David Michaels (actor)

David Michaels (born 15 June 1964) is an English stage and screen actor.^[1]

Career

Screen

In 1984–5, Michaels played Alexander Holroyd in the fifth series of ITV educational drama How We Used to Live.^[2] He played hairdresser Jon Welch in Coronation Street between 1994 and 1996. He played Dr. Neil Bolton in the TV series Heartbeat (1998-1999). He also appeared in the series As Time Goes By as Harry the policeman (1998-2002). In 1991, he appeared in "Misterioso", an episode of the BBC series Play on One.^[2] In 1993, he appeared as Mister Burger in "Money for Nothing", an episode in the fifth series of the BBC anthology series Screen One.^[2] In 2001, he appeared in the film Nowhere in Africa, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[3] In 2011, he appeared as Brian Worsley in the BBC crime drama Hidden.^[3] In 2019 he played CS Kier Pritchard in the ITV drama A Confession. In 2014 he played Colin Bond; Headteacher of Havelock High 2 episodes of the tenth series of the BBC drama Waterloo Road.

Stage

In 1988, Michaels played Peter in Academy Award-winner Richard Rodgers' musical, Babes in Arms, in a production by the New Shakespeare Company.^[1][2] In 2010, he played Saddo in Herding Cats at the Ustinov Studio at the Theatre Royal, Bath.^[4]

External links

• David Michaels at IMDb
• David Michaels at Corrie.net
• David Michaels Archived 23 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine at "Heartbeat" website