David Sant

David Sant
David Sant
Born	Spain
Occupations	writer artist; stuntman; director; actor;
Years active	1991–present

David Sant is a Spanish mime artist, acrobat, puppeteer, stuntman, director, actor and writer.

Early life

David Sant was born in Spain.^[1]

Career

Sant moved to the UK in the early nineties, where he began performing as a mime artist, acrobat, puppeteer, stuntman and directed for many physical theatre companies winning several awards at different international festivals.^[2] In 2006, he was approached by the BBC to bring his comedy skills to television and has been directing sitcoms and comedy dramas ever since.^{[citation needed]}

Sant is known for the role of Cartoon Head from series two of the British television show Ideal and is also known for playing the title role and the other male characters in the season 5–6 revival of Pingu, replacing Carlo Bonomi.^[2]^[3]

He has directed many television series, including Jonathan Creek, Benidorm, Stella,^{[citation needed]} and Significant Other.^[4]

He has also appeared in theatrical roles, including Mindbender, presented by the theatre company Peepolykus,^[1] and All in the Timing by David Ives, also presented by Peepolykus.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Director/writer

Fast Forward (1991)
My Spy Family (2007–2010)
Not Waving (2005)
The Golf War (2007)
Living with Two People You Like Individually... But Not as a Couple (2007)
Comedy Cuts (2007)
Coming of Age (2007–2008)
The Gym (2008)
Scallywagga (2010)
Yonderland (2013-2016)
Significant Other (2023)

Acting credits

My Family (2003) – Restaurant Waiter
Pingu (2003–06) – Pingu, various characters (voice)
Doctor Who (2005) – Auton
Ideal (2005–11) �� Cartoon Head, Enrique
Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007) – Bartolome Columbus
Time Trumpet (2006) – Fictionalised version of himself
Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (2007) – Himself
Paddington 2 (2017) – Steward on train

References

^ ^a ^b Balfour, Sandy (4 June 2004). "The X-Philes: No. 46". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b "How we made Pingu". The Guardian. 11 January 2016.
^ "Pingu gets new voice". Irish Examiner. 17 August 2003.
^ Yossman, K.J. (22 August 2022). "Katherine Parkinson, Youssef Kerkour to Star in ITVX Comedy Drama 'Significant Other'". Variety. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

External links

[xph-46-1] Balfour, Sandy (4 June 2004). "The X-Philes: No. 46". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 February 2010.

[guardian_interview-2] "How we made Pingu". The Guardian. 11 January 2016.

[Irish_Examiner-3] "Pingu gets new voice". Irish Examiner. 17 August 2003.

[4] Yossman, K.J. (22 August 2022). "Katherine Parkinson, Youssef Kerkour to Star in ITVX Comedy Drama 'Significant Other'". Variety. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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