David Schaal
Biography
David Schaal is an English actor, comedian, writer and director who was born in Albuquerque. He gained recognition for two sitcom parts: Terry Cartwright in The Inbetweeners and Taffy in The Office. His television work takes in Casualty, Doc Martin, Silent Witness, The IT Crowd, Ashes to Ashes, Veep, Ghosts and EastEnders. On film he has appeared in Kidulthood (2006), Relative Values (2000), I.D. (1995), Down Terrace (2010) and A Call to Spy (2019), and in 2008 he voiced a character in the video game Fable II. Schaal also writes and directs: he wrote the short films Poppy's Present and Half Time, wrote and directed the play Brotherly Love in 2012, and in 2022 co-wrote the features Back to Archway and Heavenly Waters.
63years old
Turns 64 on May 27in 226 days
- Born Albuquerque
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 28 years1995 to 2023
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Behind the camera
Schaal's writing credits include the short films Poppy's Present and Half Time, and he co-wrote the play Reality Chokes, taking the role of Rob in it.
Beyond film
Schaal lent his voice to the character Mad-Dog "The Strangler" McGraw in 2008. That part was in Fable II, an action role-playing video game.
Behind the camera
Schaal both wrote and directed the play Brotherly Love, staged at Pentameters Theatre in 2012 for The Real London Ensemble.
Behind the camera
Schaal worked with Matt Bartlett on the feature Back to Archway, and with writer/producer Kim Leggatt on Heavenly Waters, both of which he co-wrote in 2022.
David Schaal movies on Netflix
The Trouble with Jessicaas PC Paul
The Bystandersas Robin
I Am Vengeance: Retaliationas Commander Grayson
Knuckledustas Father Arkancide
A Call to Spyas Colonel Gubbins
Mrs Lowry & Sonas Stanley Allcot
Fallenas Randy
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappearedas CIA Chief
The Inbetweeners 2as Terry
Down Terraceas Eric
Kidulthoodas Taxi Driver
Relative Valuesas The Baddie
I.D.as Paul Funnell
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared2016as CIA Chief
IMDb rating 6.37.1K votes
Worked with
David Schaal shares two films with Phil Davis, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Phil Davis2 films together, 1995 to 2020
Phil Davis's page Knuckledust2020IMDb rating 4.8Schaal as Father ArkancideDavis as Happy
I.D.1995IMDb rating 7.3Schaal as Paul FunnellDavis as Custody Sergeant
Jaime Winstone2 films together, 2006 to 2020
Jaime Winstone's page Knuckledust2020IMDb rating 4.8Schaal as Father ArkancideWinstone as Redmond
Kidulthood2006IMDb rating 6.7Schaal as Taxi DriverWinstone as Becky
Timothy Spall1 film together, 2019
Timothy Spall's page Mrs Lowry & Son2019IMDb rating 6.7Schaal as Stanley AllcotSpall as L S Lowry
Vanessa Redgrave1 film together, 2019
Vanessa Redgrave's page Mrs Lowry & Son2019IMDb rating 6.7Schaal as Stanley AllcotRedgrave as Elizabeth Lowry
Colin Firth1 film together, 2000
Colin Firth's page Relative Values2000IMDb rating 6.4Schaal as The BaddieFirth as Peter Ingleton
Vinnie Jones1 film together, 2020
Vinnie Jones's page I Am Vengeance: Retaliation2020IMDb rating 3.5Schaal as Commander GraysonJones as Sean Teague
Damon BeesleyDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Damon Beesley The Inbetweeners 22014IMDb rating 6.4Schaal as Terry
Iain MorrisDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Iain Morris The Inbetweeners 22014IMDb rating 6.4Schaal as Terry
Menhaj HudaDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by Menhaj Huda Kidulthood2006IMDb rating 6.7Schaal as Taxi Driver
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