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 the BBC1’s award-winning sketch show Little Britain. Being one of the UK’s most beloved TV personalities and writers, combined with his performance experience, makes him a fantastic fit as an event and award host and as a presenter. Since 2012, he has been a judge alongside Simon Cowell on ITV’s show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’.

After the success of Little Britain, David demonstrated his skills 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 performance as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Michael Grandage.

His film credits also 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 lasting popularity of David’s stories spans both stage and screen. In 2014, David established King Bert Productions with Miranda Hart, Jo Sargent, and Conor McCaughan with the goal of delivering original comedy, outstanding drama, and unique entertainment programs across global markets. King Bert has produced over twenty-five programs to date, including the 2017 television adaptation of Grandpa’s Great Escape for the BBC starring David along with Sir Tom Courtenay and Jennifer Saunders. David also appeared in the Sky One adaptation of his novel, Ratburger which aired 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, with his latest book ‘Bad Dad,’ he was the top-selling children’s book author, achieving more than 92k sales in four days – David’s biggest launch ever! He stayed at the top of the chart from July for 100 weeks, surpassing his rivals by over 20 weeks and led Sunday Times bestseller charts four times, outselling other children’s book authors of all time. Bad Dad was the coveted Christmas number one, a spot David has held for three consecutive years.

David is a trustee of Comic Relief, a charity he has personally raised £8.5m for – most notably swimming the English Channel in 2006 and the River Thames in 2011 to raise awareness for the charity. David is also an Ambassador for the children’s charity, Make A Wish. Due to David’s generous support of 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.