David Schofield(I)
- Actor
- Producer
David Schofield was born in 1951, in Manchester, England. He was one of
ten children in a working-class family. His first acting experience was
at Manchester boy's school at the age of 12. In 1967, he was accepted
as student assistant stage manager at a local repertory theatre. He
started on the lowest step of the ladder and worked in every department
as a prop-maker, sound-man, writer, stage sweeper, waiter and
tea-maker, putting in 14-hour days, six days a week. After two seasons,
at the age of 19, he became a student of the London academy of Music
and Dramatic art, which he left early to pursue his path as a working
actor.
He made a successful career in television, earning numerous credits in
popular TV series such as
Footballers' Wives (2002)
and Holby City (1999), among many
other TV productions. On the big screen, David Schofield is best known
as "Falco" in Gladiator (2000), as
"McQueen" in From Hell (2001), and as
"Mr. Mercer" in
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
and the sequel,
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).
Schofield is also billed as "Mercer" in the third installment of the
"Pirates" franchise,
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
Schofield's distinguished stage career has seen the actor performing
for the Royal Shakespeare Company and a long association with the Royal
National Theatre. He also acted in musicals and straight plays on the
West End stage in London. During his 30-year acting career, he
maintains the same agent. David Schofield has been enjoying a happy
life with his wife, Lally Percy and their
children, Fred Schofield and
Blanche Schofield. He is currently
residing in England.
ten children in a working-class family. His first acting experience was
at Manchester boy's school at the age of 12. In 1967, he was accepted
as student assistant stage manager at a local repertory theatre. He
started on the lowest step of the ladder and worked in every department
as a prop-maker, sound-man, writer, stage sweeper, waiter and
tea-maker, putting in 14-hour days, six days a week. After two seasons,
at the age of 19, he became a student of the London academy of Music
and Dramatic art, which he left early to pursue his path as a working
actor.
He made a successful career in television, earning numerous credits in
popular TV series such as
Footballers' Wives (2002)
and Holby City (1999), among many
other TV productions. On the big screen, David Schofield is best known
as "Falco" in Gladiator (2000), as
"McQueen" in From Hell (2001), and as
"Mr. Mercer" in
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
and the sequel,
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).
Schofield is also billed as "Mercer" in the third installment of the
"Pirates" franchise,
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
Schofield's distinguished stage career has seen the actor performing
for the Royal Shakespeare Company and a long association with the Royal
National Theatre. He also acted in musicals and straight plays on the
West End stage in London. During his 30-year acting career, he
maintains the same agent. David Schofield has been enjoying a happy
life with his wife, Lally Percy and their
children, Fred Schofield and
Blanche Schofield. He is currently
residing in England.