David Waters (Australian actor)
David Waters is a film, television and stage actor born in the United Kingdom in Braintree, Essex in 1948. Shortly after his family moved to London where his father,a monumental mason and sculptor, was employed renovating the war damage done to the figurines of St Paul's Cathedral. In 1969 Waters began a career in journalism at Country Life Magazine and then NME. In 1969 his family migrated to Brisbane, Australia where he began his performing arts career at La Boite Theatre then joining The Queensland Theatre Company and Twelfth Night Theatre Company in 1970.
Theatre
He appeared in leading roles in Equus,Da and The Imaginary Invalid and in several musicals including Espresso Bongo with Toni Lamond, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown-The Musical with Geoffrey Rush,Lock Up Your Daughters with Geraldine Turner , The Fantasticks with Tony Sheldon and in Pride and Prejudice as Mr. Bingley, The Promise , Hot'l Baltimore and Don's Party. He performed at Sydney Theatre Company in the musical Falsettos with Simon Burke,John O'May and Gina Riley. He also performed at The Marian Street Theatre Sydney in "Sailor Beware" with Maggie Kirkpatrick and Judi Farr and has performed leading roles in plays with other Australian theatre companies including The Tasmanian Theatre Company and at The Music Hall, Neutral Bay Sydney.
He appeared in the last musical produced for the J.C. Williamsons Theatrical Company(Australia) in the leading role of Bill Snibson in the revival of the Cockney musical Me and My Girl directed by Mike Ockrent and Stephen Fry in Sydney at Her Majesty's Theatre and The Arts Centre Melbourne.
In 1987 he returned to the United Kingdom and appeared on the West End in "Stepping Out" for the Bill Kenwright Organization and at The Theatre Royal,Windsor continuing on a national tour of the UK.
Television
Waters was the host of the long-running Channel Nine national quiz program "Match Mates" and is well known for his role as David Bridges in the internationally shown television series Prisoner and appearances in Division 4, Matlock, Homicide, A Country Practice, Sweet and Sour, Tickled Pink , Desert Foxes , Loss of Innocence,Good Guys Bad Guys,Law of The Land
Film
On film he has appeared in:
- Coralie Landsdowne Says No (ABC Films) Michael Carson-Director
- Kindred Spirits (ABC Films) Director-Peter Fisk
- The Killing of Angel Street (Forest Home Films) Director-Donald Crombie
Restaurateur
Waters is also a successful restaurateur having owned and operated numerous fine dining establishments and bistros in Sydney and the Blue Mountains which have received Chef's Hats and A People's Choice Awards from The Australian Good Food and Travel Guide. He is also an avid gardener on his historically listed property Bowerlands in The Blue Mountains, NSW Australia
Awards
- National Critics Award-Best Actor – Alan Strang in Equus
- Brisbane Critics Choice Award-Best Actor – Charlie in Da.