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'''David Brett''' is an [[England|English]] [[actor]], [[singing|singer]] and [[arranger]].
'''David Brett''' is an English actor, singer and arranger. He was one of the original members of [[The Flying Pickets]], and arranged a number of the group's songs, including the number one hit ''[[Only You (Yazoo song)|Only You]]''.
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His work as an actor, mainly on stage, has included ''[[Lark Rise to Candleford]]'' at the [[Finborough Theatre]], London, but he has also participated in a number of TV productions and played [[Dedalus Diggle]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castingnetwork.co.uk/castactorcv.asp?actorid=1077034340&cdid=0 |title=David Brett |work=CastNet UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081505/http://www.castingnetwork.co.uk/castactorcv.asp?actorid=1077034340&cdid=0 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>
He was one of the original members of [[The Flying Pickets]], and arranged a number of the group's songs, including the number one hit ''[[Only You (Yazoo song)|Only You]]''.
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His work as an actor, mainly on stage, has included ''[[Lark Rise to Candleford]]'' at the [[Finborough Theatre]], [[London]], but he has also participated in a number of TV productions and played [[Dedalus Diggle]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''.<ref>[http://www.castingnetwork.co.uk/castactorcv.asp?actorid=1077034340&cdid=0 David Brett at CastNet UK]</ref>


Brett appeared in a 1998 London stage adaptation<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lspace.org/fandom/events/plays/guardsguards/1998/spring-uktour.html|date=February 23, 1998|title=Plays : Guards! Guards! : 1998 }}</ref> of [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''Guards! Guards!'' as Corporal Nobbs, who was "disqualified from the human race for pushing."
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In 1976 Brett worked for the [http://www.mikron.org.uk/prevShows.php Mikron Theatre Company] and was one of the writers of the play "Puddle It!", the story of the people who built the canals 1761-1827. He also collaborated in writing some of the music and lyrics for the show, along with Antony Burton, John Saxon, Mark Steeves and Ruth Tansey.
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In the same year, the [http://www.mikron.org.uk Mikron Theatre Company] also took the play "Up The Cut" on the national waterways tour, in which he also performed .


==Career==
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In 1980 he appeared in the stage production of ''[[The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Stage_shows|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' at the [[Rainbow Theatre]] as Ford Prefect; although not critically acclaimed, this show was well received by HHGTTG aficionados.
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In 1976 Brett worked for the [[Mikron Theatre Company]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mikron.org.uk/prevShows.php | title = Mikron's Previous Shows | publisher = Mikron Theatre Company | access-date = 25 October 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210857/http://www.mikron.org.uk/prevShows.php | archive-date = 29 October 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> and was one of the writers of the play "Puddle It!", the story of the people who built the canals 1761–1827. He also collaborated in writing some of the music and lyrics for the show, along with Antony Burton, John Saxon, Mark Steeves and Ruth Tansey.
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In the same year, the Mikron Theatre Company also took the play "Up The Cut" on the national waterways tour, in which he also performed .

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In 1980 he appeared in the stage production of ''[[The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Stage_shows|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' at the [[Rainbow Theatre]] as Ford Prefect; although not critically acclaimed, this show was well received by HHGTTG aficionados.


Brett is the first of two actors from the Mikron Theatre Company to appear in a ''Harry Potter'' film, the other being [[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]] who appears as [[Arthur Weasley]].
Brett is the first of two actors from the Mikron Theatre Company to appear in a ''Harry Potter'' film, the other being [[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]] who appears as [[Arthur Weasley]].
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Latest revision as of 02:13, 11 June 2022

For the former English footballer, see David Brett (footballer).

David Brett
Born
Coalville, Leicestershire, England
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, arranger

David Brett is an English actor, singer and arranger. He was one of the original members of The Flying Pickets, and arranged a number of the group's songs, including the number one hit Only You. His work as an actor, mainly on stage, has included Lark Rise to Candleford at the Finborough Theatre, London, but he has also participated in a number of TV productions and played Dedalus Diggle in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.[1]

Brett appeared in a 1998 London stage adaptation[2] of Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! as Corporal Nobbs, who was "disqualified from the human race for pushing."

Career[edit]

In 1976 Brett worked for the Mikron Theatre Company[3] and was one of the writers of the play "Puddle It!", the story of the people who built the canals 1761–1827. He also collaborated in writing some of the music and lyrics for the show, along with Antony Burton, John Saxon, Mark Steeves and Ruth Tansey. In the same year, the Mikron Theatre Company also took the play "Up The Cut" on the national waterways tour, in which he also performed .

In 1980 he appeared in the stage production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at the Rainbow Theatre as Ford Prefect; although not critically acclaimed, this show was well received by HHGTTG aficionados.

Brett is the first of two actors from the Mikron Theatre Company to appear in a Harry Potter film, the other being Mark Williams who appears as Arthur Weasley.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "David Brett". CastNet UK. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Plays : Guards! Guards! : 1998". 23 February 1998.
  3. ^ "Mikron's Previous Shows". Mikron Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.


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