David Walliams

**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 BBC sketch comedy series _Little Britain_ (2003–2006) 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 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 until their divorce in 2015. The couple's son, Alfred, was born on 6 May 2013.

### 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)
- _Mega Monster_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2021)
- _Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2021)
- _Spaceboy_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2022)
- _Robodog_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2023)
- _The Blunders_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2023)
- _Astro Chimp_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2024)
- _Super Sleuth_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2024)
- _Santa & Son_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2025)

- 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)
- _The World's Worst Pets_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2022)
- _The World's Worst Monsters_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2023)
- _The World's Worst Superheroes_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2025)

- Picture books
- _The Slightly Annoying Elephant_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2013)
- _The First Hippo on the Moon_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2014)
- _The Queen's Orangutan_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2015; for Comic Relief)
- _The Bear Who Went Boo!_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2015)
- _There's a Snake in My School!_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2016)
- _Boogie Bear_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2017)
- _Geronimo_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2018)
- _The Creature Choir_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2019)
- _Little Monsters_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2020)
- _Marmalade - the Orange Panda_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2022)
- _Grannysaurus_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2022)
- _Little Monsters Rule!_ (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2023)

- World Book Day book
- _Blob_ (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2017)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: David Walliams
- **image**: David_Walliams.JPG
- **caption**: Walliams at the premiere for _Pudsey the Dog: The Movie_ in 2014
- **birth name**: David Edward Williams
- **birth place**: Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London, England
- **nationality**: British people, British
- **alma mater**: University of Bristol
- **years active**: 1995–present
- **children**: 1