David Holt was born and brought up in Warton, a small village in Lancashire in the north of England very close to the entertainment capital of the north, Blackpool. He studied theatre arts at the renowned Birmingham School of Speech and Drama in the late 1980s. On graduating he moved to London to pursue a career as a versatile character in TV, film, theatre, radio, and as a voice artist and writer. He has appeared in countless productions of all types over a 30 year career.