David Walliams

David Walliams is an English comedian, actor, talent show judge, author, presenter, and activist. He is widely recognized for his collaboration with Matt Lucas on BBC1’s award-winning sketch show Little Britain. Being one of the UK’s most beloved TV personalities and writers, alongside his performing experience, makes him an excellent choice as an event and award host, and presenter. Since 2012, he has been a judge with Simon Cowell on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.

Following the success of Little Britain, David has showcased his talent as a dramatic actor in BBC2's Capturing Mary with Dame Maggie Smith, in BBC1's Agatha Christie series Partners in Crime, as Frankie Howerd in the biopic Rather You Than Me for BBC4, and on stage in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land alongside Sir Michael Gambon. He received the Comedy Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his role as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Michael Grandage.

His film credits include The Look of Love, directed by Michael Winterbottom, Great Expectations directed by Mike Newell, Dinner for Schmucks with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd and directed by Jay Roach, Run Fat Boy Run directed by David Schwimmer and starring Simon Pegg, and Stardust directed by Matthew Vaughn.

The enduring appeal of David’s stories spans both stage and screen. In 2014, David founded King Bert Productions with Miranda Hart, Jo Sargent, and Conor McCaughan, aspiring to deliver original comedy, exceptional drama, and unique entertainment programs globally. King Bert has produced over twenty-five shows to date, including the 2017 television adaptation of Grandpa’s Great Escape for the BBC, starring David alongside Sir Tom Courtenay and Jennifer Saunders. David also appeared in the Sky One adaptation of his novel, Ratburger, aired on Christmas 2017. The Boy in the Dress, Billionaire Boy, and Gangsta Granny have also been adapted into TV comedy-dramas.

Today, David is one of the most popular children’s book writers. In 2017, his latest book ‘Bad Dad’ became the top-selling children's book, achieving over 92k sales in four days – his biggest launch ever! He remained at the top of the chart from July for 100 weeks, outperforming his competitors by over 20 weeks and led the Sunday Times bestseller charts four times, surpassing other children’s book authors of all time. Bad Dad claimed the coveted Christmas number one spot, which David has secured for three consecutive years.

David is a trustee of Comic Relief, a charity for which he has personally raised £8.5m, notably swimming the English Channel in 2006 and the River Thames in 2011 to raise awareness. He is also an Ambassador for the children’s charity, Make A Wish. In recognition of his generous support for Comic Relief and other charities, he was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in summer 2017 as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Contact us at Scarlett Entertainment if you would like to book David Walliams as your event host, award host, or to appear at your event.