David Calderisi

David Calderisi is a Canadian actor who has worked in Canada and the United Kingdom. Born in Montreal, he started acting as a child and later, while studying engineering at McGill University, returned to the stage in 1956 with the revue My Fur Lady, which toured Canada. He trained in London from 1959 to 1962 and then appeared in British television programs including Doctor Who, The Saint, The Protectors, The Baron and The Count of Monte Cristo. With David Halliwell he founded Quipu, a company that staged lunchtime theater at venues such as LAMDA between 1966 and 1976. He also acted and directed in West End productions of The Experiment and The Theatre of Death by Philip Martin. After moving back to Canada in 1971, he appeared in The Littlest Hobo, Due South and Earth: Final Conflict, and he has taught at York University and the National Theatre School of Canada.