- Born
- Nickname
- Twiglet
- Height4′ 11¾″ (1.52 m)
- David Proud was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. He is an actor, writer, and director known for EastEnders (1985), Marcella (2016) and Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007). In December 2020 David joined the core writing team of Coronation Street (1960). David was named as a BAFTA Breakthrough Artist for 2021.
David was born with a condition called Spina Bifida and uses a wheelchair.
- IMDb mini biography by: DP
- SpouseAmy Joy Proud(August 19, 2016 - October 14, 2021) (divorced)
- Has a small scar on his right hand which he got from catching his hand accidentally on a piece of set whilst filming EastEnders.
- Has an older sister called Dawn who is a Drama Teacher.
- Can play the drums and guitar.
- Nicknamed 'Twiglet' by his Basketball friends due to his size when growing up.
- Listed in the Shaw Trust/Channel 4 Power 100 List, the most influential disabled people in the UK for 2015, 2018 and 2019.
- An artist is only limited by imagination; a disabled artist is only limited by opportunity.
- Disability equality in media is inevitable, the voice and will is too strong and the arguments against too week...
- Your life is a three-act story. Fill it with plot, memorable images, and pithy dialogue, and try and make the end have some sort of purpose...
- You cannot represent what you do not understand...
- All the worlds a stage, and both have bad wheelchair access
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