williams: My Life with James Bond.”

Then he appeared in “Capturing Mary” by Stephen Poliakoff in 2007. It’s a non-comedy TV series, and he portrayed the role of a dangerous manipulator. After that, he performed the role of comedian Frankie Howerd in the television film “Rather You Than Me” in the same year. David Williams made his stage debut in “No Man’s Land” by Harold Pinter on 26^th August 2008.

In same year Davis Williams signed a contract with the Harper Collins to publish two children’s book. On 1^st November 2008, his first novel named “The Boy in the Dress” released worldwide. In November 2009, his second book named “Mr. Stink” released. This book was about a 12-year-old girl. On 28^th October 2010 his third book named “Billionaire Boy” was released. This book was a rich 12 years old boy who needs a friend. In the same year, David also appeared in the comedy film “Dinner for Schmucks.” Then on 27^th October 2011, he released his fourth book named “Gangsta Granny.” It the story of Ben whose grandma jewel thief and wanted to steal the crown jewels and Ben wanted to do it together.

ITV Works:

David Williams also remained one of the judges on ITV talent show “Britain’s Got Talent” since 2012. He also worked as a narrator of “Are You Having a Laugh? TV and Disability on BBC Two” on 21^st March 2012. After that, he also narrated the ITV2 series named “Top Dog Model.” It was April 2012 when he appeared in an episode of ITV’s perspective program named “David Williams: The Genius of Dahl.”

Later Works:

He appeared in the 6^th series of Doctor Who, “The God Complex” and performed the role of alien Gibbis in 2012. In September 2012, David released his fifth children’s book named “Ratburger.” In the same year, he appeared in the movie “Great Expectations” and performed the role of Mr. Pumblechook. His sixth children’s book named “Demon Dentist” released in Sept 2013. The same year he performed the role of Bottom in a production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Noel Coward Theatre.

In 2014, David Williams wrote and starred in two series of BBC One sitcom “Big School.” David Williams performed the role of a chemistry teacher, Keith Church. On 24 September 2014, he released his seventh children’s book named “Awful Auntie.” In 2015, he appeared in a six-episode BBC series named “Partners in Crime” and performed the role of Tommy Beresford.

Then he produced and starred in “Williams and Friends” that a sketch show aired on BBC One in November 2016. His ninth and tenth books named “The World’s Worst Children” and “The Midnight Gang” respectively released in the same year. David Williams also hosted the comedy show named “Thrills and Spills” in December of the same year. After that, he guest-presented five episodes of “The Nighty Show” for ITV in 2017. On 25^th May 2017, his 11^th book named “The World’s Worst Children 2” launched.

Major Works of David Williams:

Following are some best works by David Williams, and all these are worth seeing:

1. Little Britain
2. Williams and Friends
3. Partners in Crime
4. Big School
5. Rather You Than Me
6. No Man’s Land
7. Great Expectations
8. His all children’s books especially “Mr. Stink”, “Billionaire Boy” and “Demon Dentist.”

David Williams Awards and Achievements:

Throughout his career, he nominated many times for the prestigious awards. David Williams won the following awards:

• Cardiac Risk in the Young – 2006
• The Pride of Britain Award for Most Influential Public Figure (2006)
• Lincolnshire Young People’s Book Award – 2011
• Landmark Achievement Award – 2012
• Specsavers National Books Award for the category Children’s Book of the Year – 2012, 2013 and 2014.
• National Television Award for the Best Judge – 2015

David Williams Personal Life and Affairs:

David Williams started dating the Dutch model Lara Stone in 2009, and they got engaged in January 2010. Williams married Lara on 16^th May 2010. The couple blessed with a son named Alfred on 6^th May 2013. This marriage came to an end with a divorce from Lara Stone due to “Unreasonable Behavior.”

David Williams Net Worth:

David Williams has an estimated net worth of almost $17 million (estimated in 2017).

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