David W. Ross (born 15 March 1974) is an English musician and actor. After moving to London at the age of 17 and seeking work as a film extra, his photo was spotted by Ian Levine, a

boy band A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform Love song, love songs marketed towards girls and young ...

producer, and Ross was signed to A&M Records U.K., as one of the four members of

Bad Boys Inc Bad Boys Inc were a British boy band, formed in 1993 by the record producer Ian Levine. Signed to A&M Records, the members were David W. Ross (born 15 March 1974 in Bournemouth), Matthew Pateman (born 14 May 1971 in Sidcup, Kent), Tony Dowdi ...

. The group released one self-titled album, which spawned five hit singles, including the Top 10 smash "More to This World". Ross has gone on to become an actor and screenwriter, based in Los Angeles. He starred in the 2006

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

breakout hit ''

Quinceañera A (also , , , and ) is a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday. It has pre-Columbian roots in Mexico (Aztecs) and is widely celebrated by girls throughout Latin America. The girl celebrating her 15th birthday is a (; gender (linguistics), ...

'' (Echo Park LA), which won both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize. Quinceañera was also selected to play at the 2006

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and won the 2007

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. Ross has starred in the award-winning short ''The Receipt'', which won the prize for Best Comedy at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, ''Sneaux'', which was nominated for six LA Weekly Theater Awards including Best Musical, and has appeared in many high-profile television and print commercials around the world. As a screenwriter his first feature film ''

I Do I Do may refer to: * "I do", a phrase used in some marriage vows; used by brides and grooms in response to questions posed by either the officiant or the other marriage partner Film and TV Film * ''I Do'' (1921 film), a silent comedic short fi ...

'', tackles the controversial issue of gay marriage inequality in America. Ross appeared in the 2003 film ''200 American'' as David Ross, as he did in ''Quinceañera'' and ''The Receipt''. Ross lives in Los Angeles. He discussed being an openly gay actor in the first episode of Stephen Fry's documentary ''

Out There Out may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 * ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander * ''Out'' (2002 film), a Japanese film ba ...

''.

References

External links

Official website

A&M Records

Chicago Tribune
30 June 2006 * Holden, Stephen

4 August 2006 * Williams, Andrew

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