David Walliams (born David Williams) is an English comedy actor, best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas in the sketch show 'Little Britain'. He and Lucas have also appeared as grotesque caricatures of various rock musicians in the series Rock Profile, and in the spoof documentary series Sir Bernard's Stately Homes.
Born in Surrey to Peter and Kathleen Williams, Walliams was raised in Banstead.
David Walliams was a member of the National Youth Theatre, which is where he met his future comedy partner Matt Lucas. He later studied Drama at the University of Bristol, where he was in the 1989-92 cohort - one year below Simon Pegg.
Walliams maintains that he is straight and has been linked to a number of women in the British tabloids.

On 4 July 2006, Walliams successfully swam the English Channel to raise money for the charity Sport Relief. On 6 November 2006, he won The Mirror's Pride of Britain Award for the Most Influential Public Figure as he raised more than £1 million swimming the channel for the charity Sport Relief.

On 7 March 2008, Walliams along with Olympic hero James Cracknell swam the 12-mile straight of Gibraltar, from Spain to Morocco for Sport Relief. He successfully completed the swim in just over 4 and half hours raising an astonishing £341,451. The swim was the last leg of Cracknell's 10-day trip from the UK to Africa in which he rowed the Channel and cycled through France to Spain. (read less)

David Walliams (born David Williams) is an English comedy actor, best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas in the sketch show 'Little Britain'. He and Lucas have also appeared as grotesque caricatures of various rock musicians in the series Rock Profile, and in the spoof documentary series Sir Bernard's Stately Homes.
Born in Surrey to Peter and Kathleen Williams, Walliams was raised in Banstead.
David Walliams was a member of the National Youth Theatre, which is where he met his future com... (read more)