David started his acting and musical theatre career in the West end production of Kiss of the Spiderwoman directed by Hal Prince and written by Kander and Ebb. David played the escapee and one of Aurora's men.

David then went onto the Royal National Theatre's production of Carousel directed by Nick Hytner and written by Rogers and Hammerstein. David understudied and played Jigger.

The Hot Mikado was an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan The Mikado. The best description of the adaptation is the Mikado set to jazz and blues music. Directed by David Bell and music adapted and arranged by Rob Bowman, David understudied and played Pooh Bah.

Camelot directed by Frank Dunlop written by Lerner and Loewe. National tour and short west end run as an Ensemble member.

Heathcliff the musical by Cliff Richard, National tour and west end run. Directed by Frank Dunlop and music by Tim Rice and John Farrar. David played Heathcliff's man servant.

Starlight Express David played both Rocky 2 and Rocky 1 over his two years with the show.

SoulTrain a tribute musical to soul music directed by Mark Clements national tour and west end run.

Other productions include Blues in The Night directed by Clark Peters, West side story and Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat national tour.

Television appearances include 2.4 children, Nice guy Eddie, Brookside, The Bill and Dancing thought the Dark.