David Weston

David Weston is an English actor, director and author who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1961 with its Silver Medal. Born in London, he was educated at Dulwich Prep & Senior and Alleyn's School, where Michael Croft, who founded the National Youth Theatre, worked; Weston became a founder member of that company. He played Falstaff in a 1956 school production of Henry IV, Part 2 that was revived by the NYT and drew national press notice, and in 1960 he took the role of Mark Antony in Julius Caesar in the West End. His career has included twenty-seven Shakespeare plays, television work such as two Doctor Who serials, and directing for the National Youth Theatre and the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. He has also written and narrated audio books, and his Shakespeare His Life and Work won a 2001 Benjamin Franklin Award.