Description:
David Oakes is a British actor who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and graduated in 2007. He is represented by Conway Van Gelder Grant Inc.
Before training professionally as an actor he studied at Manchester University where he received a first class degree in English and Drama. David was also on the board of governors for the Conservatoire of Dance and Drama.
He went to school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he eventually became the head boy at Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School.
Birthday
October 14, 1983
Born In
Hampshire, England, UK
Height
184 cm
Parents
Jeremy Charles Oakes
Trivia
In season one of "Victoria", Ernest is seen sketching Harriet, the Duchess of Sutherland, played by Margaret Clunie. Having seen David's artistic work online, Michael Howells, the show's production designer, asked David to produce the sketch himself for the show. Subsequently, the pencil sketch shown is David's own work. There is also a charcoal sketch of David's that features in the film "Cold Skin".
Quotes
The cathedral is the most amazing thing. When you're feeling a bit above yourself and a bit pompous and a bit big-headed, you look up at the cathedral and it'll put you right back into place. But when you're feeling insecure and vulnerable and needing some support, you can look up to the cathedral and it will pull you up to its level. You'll get all the support you'll need.This notion of faith, David says, served him well during filming. "That kind of speaks to mind going into Pillars of the Earth," he says. "The message sort of runs through."
