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Among more than 80 roles he played there were Shakespeare's Othello, Antony and Baptista, James Tyrone in LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, Henry II in THE LION IN WINTER and Vanya in UNCLE VANYA, directed by Oxana Meleshkina-Smilková, which was taken to the Sphera Theatre in Moscow. &nbsp;&nbsp;Since turning professional major roles have included Solness in THE MASTER BUILDER, the Mayor in THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, Undershaft in MAJOR BARBARA (national tour).&nbsp;&nbsp;Shakespearean roles include Jacques, Capulet, Ancient Pistol and Duncan (twice). <P> He is also an experienced comedy actor.&nbsp;&nbsp;As a writer/performer/director with Michael Green's Coarse Acting Shows, he has appeared on the Edinburgh fringe, at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London and on television. &nbsp;&nbsp; He also performed sketches with John Thomson, David Walliams and Brian Murphy in THE ALL STAR COMEDY SHOW (Pett Baby Cow/ITV).&nbsp;&nbsp; Recent television work includes a guest lead in DOCTORS (BBC1), the Judge in THE THIEVING HEADMISTRESS (BBC2), starring Pauline Quirke and Denis Lawson, and Phil Liviera, a shady antique dealer, in THE BILL (ITV).<P> He is also an experienced film actor and is currently being seen at festivals worldwide in the leading (virtually solo) role in SCENT, a critically acclaimed short film sponsored by the UK Film Council. &nbsp;&nbsp; SCENT has just won the Grand Jury Prize at the San Francisco International Festival of Shorts, beating over 1200 entries from more than 30 countries (see the <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC2qGI8TGrk">film</A> and <A href="reviewsdb.htm">reviews</A>)<P> The full story of his 50 years as an actor, together with many more photos and reviews, can be found on his <A href="http://www.davidbarnaby.org.uk/index.html"> website</A>.<BR><BR> </FONT> </TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <CENTER> <BR> <FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Verdana, Arial"> |<A HREF="index.htm"> Home </A>| <A HREF="actor.htm">Actors</A> | <A HREF="actress.htm">Actresses</A> | <A HREF="contact.htm">Contact</A> | <BR><br><BR><br> </CENTER> </BODY></HTML>