David Palfreyman
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David Palfreyman is an English actor
, musician
, songwriter
and poet
.
His acting work includes productions for Sheffield Crucible Theatre, Canal Cafe Theatre
in Maida Vale and the Horla Theatre Company. TV and film
work includes Eastenders
, Voice-Overs for BBC Newsnight, Oi Queer and Brassed Off
. He trained at Richmond Drama School and graduated in 2000. His many vocations have included Baker, Fork Lift Truck Driver, Journalist
and Window Cleaner.
Starting out as a trombone
player, he performed at the Royal Albert Hall
and venues all around the country with The William Rhodes School Band and Rhodian Brass. Consequently playing second Trombone on the LP Record The Sound Of Rhodian Brass.
As a singer–songwriter he goes under the name of Malf. The Atlanta-based record company Shut Eye Records features his song "A Mate’s A Mate, But a Birds Just A Bird" on their compilation album Buzzlighter 14 which goes out to the college radio network in the US. The debut album from Malf entitled 'RadioMagnetofon' was released in Aug 2010.
David's Poems have been published by Arrival Press and Forward Press in Poems From The Midlands (ISBN 1-85786-158-2) and the Forthcoming anthology ; Forward Press Poets 2008 – South & East England. (ISBN 978-1-84418-479-8)
David appears as himself on the 2 Entertain
forthcoming Doctor Who
DVD featurette 'Cheques, Lies & Videotape'. Directed by Ed Stradling
and written by Nicholas Pegg
. He also plays the future Doctor Who
writer, Tom D Barnett in a DVD Box Set currently due for release in 2009.
David also provides the voice-over narration for a host of sports programmes screened on Sky Sports including The Modern Pentathlon World Cup Series
.
He is distantly - related to the author and poet, Mary Anne (Marian) Evans, who is better known by her pen name George Eliot
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
His acting work includes productions for Sheffield Crucible Theatre, Canal Cafe Theatre
Canal Cafe Theatre
The Canal Cafe Theatre is a 60-seat fringe theatre venue in Little Venice, London, specialising in comedy performances.-Location:The theatre is above the Bridge House pub in Little Venice, on the corner of Westbourne Terrace Road and Delamere Terrace, at the meeting point of the Grand Union and...
in Maida Vale and the Horla Theatre Company. TV and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
work includes Eastenders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, Voice-Overs for BBC Newsnight, Oi Queer and Brassed Off
Brassed Off
Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit...
. He trained at Richmond Drama School and graduated in 2000. His many vocations have included Baker, Fork Lift Truck Driver, Journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and Window Cleaner.
Starting out as a trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
player, he performed at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
and venues all around the country with The William Rhodes School Band and Rhodian Brass. Consequently playing second Trombone on the LP Record The Sound Of Rhodian Brass.
As a singer–songwriter he goes under the name of Malf. The Atlanta-based record company Shut Eye Records features his song "A Mate’s A Mate, But a Birds Just A Bird" on their compilation album Buzzlighter 14 which goes out to the college radio network in the US. The debut album from Malf entitled 'RadioMagnetofon' was released in Aug 2010.
David's Poems have been published by Arrival Press and Forward Press in Poems From The Midlands (ISBN 1-85786-158-2) and the Forthcoming anthology ; Forward Press Poets 2008 – South & East England. (ISBN 978-1-84418-479-8)
David appears as himself on the 2 Entertain
2 Entertain
2 Entertain is a British video and music publisher, formed by the merger of BBC Video and Video Collection International in 2004....
forthcoming Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
DVD featurette 'Cheques, Lies & Videotape'. Directed by Ed Stradling
Ed Stradling
Ed Stradling , is a freelance TV/video producer/director, who is best known for producing many documentaries accompanying the Doctor Who DVD range.- Documentaries :...
and written by Nicholas Pegg
Nicholas Pegg
Nicholas Pegg is a British actor, director and writer.A graduate of the University of Exeter, Pegg trained at the Guildford School of Acting. His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Plymouth...
. He also plays the future Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
writer, Tom D Barnett in a DVD Box Set currently due for release in 2009.
David also provides the voice-over narration for a host of sports programmes screened on Sky Sports including The Modern Pentathlon World Cup Series
The Modern Pentathlon World Cup Series
The Modern Pentathlon World Cup Series is a series of television programmes covering the Modern Pentathlon World Cup around the globe. It is screened on Sky Sports, Produced by 247.tv and Narrated by David Palfreyman...
.
He is distantly - related to the author and poet, Mary Anne (Marian) Evans, who is better known by her pen name George Eliot
George Eliot
Mary Anne Evans , better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era...