David Edward Williams  (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the on the BBC sketch comedy series Rock Profile (1999–2000, 2009), Little Britain (2003–2007) and Come Fly With Me (2010–2011).

Early life
Born on 20 August 1971 in Wimbledon, London to Peter, a London Transport engineer, and Kathleen Williams, a lab technician, Williams was brought up in Banstead, Surrey. His parents appeared on The Friday Night Project when he was the guest star on the show.

He was educated at Collingwood Boys' School in Wallington (now Collingwood School) and the independent Reigate Grammar School (where he was a contemporary of Robert Shearman).

He was a member of the National Youth Theatre, where he met Matt Lucas. Williams studied drama at the University of Bristol from 1989 to 1992, one year below Simon Pegg.

Williams changed his name to Walliams () when he joined the actors' trade union, Equity, as there was already a member named David Williams. This was spoofed in a mock interview on Rock Profile, when Robbie Williams was continuously referred to as 'Robbie Walliams'.

Career 
Walliams was also a judge for BGT(Britain's Got Talent). In September 2011, he swam the entire 140 mile length of the River Thames, raising over £1,000,000 for a charity called Sport Relief.

Personal life 
Walliams has bipolar disorder. He was married to Lara Stone from 2010 to 2015. The couple had a son named Alfred in 2013.

Bibliography

Non-fiction
Inside Little Britain (with Boyd Hilton and Matt Lucas): London: Ebury Press: 2006: 
Autobiography
Camp David (2012)

Children's fiction
Novels
The Boy in the Dress (illustrated by Quentin Blake) (2008)
Mr Stink (illustrated by Quentin Blake) (2009)
Billionaire Boy (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2010)
Gangsta Granny (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2011)
Ratburger (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2012)
Demon Dentist (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2013)
Awful Auntie (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2014)
Grandpa's Great Escape (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2015)
The Midnight Gang (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2016)
Bad Dad (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2017)
The Ice Monster (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2018)
Fing (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2019)
The Beast of Buckingham Palace (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2019)
Slime (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2020)
Code Name Bananas (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2020)
Megamonster (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2021)
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2021)

Short story collections
The World's Worst Children (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2016)
The World's Worst Children 2 (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2017)
The World's Worst Children 3 (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2018)
The World's Worst Teachers (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2019)
The World's Worst Parents (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2020)

Picture books
The Slightly Annoying Elephant (2013)
The First Hippo on the Moon (2014)
The Bear Who Went Boo! (2015)
There's a Snake in My School! (2016)
Geronimo (2018)
The Creature Choir (2019)
Little Monsters (2020)
Marmalade: The Orange Panda (2022)

References

1971 births
Living people
Actors from London
Actors from Surrey
British children's writers
British swimmers
British television producers
British television writers
Comedians from London
English movie actors
English television actors
English voice actors
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
People with bipolar disorder
Writers from London
Writers from Surrey