David Sant
{{Short description|Spanish actor and director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2010}}
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| years_active = 1991–present
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David Sant is a Spanish mime artist, acrobat, puppeteer, stuntman, director, actor and writer.
Early life
Career
Sant moved to the UK in the early nineties, where he began performing as a mime artist, acrobat, puppeteer, stuntman and directed for many physical theatre companies winning several awards at different international festivals. In 2006, he was approached by the BBC to bring his comedy skills to television and has been directing sitcoms and comedy dramas ever since.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
Sant is known for the role of Cartoon Head from series two of the British television show Ideal and is also known for playing the title role and the other male characters in the season 5–6 revival of Pingu, replacing Carlo Bonomi.{{Cite web| url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jan/11/how-we-made-pingu-childrens-tv-animation|title=How we made Pingu|work=The Guardian|date=11 January 2016}}{{Cite web|website=Irish Examiner|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30109988.html|title=Pingu gets new voice|date=17 August 2003}}
He has directed many television series, including Jonathan Creek, Benidorm, Stella,{{cn|date=November 2023}} and Significant Other.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/katherine-parkinson-youssef-significant-other-1235345801|magazine=Variety|date=22 August 2022|title=Katherine Parkinson, Youssef Kerkour to Star in ITVX Comedy Drama 'Significant Other'|first=K.J. |last=Yossman|accessdate= 2 November 2023 }}
He has also appeared in theatrical roles, including Mindbender, presented by the theatre company Peepolykus, and All in the Timing by David Ives, also presented by Peepolykus.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
Filmography
= Director/writer =
- Fast Forward (1991)
- My Spy Family (2007–2010)
- Not Waving (2005)
- The Golf War (2007)
- Living with Two People You Like Individually... But Not as a Couple (2007)
- Comedy Cuts (2007)
- Coming of Age (2007–2008)
- The Gym (2008)
- Scallywagga (2010)
- Yonderland (2013–2016)
- Significant Other (2023)
= Acting credits =
- My Family (2003) – Restaurant Waiter
- Pingu (2003–06) – Pingu, various characters (voice)
- Doctor Who (2005) – Auton
- Ideal (2005–11) – Cartoon Head, Enrique
- Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007) – Bartolome Columbus
- Time Trumpet (2006) – Fictionalised version of himself
- Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (2007) – Himself
- Paddington 2 (2017) – Steward on train
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|1635193}}
- [https://archive.today/20130204231445/http://www.tv.com/david-sant/person/140154/appearances.html?tag=mini;content_nav TV.com listing]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120303124934/http://www.peepolykus.co.uk/all-in-the-timing-by-david-ives-2004-present-day All In The Timing by David Ives]
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Category:People from Catalonia
Category:British people of Catalan descent
Category:Spanish emigrants to the United Kingdom
Category:English male television actors