Product Description

The son of a Presbyterian minister, David was raised in the small suburban settlement of Ralston in Scotland. He appeared on screen before he was even out of school. Then, after graduating from drama school, he landed his first professional acting role in the theatrical production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Uiith. This was just the beginning of what has since become a distinguished acting career. David has appeared in several high-profile dramas for the BBC. But, undeniably, it is his energetic and eccentric portrayal of the Time Lord in cult sci-fi drama Doctor Who for which he is most famous.Fulfilling his childhood dream, David has been voted 'Best Doctor' by readers of "Doctor Who Magazine" and the 'Coolest Character' on UK television in a 2007 Radio Times survey. Also a respected classical actor, David has received rave reviews for his stage acting. As a budding young actor he held lead parts in the Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of "As You Like It," "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Comedy of Errors". Now, nearly ten years on, he has returned to his roots to take up possibly his most challenging part to date - the title role in Shakespeare's "Hamlet". In this, the first ever biography of the charismatic Scottish actor, Nigel Goodall traces the events and circumstances that have shaped David's life and career so far and transformed him into a hugely influential artist, and the coolest man on television.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1469 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

should have read reviews
wish I'd read some of the reviews before buying the book. It was a easy read because it had no depth to it .I knew virtually everything from wikipedia.still the picture on the front is quite nice! There you go buy a photo instead if you're a fan!

A disappointment from the first page
I've never reviewed a book before but even before getting through the first chapter I thought it was a complete waste of money and would warn others to steer well clear.
Like stated in every other review before this one, you won't learn a thing about David from this book, it was a struggle to finish it.
Could've done better myself!

?Was this proof read
This an easy to read book, but has numerous glaring errors both factually and typographically, since when did the doctor have an assistant called Katy Manning played by Jo Grant? Could have been so much better. This did not live up to my hopes for it at all.