David Schaal

David Schaal

Known for
Acting
Born
May 27, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  David Schaal (born 27 May 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an English actor best known for playing the roles of "Taffy" in The Office and "Terry Cartwright" in The Inbetweeners. Schaal studied Theatre Arts at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama (1985–1988) and has worked in television, film and theatre. His television credits include Missing, Casualty, The Wrong Door, Beautiful People, Hancock and Joan, Ashes To Ashes, The IT Crowd, Deceit, Doc Martin, Peak Practice, Silent Witness and Dangerfield. His film credits include Kidulthood, Mr. Nobody, Clubbed and Dirty Weekend. Schaal also appeared as "Norm", Shirley Carter's seedy landlord, in EastEnders and played troubled father "Tom Hargreaves" in Grange Hill. Other notable credits include playing "DS Bevan" in Paul Greengrass' The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, playing opposite William Baldwin in the film Relative Values, and appearing in Philip Davis' English football hooligan film I.D. Schaal also played "Eric" in Ben Wheatley's domestic British gangster film Down Terrace. Schaal wrote the short films Poppy's Present (directed by Chris Jury) and Half Time (directed by Duncan Roe). He also co-wrote the play Reality Chokes and appeared in it as "Rob" in London and directed a production of the play at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010.  Other writing credits include the plays Shame, No Hiding Place, The Legacy of Colonel Ash and Baby Blue. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Schaal  , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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What Time Do You Call This?

What Time Do You Call This?

Movie · as Paul's Friend

2025
Chasing Diesel

Chasing Diesel

Movie · as The Boss

2025
The Big Breakfast poster

The Big Breakfast

Movie · as Stephen

2024
The Can poster

The Can

Movie · as Mike

2024
The Trouble with Jessica poster

The Trouble with Jessica

Movie · as PC Paul

2024
A Gangster's Kiss poster

A Gangster's Kiss

Movie · as Mr. Orange

2024
Members Club poster

Members Club

Movie · as Geoff

2024
Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire poster

Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire

Movie · as Charlie

2023
The Bystanders poster

The Bystanders

Movie · as Robin

2022
Girl at Party poster

Girl at Party

Movie · as Death

2022
Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead poster

Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead

Movie · as Monty

2021
Demon poster

Demon

Movie · as Mr. Kinny

2021
The Heiress poster

The Heiress

Movie · as Father John O'Shea

2020
A Call to Spy poster

A Call to Spy

Movie · as Colonel Gubbins

2020
Roundheads and Cavaliers poster

Roundheads and Cavaliers

Movie · as Gareth

2020
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation poster

I Am Vengeance: Retaliation

Movie · as Commander Grayson

2020
Knuckledust poster

Knuckledust

Movie · as Father Arkancide

2020
The Announcement poster

The Announcement

Movie · as Frank

2020
The Chippie poster

The Chippie

Movie · as The Chippie

2020
This is English poster

This is English

Movie

2019
Mrs Lowry & Son poster

Mrs Lowry & Son

Movie · as Stanley Allcot

2019
Dead Air poster

Dead Air

Movie · as The Pilot

2019
Vic the Viking: The Magic Sword poster

Vic the Viking: The Magic Sword

Movie · as Halvar (voice)

2019
Ghosts poster

Ghosts

TV · as Vinny · 1 ep

2017
The Fitzroy poster

The Fitzroy

Movie · as Cecil

2016
Fallen poster

Fallen

Movie · as Randy

2016
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared poster

The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared

Movie · as CIA-chef

2016
Victoria poster

Victoria

TV · as Brewer · 1 ep

2016
We the Jury poster

We the Jury

TV · 1 ep

2015
Just Desserts poster

Just Desserts

Movie

2014
The Inbetweeners 2 poster

The Inbetweeners 2

Movie · as Terry

2014
Night Shift

Night Shift

Movie · as Lenny

2014
The Strain poster

The Strain

TV · as Rudyard Fonescu · 2 eps

2013
The King is Dead poster

The King is Dead

Movie · as Frank

2012
Tied

Tied

Movie · as Joe

2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! poster

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2012
Veep poster

Veep

TV · as Landlord · 1 ep

2011
The Great Ghost Rescue poster

The Great Ghost Rescue

Movie · as Builder

2011
Hysteria poster

Hysteria

Movie · as Tough Guy

2011
The Inbetweeners Movie poster

The Inbetweeners Movie

Movie · as Jay's Dad

2011
White Van Man poster

White Van Man

TV · as Cockney Handyman · 1 ep

2011
Comedy Blaps

Comedy Blaps

TV · 1 ep

2010
Down Terrace poster

Down Terrace

Movie · as Eric

2010
The Persuasionists poster

The Persuasionists

TV · as Maintenance Man · 1 ep

2009
Mr. Nobody poster

Mr. Nobody

Movie · as Thug 1

2008
Hancock & Joan poster

Hancock & Joan

Movie · as Reporter Two

2008
Beautiful People poster

Beautiful People

TV · as Billy Bingo · 1 ep

2008
Ashes to Ashes poster

Ashes to Ashes

TV · as Gene Look-A-Like · 1 ep

2008
The Inbetweeners poster

The Inbetweeners

TV · as Terry Cartwright · 5 eps

2006
Kidulthood poster

Kidulthood

Movie · as Taxi Driver

2006
Magnolia poster

Magnolia

Movie · as Head of Security

2006
The IT Crowd poster

The IT Crowd

TV · as Dec · 1 ep

2005
Keeping Mum poster

Keeping Mum

Movie · as TV Chat Show Pundit #1

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as Man at Hospital · 1 ep

2003
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher poster

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

Movie · as Jim Grady

2003
The Office: The Christmas Special poster

The Office: The Christmas Special

Movie · as Glyn

2002
Dead Gorgeous poster

Dead Gorgeous

Movie · as Constable

2002
15 Storeys High poster

15 Storeys High

TV · as Caretaker · 1 ep

2002
The Basil Brush Show poster

The Basil Brush Show

TV · as Army Officer · 1 ep

2001
Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds

Movie · as Nyle

2001
The Office poster

The Office

TV · as Glyn, Glynn · 1 ep

2000
Relative Values poster

Relative Values

Movie · as The Baddie

1999
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence poster

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

Movie · as DS Bevan

1999
Daylight Robbery poster

Daylight Robbery

TV · as 1st Supermarket Robber · 1 ep

1996
Jim's Gift poster

Jim's Gift

Movie · as Detective Potts

1996
Our Friends in the North poster

Our Friends in the North

TV · as Prison Officer · 1 ep

1995
I.D. poster

I.D.

Movie · as Paul Funnell

1995
Boston Kickout poster

Boston Kickout

Movie · as Mick the Manager

1995
The Big Game

The Big Game

Movie · as Top Man

1993
Dirty Weekend poster

Dirty Weekend

Movie · as Stan

1993
Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice

TV · as Graham, Jack Farrel, Liam · 1 ep