David Earl (actor)

David Earl is a British actor and comedian, best known for his comedy character Brian Gittins. He has featured in several projects associated with Ricky Gervais, most notably as Kevin 'Kev' Twine in the sitcom Derek, and in smaller roles in Extras and the film Cemetery Junction. He also co-wrote and starred in the sitcom Rovers for Sky 1 with Joe Wilkinson.

Before undertaking any acting roles, Earl worked as a gardener and as a van driver, delivering building tools

One of his earliest online videos featured him playing a character called Graham which he sent it to a friend who showed it to Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. They liked the video and Gervais asked Earl to play an obsessive fan, based on the character from the video, that talks to Andy Millman in a pub in an episode of Extras. Around this time Earl performed the role of Tony Queen in the film The Penalty King

Earl would go on to create a number of online videos in character as Brian Gittins and play this role in the film Cemetery Junction. In 2012 a sitcom pilot entitled Gittins was broadcast on Channel 4 In the pilot Gittins is a taxi driver. Previously the character had been a Cafe owner and this discrepancy is highlighted in an episode of the podcast Flatshare Slamdown on which Earl appeared as Brian. Earl continues to perform live regularly as Gittins and in 2017 is touring a show entitled Don't Feed the Monkey Man He also releases new episodes of the Brian Gittins and Friends podcast on a regular basis.

Another of Earl's characters is Steve Cumberland, mostly referred to as Cumbo, who features in a number of online videos, including a Channel 4 Comedy Blaps series This series comprises three videos and was co-written with Brett Goldstein who Earl acted alongside in Derek and in a series of online videos for Mr Box in which Brian Gittins records a hip hop track.

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