David Alase was born at Homerton University Hospital, Clapton, London. His acting career started in 2015, when he played an extra in the BFI short movie, The Little Soldier, directed by Stella Corradi. Two years after that, 2017, David went on to do bigger things such as having a role in the movie Farming directed by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. He also featured as an extra in the movie The Kid Who Would Be King, directed by Joe Cornish.