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David Schneider

Credits



David is a comedy writer and performer who has written and appeared in some of the most iconic programmes of recent years.

He wrote and appeared in Alan Partridge; Knowing Me, Knowing You, The Day Today and Friday Night Armistice. He also writes for children, creating and starring in the popular series Uncle Max.

Television
Performer
Whitechapel
Marcus Salter
Director John Strickland

How Not To Live Your Life
Derek
Director Dan Clark

Little Howard's Big Question
Alan Monster
Director Kez Margrie

My Family
Solicitor
Director Ed Bye

Hotel Babylon
Dan Black
Director Sam Miller

Uncle Max
Uncle Max
Director Phil Trail

The Ten Commandments
Tobia
Director Robert Dawnhelm

Shane - 2 series
Bazza
Director Audrey Cooke

The Horror Of...
 
Director Kathy Myers

Gimme Gimme Gimme
Neville
Director Liddy Oldroyd

The Peter Principle (2 series)
Bradley Wilson
Director Dan Paterson

I'm Alan Partridge
Tony Hayers
Director Armando Iannucci

Mr Bean
Karate Instructor
Director Robin Driscoll

Paris
Butler
Director Sioned William

Glam Metal Detectives
Lucifer
Director Peter Richardson

Life's A Bitch
Martin
Director Coky Giedroyc

Kavanagh QC
Martin Haslam
Director Chris Kelly

Go Now - Screen Two
Stamford Hill Cowboy
Director David Hare

Heading Home - Screen Two
Stamford Hill Cowboy
Director David Hare

Up To Something
Various
Director Mike Leggo

Writer
Who Let the Dogs Out
6 x 30'
2011
BBC Productions for CBBC
Producer Zak George Director Yvonne Jennings Writer David Schneider Starring Zak George & Rik Mayall

Children's comedy

Performer and Writer
Uncle Max
 
Director Phil Trail Writer David Schneider

Friday Night Armistice (3 series)
 
Director Sarah Smith Writer David Schneider

Election Night Armistice
 
Director Sarah Smith Writer David Schneider

Knowing Me Knowing You
 
Director Armando Iannucci Writer David Schneider

The Day Today
 
Director Armando Iannucci Writer David Schneider

Radio
Performer, Creator and Writer
Births, Deaths and Marriages
6 x 30'
   
Creator David Schneider Producer Kerry Luter Writer David Schneider

Comedy

 
Performer
From A to B
   
Director David Ian Neville

 
The Recorded Highlights of Humble Bee
   
Director Marilyn Imare

 
Ninety Nine Pence Challenge
   
Director David Tyler

 
Exchange In Bialystock
   
Director David Iain Neville

 
Performer and Writer
Knowing Me Knowing You
   
Director Armando Iannucci Writer David Schneider

 
On The Hour
   
Director Armando Iannucci Writer David Schneider

 
Theatre
Performer
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
National Theatre Lycus
Director Ed Hall

Ghetto
National Theatre Yosef Gerstein
Director Nicholas Hytner

Fuente Ovejuna
National Theatre  
Director Declan Donnelan

Good Person Of Sichuan
National Theatre  
Director Deborah Warner

Peer Gynt
National Theatre  
Director Declan Donnelan

Just So
Tricycle Theatre  
Director Mike Ockrent

Performer and Writer
The Eleventh Commandment
Hampstead Theatre  
Director Matthew Lloyd Writer David Schneider

Writer
Making Stalin Laugh
2010
Writer David Schneider

Stageplay charting the history of the Moscow State Yiddish Theatre from its heyday in the 1920s until its liquidation in 1952

Film
Writer
Arthur Christmas
Feature
Nov 2011
Aardman Features
Director Sarah Smith Writer David Schneider Starring Hugh Laurie, James McAvoy, Bill Nighy & Imelda Staunton

Additional Story Material for the hit animation

Performer
Horrid Henry
Soggy Sid
Director Maggie Alderson

The Infidel
Feature
Monty
Director Josh Appignanesi

Scoop
Feature
Joe's Co-Passenger
Director Woody Allen

Fat Slags
Feature
Tanner
Director Ed Bye

Churchill - The Hollywood Years
Goebels
Director Peter Richardson

Blackball
Feature
Young Buck Reporter
Director Mel Smith

Cheeky
Feature
Todd
Director David Thewlis

28 Days Later
Scientist
Director Danny Boyle

A Knight's Tale
Feature
Sony
Director Brian Helgeland

You're Dead
Feature
Ian
Director Andy Hurst

Comic Act
Feature
 
Director Jack Hazan

The Tribe
Feature
 
Director Stephen Poliakoff

Mission: Impossible
Feature
Train Engineer
Director Brian de Palma

Crazy Hands
Short
Spencer

Other
Performer
The Jason Lewis Experience