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David Bower (born 1969) is a Welsh actor, best known for his role as David in the hit romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral. Born in Wrexham, North Wales, he is deaf and a BSL user and took his degree in the British Theatre of the Deaf (established by Pat Keysell).[1] After university he joined what became the Signdance Collective working as sign dancer and choreographer.[2] The collective was re-established in 2001 with Bower as artistic director and Isolte Avila as Dance Director. In 2012 the collective is devising a new production "Desire", featuring the songs of the band Dead Days Beyond Help, which will premier at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon from 13 to 19 April 2012.[3]

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David Bower
Born	1969 Wrexham, North Wales
Years active	1994–2011, 2019–present

In addition to film and television, Bower has also performed in radio plays for the BBC.

Early life

Bower's deafness started with complications at birth which could have been fatal, but was not diagnosed until he was five years old. From that age he wore body hearing aids, bulky transistor radio-style devices. He later attended the Mary Hare Grammar School near his home in Berkshire. Although supported by a very caring family, Bower found himself bullied by both hearing children and other deaf children. In 1986, after attending a loud rock music gig he developed tinnitus which affected the nature of his residual hearing. His deafness progressed and years later he became profoundly deaf.[3]

Credits

Film and television

Year	Title	Format	Role	Notes
1994	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Film	David
1994	Shatter Dead	Film	Dead People
1996	Hetty Wainthropp Investigates	Television series	Malcolm Stone	Episode: Eye Witness
1998	Casualty	Television series	Kevin Healy	Episode: It's Good to Talk
2011	Little Voices	Film	Quint
2020	Drive Me to the End	Film	Simon

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Quasimodo	A collaboration between BBC Radio 4 and the Graeae Theatre Company.
2010	A Small Piece of Silence	Joe	Afternoon Play for BBC Radio 4.
2010	Dragonfly	Cal	Afternoon Play for BBC Radio 4.
2013	Bad Elvis	Aidan	Afternoon Play for BBC Radio 4.

Opera

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg	Pierrot	A collaboration between SignDance International and formidAbility, performed at Grimeborn.[citation needed]

References

External links

• David Bower at IMDb
• Four Weddings and a Funeral at Disability Films
• Signdance Collective David Bower's U.K based Company

На других языках

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[de] David Bower

David Bower (* 1969 in Wrexham, Wales) ist ein walisischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] David Bower

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