1 David was an actor before he quit to pursue writing
Before he picked up a pen, David, 57, had dreams of making a living as a thespian. Throughout his 20s, he worked as an actor, using the stage name David Holdaway and taking small roles at various theatres, including the West Yorkshire Playhouse. More often, though, he was off stage as an understudy.
“I would watch actors my own age,” he told The Guardian in 2020. “They had such grace and charisma. I knew
