David Schaal is an American-born British actor, director, screenwriter, and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Taffy in the British sitcom ''

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'' and Terry Cartwright in ''

The Inbetweeners ''The Inbetweeners'' is a British coming-of-age television teen sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 until 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager ...

''.

Career

Schaal portrayed the warehouse manager Glynn, Taffy in Ricky Gervais ground breaking mockumentary comedy series ''

'' and the popular character Terry Cartwright in the equally ground breaking hit comedy series ''The Inbetweeners''. Schaal’s many television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Wrong Door ''The Wrong Door'' is a comedy sketch show, that first aired on BBC Three on 28 August 2008. The programme is the first comedy show in which the majority of the sketches include CGI elements. As such, it was produced under the working title of ...

'', '' Beautiful People'', ''Hancock and Joan'', '' Ashes to Ashes'', ''

The IT Crowd ''The IT Crowd'' is a British sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, written and directed by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry. Set in the offices of the fict ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Doc Martin ''Doc Martin'' is a British medical comedy drama television series starring Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham. It was created by Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film '' Saving Grace''. The ...

'', ''

Peak Practice ''Peak Practice'' is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale—a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District—and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most ...

'', ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel McC ...

'', ''

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Lead Balloon ''Lead Balloon'' is a British television series produced by Open Mike Productions for BBC Four. The series was created and is co-written by comedian Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair. It stars Dee as Rick Spleen, a cynical and misanthropic comedian ...

'', '' Dangerfield'', a cameo in the 2005 series of '' The Basil Brush Show''. More recently, Schaal has appeared in ''

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'', ''

Fearless Fearless or The Fearless may refer to: Psychology * Lack of fear * Courage or bravery Film, television and audio Film * ''Fearless'' (1978 film), an Italian film directed by Stelvio Massi * ''Fearless'' (1993 film), an American drama directed ...

'', playing Brunsden for a season in ''

Hetty Feather ''Hetty Feather'' is a book by English author Jacqueline Wilson. It is about a young red-haired girl who was left by her mother at the Foundling Hospital as a baby and follows her story as she lives in a foster home before returning to the Fou ...

'', ''

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'', '' Victoria'' and ''

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''. His film credits include '' Kidulthood'', '' Mr. Nobody'', ''

Clubbed ''Clubbed'' is a 2008 British drama film about a 1980s factory worker who takes up a job as a club doorman, written by Geoff Thompson and directed by Neil Thompson. Plot In 1984, Danny - a lonely factory worker intimidated by life - is batter ...

'', and '' Dirty Weekend''. In 2008, he provided the voice for Mad-Dog "The Strangler" McGraw in the action role-playing video game ''

Fable II ''Fable II'' is a 2008 action role-playing open world video game, developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360. The game is the second installment in the ''Fable'' game series, and the sequel to 2004's ''F ...

''. Schaal has also appeared as Norm, Shirley Carter's seedy landlord, in ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

''. He played troubled father Tom Hargreaves in ''

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''. Other notable credits include ''

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'', '' Relative Values'', and football hooligan film '' I.D.'' Schaal also played Eric in British gangster film ''

Down Terrace ''Down Terrace'' is a 2009 British crime film directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Robin Hill, Robert Hill and Julia Deakin. Plot Upon release from prison, Bill and his son Karl arrive home at Down Terrace in Brighton. With the help of his ...

''. Schaal wrote the short films ''Poppy's Present'' (directed by Chris Jury) and ''Half Time'' (directed by Duncan Roe). He also co-wrote the play ''Reality Chokes'' and appeared in it as Rob, and directed a production of the play at the

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in 2010. Other writing credits include the plays ''Shame'', ''No Hiding Place'', ''The Legacy of Colonel Ash'', and ''Baby Blue''. In 2012, Schaal wrote and directed the play ''Brotherly Love'' for The Real London Ensemble at Pentameters Theatre. He then appeared in British soap '' Hollyoaks'' in September 2013, playing the role of Ken, who is falsely accused of sexually interfering with

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(

Charlie Wernham Charlie Wernham (born 3 October 1994) is an English comedian and actor who is known for auditioning on the second series of the ITV talent show ''Britain's Got Talent'' and for his role as Robbie Roscoe in ''Hollyoaks''. He also played Mitch ...

). Schaal and Wernham both previously co-starred in ''The Inbetweeners''. Schaal has worked extensively in Canada and the United States on ''

The Strain ''The Strain'' is a 2009 vampire horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first installment in ''The Strain Trilogy'', and was followed by '' The Fall'' (2010) and ''The Night Eternal'' (2011). Plot synopsis A Boeing 77 ...

'' filming in Toronto with David Bradley, ''

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'' filming in Newfoundland with Alun Armstrong and Zoe Boyle and ''

You’re the Worst ''You're the Worst'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Stephen Falk. Originally broadcast by FX, the series moved to its sister channel FXX beginning with the second season. The series follows Jimmy (Chris Geere), a self- ...

'' filming in L.A. opposite Chris Geere and Aya Cash. Schaal also played Colonel Gubbins in the film ''

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'' filming in Philadelphia and playing opposite Stana Katic and Linus Roache. In March 2021, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''

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'' as

Colin Turner Sir Colin William Carstairs Turner CBE DFC (4 January 1922 – 21 March 2014) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. The son of Colin C.W. Turner, he was educated at Highgate School. He had one sister and two half brothe ...

. and Later in the year, appeared as police officer DS Foden in three episodes of ''EastEnders''. In 2022 Schaal co-wrote the feature film ''

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'' with Matt Bartlett and '' Heavenly Waters'' with writer/producer Kim Leggatt.

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