David Schaal
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1963-05-27 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Also known as
- David Schall
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Schaal (born 27 May 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an English actor best known for playing the roles of "Taffy" in The Office and "Terry Cartwright" in The Inbetweeners.
Schaal studied Theatre Arts at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama (1985–1988) and has worked in television, film and theatre. His television credits include Missing, Casualty, The Wrong Door, Beautiful People, Hancock and Joan, Ashes To Ashes, The IT Crowd, Deceit, Doc Martin, Peak Practice, Silent Witness and Dangerfield. His film credits include Kidulthood, Mr. Nobody, Clubbed and Dirty Weekend.
Schaal also appeared as "Norm", Shirley Carter's seedy landlord, in EastEnders and played troubled father "Tom Hargreaves" in Grange Hill. Other notable credits include playing "DS Bevan" in Paul Greengrass' The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, playing opposite William Baldwin in the film Relative Values, and appearing in Philip Davis' English football hooligan film I.D. Schaal also played "Eric" in Ben Wheatley's domestic British gangster film Down Terrace.
Schaal wrote the short films Poppy's Present (directed by Chris Jury) and Half Time (directed by Duncan Roe). He also co-wrote the play Reality Chokes and appeared in it as "Rob" in London and directed a production of the play at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010. Other writing credits include the plays Shame, No Hiding Place, The Legacy of Colonel Ash and Baby Blue.
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Known For
TV Shows (19)
The Strain
2014
as Rudyard Fonescu
Peak Practice
1993
as Graham / Jack Farrel / Liam
Veep
2012
as Landlord
Hustle
2004
as Man at Hospital
The IT Crowd
2006
as Dec
Victoria
2016
as Brewer
Ghosts
2019
as Vinny
The Office
2001
as Glyn / Glynn
Ashes to Ashes
2008
as Gene Look-A-Like
The Inbetweeners
2008
as Terry Cartwright
Our Friends in the North
1996
as Prison Officer
Comedy Blaps
2011
The Basil Brush Show
2002
as Army Officer
Beautiful People
2008
as Billy Bingo
White Van Man
2011
as Cockney Handyman
15 Storeys High
2002
as Caretaker
Daylight Robbery
1999
as 1st Supermarket Robber
We the Jury
2016
The Persuasionists
2010
as Maintenance Man
Movies (50)
Mr. Nobody
2009
as Thug 1
Fallen
2016
as Randy
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as Additional Voices (voice)
Hysteria
2011
as Tough Guy
The Inbetweeners Movie
2011
as Jay's Dad
Keeping Mum
2005
as TV Chat Show Pundit #1
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
2016
as CIA-chef
Kidulthood
2006
as Taxi Driver
A Call to Spy
2020
as Colonel Gubbins
The Trouble with Jessica
2024
as PC Paul
I.D.
1995
as Paul Funnell
The Inbetweeners 2
2014
as Terry
Vic the Viking: The Magic Sword
2019
as Halvar (voice)
Dirty Weekend
1993
as Stan
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation
2020
as Commander Grayson
Relative Values
2000
as The Baddie
Knuckledust
2020
as Father Arkancide
The Great Ghost Rescue
2011
as Builder
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
as Jim Grady
Mrs Lowry & Son
2019
as Stanley Allcot
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
1999
as DS Bevan
Boston Kickout
1995
as Mick the Manager
Dead Gorgeous
2002
as Constable
Down Terrace
2010
as Eric
A Gangster's Kiss
2024
as Mr. Orange
Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire
2024
as Charlie
The Big Game
1995
as Top Man
Jim's Gift
1996
as Detective Potts
Members Club
2024
as Geoff
Hancock & Joan
2008
as Reporter Two
Demon
2021
as Mr. Kinny
The King is Dead
2013
as Frank
Tied
2012
as Joe
The Can
2024
as Mike
The Bystanders
2023
as Robin
Jack of Diamonds
2001
as Nyle
Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead
2022
as Monty
Just Desserts
2015
The Heiress
2021
as Father John O'Shea
The Fitzroy
2017
as Cecil
Night Shift
as Lenny
Girl at Party
2022
as Death
The Chippie
2020
as The Chippie
This is English
2020
Roundheads and Cavaliers
2020
as Gareth
Dead Air
2019
as The Pilot
Chasing Diesel
2025
as The Boss
What Time Do You Call This?
as Paul's Friend
The Announcement
2021
as Frank
The Big Breakfast
as Stephen
About David Schaal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Schaal (born 27 May 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an English actor best known for playing the roles of "Taffy" in The Office and "Terry Cartwright" in The Inbetweeners. Schaal studied Theatre Arts at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama (1985–1988) and has worked in television, film and theatre. His television credits include Missing, Casualty, The Wrong Door, Beautiful People, Hancock and Joan, Ashes To Ashes, The IT Crowd, Deceit, Doc Martin, Peak Practice, Silent Witness and Dangerfield… With 69 credits spanning from 1993 to 2025, David Schaal has appeared in 50 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Schaal Movies
- Mr. Nobody (2009) — as Thug 1
- Fallen (2016) — as Randy
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- Hysteria (2011) — as Tough Guy
- The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) — as Jay's Dad
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