David Charles Arthur Sparrow was born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England on March 4, 1962 but the family moved to Toronto, Canada just six months later. He played football and wrestled in high school, was the President of his student council and earned a Bachelors degree in English and Writing from Stong College at York University. In 1985 he married the love of his life and now has two grown daughters and a dog. (Their picket fence is not white.)

In 1989 David crashed an audition and wound up in the Second City's National Touring Company out of Toronto. It was the most fun he'd ever had and since that time he has brought laughter to bellies across North America.

His work as a paramedic, a teacher, a laborer and a radio announcer have left him with a true labyrinth of experience from which he draws for his writing, acting and directing careers.

Appearing in over seventy film and television roles including Serendipity, Star Trek Voyager, The Hurricane, Monk and Shall We Dance has given David the opportunity to visit places like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Vancouver and to work with household names including Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Richard Gere, John Cusack and Tony Shalhoub.

He has been able to watch closely the directing styles of masters like Peter Chelsom, Norman Jewison, Bruce MacDonald and Sidney Lumet and has learned much from the excellent crew professionals that he has had the pleasure to work with.

On stage, David has performed in productions from coast to coast with icons of the Canadian theatre including Walter Learning and Ted Follows. And, in 2001 he wrote, performed in and co-directed the sold-out, comedy hit The Honey Murders at The Sacred Fools Theatre in Los Angeles, California. (LA Weekly said David channeled Ralph Kramden to the stage.)

As a writer David has completed three short films, a feature, two TV pilots, hours of sketch comedy, a children's book, a play, short stories, radio and TV ads, and a novel.

His directing resume includes work for the stage, for corporate/industrial video projects, for voiceovers and for his own short films.


Lives with his wife and two daughters in Toronto, Canada.