birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name
wrexham , north wales 1969 1994-2011 david bower
 david bower
david bower

david bower -lrb- born 1969 -rrb- is a welsh actor , best known for his role as david in the hit romantic comedy `` four weddings and a funeral '' .
born in wrexham , north wales , he is deaf and took his degree in the `` theatre of the deaf '' .
after university he joined what became the `` signdance collective '' working as sign dancer and choreographer .
the collective was re-established in 2001 with bower as artistic director and isolte avila as dance director .
in 2012 the collective is devising a new production `` desire '' , featuring the songs of the band dead days beyond help , which will premier at the warehouse theatre , croydon from 13 -- 19 april 2012 .
in addition to film and television , bower has also performed in radio plays for the bbc .
