David Walliams
Acting • Born 1971-08-20
Biography
David Edward Williams (born August 20, 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly With Me (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2022, Walliams was a judge on the television talent show competition Britain's Got Talent on ITV. He is also a writer of children's books, having sold more than 37 million copies worldwide. Walliams played the role of Greville White in the 2007 television drama film Capturing Mary. From 2013 to 2014, he wrote and starred in the BBC One sitcom Big School. In 2015, he starred as Tommy Beresford in the BBC drama series Partners in Crime and wrote and starred in the sketch comedy series Walliams & Friend. Walliams won the award for Best TV Judge for his work on Britain's Got Talent at the 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 National Television Awards. In 2022, he was a judge on the tenth season of Australia's Got Talent. Walliams began writing children's novels in 2008 after securing a contract with the publisher HarperCollins. His books have been translated into 53 languages, and he has been described as "the fastest-growing children's author in the UK", with a literary style compared to Roald Dahl's. Some of his books have been adapted into television films, which he has also appeared in, including Mr Stink (2012), Gangsta Granny (2013) and Billionaire Boy (2016). As of 2023, Walliams book sales stand at over 50 million copies sold worldwide. Walliams was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to charity and the arts. His charity work includes swimming in the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and the River Thames and raising millions of pounds for the BBC charity Sport Relief.
Filmography
173 credits
Run Fatboy Run
Movie • 2007
Man in Bakery
Little Britain Live
Movie • 2006
Various
Dinner for Schmucks
Movie • 2010
Müeller
Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After
Movie • 2021
The Troll
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Movie • 2021
Self
Stoned
Movie • 2005
Accountant
Cruise of the Gods
Movie • 2002
Jeff Monks
My Happy Ending
Movie • 2023
Joey
Room on the Broom
Movie • 2012
Frog (voice)
Little Britain Sketch
Movie • 2015
Lou Todd
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Movie • 2017
Self
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
Movie • 2015
Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Movie • 2011
Self
Justin and the Knights of Valour
Movie • 2013
Melquiades (voice)
Capturing Mary
Movie • 2007
Greville White
The Look of Love
Movie • 2013
Vicar Edwyn Young
Hello, Friend
Movie • 2003
Friend
The Real Little Britain
Movie • 2004
Narrator
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
Movie • 2008
Frankie Howerd
Spaced: Skip to the End
Movie • 2004
Self
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Movie • 2016
Self - Host
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Movie • 2011
Golden Nit (voice)
Gangsta Granny
Movie • 2013
Mike
Plunkett & MacLeane
Movie • 1999
Viscount Bilston
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie • 2012
Self
Coogan's Runner
Movie • 2003
Self
A Cock and Bull Story
Movie • 2005
Parson
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Movie • 2014
Pudsey the Dog (voice)
The One Ronnie
Movie • 2010
Beverly Hills Bandits
Movie • 2020
Mark Reed
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
Movie • 2002
John Chapman
The Boy in the Dress
Movie • 2014
Referee
Little Britain Comic Relief
Movie • 2005
Lou
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
Movie • 2022
Mike
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Movie • 2022
Wolf
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Movie • 2021
Self
Mr. Stink
Movie • 2012
Prime Minister
Billionaire Boy
Movie • 2016
Mrs Trafe
Stardust
Movie • 2007
Sextus
Frankie Howerd’s 30 Funniest Moments
Movie • 2024
Self - Narrator
Marmaduke
Movie • 2010
Anton Harrison
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
Movie • 2016
Great Expectations
Movie • 2012
Mr. Pumblechook
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
Movie • 2016
Self - Host / Self - Various
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Movie • 2008
Bulgy Bear (voice)
Grandpa's Great Escape
Movie • 2018
Barry
And the Winner Isn't
Movie • 2017
Self
Ratburger
Movie • 2017
Burt
Revolting Rhymes
Movie • 2017
Tall Sister / Jack's Mother (Voice)
Missing Link
Movie • 2019
Mr. Lemuel Lint (voice)
Murder Mystery
Movie • 2019
Tobey Quince
Shaun of the Dead
Movie • 2004
News Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
The Queen and I
Movie • 2018
Jack Barker
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
Movie • 2017
Self
The Midnight Gang
Movie • 2018
Headmaster
You Are Here
Movie • 1998
Murray Moffatt
The Mighty Boosh: Journey of the Childmen
Movie • 2010
Himself
Twist
Movie • 2021
Losberne
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Movie • 2022
Narrator (voice)
Cinderella: After Ever After
Movie • 2019
Prince Charming
The Genius of Roald Dahl
Movie • 2012
Himself - Presenter
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
Movie • 2020
Self
The Pitch of Fear
Movie • 1999
Sydney
The Kidnappers
Movie • 1999
David
The Web of Caves
Movie • 1999
Humanoid 1
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
Movie • 2016
Self
It's Not the Robbie Williams Christmas Show
Movie • 2019
Self
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
Movie • 2017
Self - Presenter / Narrator (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After
Movie • 2020
The Giant
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Movie • 2020
Major Domo
Chitty Flies Again
Movie • 2021
Presenter
Come Fly on the Wall
Movie • 2011
Self
The Liar
Movie
Hesketh-Harvey
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
Movie • 2020
interviewed guest
Who Shot Simon Cowell?
Movie • 2017
Party Guest
Dennis Pennis R.I.P.
Movie • 1997
Anthony Cream Jnr./Merlin Boast
From Roger Moore with Love
Movie • 2024
Self
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
Movie • 2020
Self
Little Britain Down Under
Movie • 2007
Self
Fing!
Movie • 2026
Headmaster
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
Movie • 2005
Mr. Thomas
The Bluetones: Blue Movies
Movie • 2007
Record Company Boss
Coming Soon
Movie • 1999
Graeme Cunliffe
I Am Martin Parr
Movie • 2024
Self
My Life As Roger Moore
Movie
Self
The Big Night In
Movie • 2020
Various Roles
It's Ulrika!
Movie • 1997
Various Roles
Come Fly With Me
Movie • 2010
Omar Baba/Ian Foot/Buster/Kelly etc.
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
Spaced
TV • 1999
Vulva
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
French & Saunders
TV • 1987
Monkey Trousers
TV • 2005
Hotel Babylon
TV • 2006
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
EastEnders
TV • 1985
Ray Collins
The Bill
TV • 1984
Phoenix Nights
TV • 2001
The South Bank Show
TV • 1978
Self
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
TV • 2006
Big Fat Quiz
TV • 2004
Self - Contestant
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV • 2000
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV • 2005
Self
Richard & Judy
TV • 2001
Self
The Dame Edna Treatment
TV • 2007
Attachments
TV • 2000
Jake Plaskow
Waking the Dead
TV • 2001
Bell
High Stakes
TV • 2001
Stephen Clay
Rock Profile
TV • 1999
Andrew Ridgeley
Rock Profile
TV • 1999
Annie Lennox
Rock Profile
TV • 1999
Howard Donald
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV • 2009
Self
Time Gentlemen Please
TV • 2000
Marcel
World of Pub
TV • 2001
Dr. Seuss
The Masked Dancer
TV • 2021
Guest Judge
Bear's Mission with...
TV • 2017
Himself
Little Britain USA
TV • 2008
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
TV • 1999
Anthony Rodgers
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV • 2011
Self
Barking!
TV • 1998
The Ant & Dec Show
TV • 1995
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
TV • 2009
Self
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Ted and Alice
TV • 2002
Shane
The Royal Bodyguard
TV • 2011
Britain's Got More Talent
TV • 2007
Self
Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Gibbis
The Rob Brydon Show
TV • 2010
Come Fly with Me
TV • 2010
Various Roles
Britain's Got Talent
TV • 2007
Self - Judge
Wall of Fame
TV • 2011
Host
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
TV • 1998
Asylum
TV • 1996
Cockney Film Star
Hustle
TV • 2004
Dress Shop Manager
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2004
Self
Mash and Peas
TV • 1996
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
TV • 2001
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Walliams & Friend
TV • 2016
Host
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV • 2004
George Bartlett
Casualty
TV • 1986
Jon Fielding
Partners in Crime
TV • 2015
Tommy Beresford
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TV • 2013
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self - Host
Big School
TV • 2013
Mr Kieth Church
A League of Their Own
TV • 2010
Blandings
TV • 2013
Baxter
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV • 2020
Self - Celebrity Contestant
Australia's Got Talent
TV • 2007
Self - Judge
The Russell Brand Show
TV • 2006
Self
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
TV • 2016
Self
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
TV • 2019
Judge
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
TV • 2022
Self
A League of Their Own
TV • 2010
Self - Guest Host
Sandylands
TV • 2020
Derek Swallows
Britain's Got Talent: Unseen
TV • 2020
Judge
Perspectives
TV • 2011
The National Television Awards
TV • 1995
Self - Host
Black Books
TV • 2000
Customer
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TV • 2013
Self - Panellist
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV • 2020
Self - Expert
The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self
Little Britain
TV • 2003
Various Roles
The Friday Night Project
TV • 2005
Self - Host
Look Around You
TV • 2002
Man with 'The Bum'
Look Around You
TV • 2002
Bournemouth (voice)
The Strangerers
TV • 2000
Rats
The Project
TV • 2009
Barking
TV • 1998
Various
Lip Sync Battle UK
TV • 2016
Self
Baddiel's Syndrome
TV • 2001
James Bourne
It'll be Alright on the Night
TV • 1977
Self - Narrator