David bark jones biography
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Bio : David is an accomplished actor with an extensive career in television and film. Most recently he can be seen in TV series Dune: Prophecy and Sweetpea and The Diplomat S1 and S2. He has also appeared in recurring roles in Pride and Prejudice, Pillars of the Earth, Bramwell, Oliver Twist and Secret Invasion. On the big screen, credits include roles in Rocknrolla, The Da Vinci Code, Amundsen and The Expatriate . Video game credits include Davidoff Butler, a lead role in the AAA F1 Computer game F1/2023 and F1/2025 for Electronic Arts. He has voiced many ads including campaigns for Telegraph, Vodafone, Confused.com and has a passion for narrating audiobooks, past credits include Before She Met Me by Julian Barnes and Nicholas Shakespeare's The Sandpit.
Experience: Theatre, Commercial, Voiceover, Video Game, ADR, Audio Book, Film, TV
Type: Voiceover, Actor, Male
Vocal Age Range: 40-60, 50-60, 45-55
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Description : David has a wonderfully melodic, soothing, rich quality to his voice. Warm and naturally RP with bags of charm and charisma. He has a great ear for accents and can speak French fluently. Home studio available...
Style: distinctive, charming, soothing, Inviting, articulate, credible, warm, characterful
Accent: Heightened RP, American-Standard, RP, Neutral, London
Documentary Style: Crime, Natural History, History
Native Voice: British
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David Bark-Jones
English actor
David Bark-Jones | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
David Bark-Jones is an English actor. He has appeared in numerous film, theatre and TV productions. In 2010 he won Broadwayworld.com's Best Actor in a West End Play, for his portrayal of Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps. In 2024, he appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Ed Jordan.
Early life
David is the son of a surgeon and a JP. He attended Rugby School and Newcastle University where he read Politics and Ancient History. He also attended Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts where he was taught the Stanislavski System of acting by Sam Kogan. After graduating and whilst working professionally, he continued to study directing under Kogan at The School of the Science of Acting (now known as The Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts) as Kogan developed 'The Science of Acting' acting technique.
Career
His professional stage debut in 1992 was as Redpenny in The Doctor's Dilemma at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, a role believed to be based on Bark-Jones's Great-Great Uncle, Leonard Noon the co-discoverer of Allergen immunotherapy. He then appeared in various repertory and TV productions in small roles until playing Carl in Patrick Marber's first and improvised play, Dealer's Choice at the Royal National Theatre and in the West End of London, Lt. Denny in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice, Bulanov in Alan Ayckbourn's The Forest adaptation also at the National Theatre, Bertie in Guy Richie's RocknRolla, Dr. Losberne in Alan Bleasdale's TV adaptation of Oliver Twist opposite Keira Knightley, Francis in Scott Free's Pillars of the Earth, and Marty Braemer in The Weinstein Company RADiUS division, Erased, or as known worldwide, The Expatriate. In 2013 Bark-Jones toured the UK in The Old Vic production of Noises Off as Gary Lejeune. In 202 David was born and grew up Formby a suburb of Liverpool, UK. He is the third of four children born in four years to a Surgeon and a JP. He attended Rugby School and Newcastle University. His degree in Politics and Ancient History took a back seat to his continual acting in the city's Gulbenkian Theatre. His professional stage debut in 1992 was as Redpenny in A Doctor's Dilemma at the Manchester Royal Exchange, a role probably based on his Great Great Uncle Leonard Noon. Since then he has appeared in numerous award winning plays films and TV productions. Most notably as Carl in Patrick Marber's improvised play Dealer's Choice at the National Theatre, Lt Denny in the "Colin Firth" Pride and Prejudice, Bulanov in Alan Ayckbourn's The Forest adaptation also at the NT, Bertie in Guy Richie's RocknRolla, Francis in Scott Free's Pillars of the Earth, and Marty Braemer in the upcoming Weinstein Radius The Expatriate. He won the Best Leading Actor in the West End 2010 Broadwayworld.com for Richard Hannay in 39 Steps. He took four years out from acting between 2001-2005 to study directing under Sam Kogan a pupil of a pupil of Stanislavsky. He has spent almost three years co-developing Personal Footage which will (he expects) be released in 2013.
Alasdair David Bark-Jones (bornFebruary 4, 1966; age 59) played a British colonel in 24: Live Another Day.
Biography and career[]
Bark-Jones was born in Crosby in Liverpool, England. He is the third of four children. Bark-Jones attended Rugby School and Newcastle University where he studied Politics and Ancient History. However, he was drawn to acting and performed regularly in the city's Gulbenkian Theatre.
Bark-Jones professional stage debut was in 1992 on A Doctor's Dilemma at the Manchester Royal Exchange. Since then, he has appeared in numerous award-winning plays, films, and TV shows. On TV, he has appeared in the mini-series Pride & Prejudice, and the series Wing and a Prayer and Strike Back. David also played several roles in the TV show Doctors.
Aside of TV, Bark-Jones has also appeared on films like The Da Vinci Code (with Jurgen Prochnow), RocknRolla, The Calling, and Breakdown (with Tamer Hassan). From 2001 to 2005, he took a four-year break to study directing under Sam Kogan.
Bark-Jones is married to Rachel Barraclough. They have two children together.
24 credits[]
Selected filmography[]
- Macbeth (2018)
- Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
- Erased (2012)
- The Calling (2009)
- The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Television appearances
- Cold Feet (2017, 2019)
- Strike Back (2017)
- Jekyll & Hyde (2015)
- Silk (2012)
- New Tricks (2008)
- Rosemary & Thyme (2006)
- Wing and a Prayer (1997-1999)
- Pride and Prejudice (1995)