David Norfolk
- Actor
Born in Swaffham, Norfolk in 1952, David first tasted the thrill of
performing on the stage at Swaffham Secondary Modern School as The
Storyteller in the play The Snow Queen. Several years later he again
trod the boards whilst studying for A Level exams at The Norfolk
College of Arts and Technology when he studied drama as an additional
subject. This time he played the role of Arthur in John Bowen's play
After The Rain and received critical acclaim for his performance in the
local press. It was to be many years before he was able to nurture
these spring sown seeds. Careers in banking and latterly in the Fire
Service kept him busy until 2008 when he retired in the rank of
Assistant Divisional Officer. 23 years of his 29 and a bit years in the
Service were as an Officer which entailed having close relations with
members of the press giving many interviews at "shouts" and being
involved with local radio and on a couple of occasions acting in
reconstructions of incidents for television programmes. On retirement
these previous experiences served him well to begin a new career in the
entertainment field in the autumn years of his life and which continues
to this day. A commercial for Edinburgh Woollen Mill was his first
professional job and this was soon followed by cast roles as One Ball
Barry in the film Malice in Wonderland, Mark in the film Grip and
Lennard Stalin in the film Terror Nation. More recently one of David's
most important roles was starring in the musical stage production The
Legend of L'Inconnue as Supt Dr Harry Battley and three other roles.
The show was presented to audiences in Stavanger, Paris, Dublin, London
and local theatres in Norfolk and Suffolk. As David shares his name
with a more famous David Frost he had to adopt a new stage name for
Spotlight and Equity and chose the name of David Norfolk. This was a
reflection of the pride he has for the County of his birth and
residence. Most of his more recent credits are under his stage name
David Norfolk. He chiefly performs in film and television roles.
