David Kennedy was born David Mallett in 1964 in London. As a child he lived in lived in Hornsey, North London before moving to South Devon aged 5 with his mother and step father. He attended King Edward VI Comprehensive School in Totnes. Aged 16 David and his family moved to Bristol and then Gloucester before he returned to London in 1990 to study acting at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Since graduating from Webber Douglas in 1992 David has worked extensively in theatre, television and film.
