戴维·沃廉姆斯

戴维·爱德华·沃廉姆斯 OBE（英语：David Edward Walliams，1971年8月20日—，出生姓Williams，Walliams在某些地方也见译为“威廉斯”） 是一位英格兰喜剧演员、编剧、儿童作家和演员。知名于在情景喜剧《小不列颠》上与马修·卢卡斯的合作演出。最近，他俩自编自演了《伴我双飞》。

沃廉姆斯自2012年至2022年成为英国达人的评委之一。

David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television personality. He rose to prominence for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly with Me (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2022, Walliams was a judge on the television talent competition Britain's Got Talent. He is also a writer of children's books, having sold more than 50 million copies worldwide.

Walliams wrote and starred in the BBC sitcom Big School (2013–2014). In 2015, he starred as Tommy Beresford in the BBC drama series Partners in Crime, and wrote and starred in the BBC sketch comedy series Walliams & Friend. He has received multiple National Television Awards for his work on Britain's Got Talent. Walliams was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to charity and the arts. His charity work includes swimming the English Channel, Strait of Gibraltar and River Thames, raising millions of pounds for the BBC charity event Sport Relief.

Walliams began writing children's novels in 2008 after securing a contract with the publisher HarperCollins. His books have been translated into 53 languages, and he has been described as "the fastest-growing children's author in the UK", with a literary style compared to that of Roald Dahl. Several of his books have been adapted for television, in which he has also appeared.

Walliams has faced allegations of inappropriate behaviour. In 2022, reports emerged that he had made sexually explicit and derogatory remarks about contestants on Britain's Got Talent, leading to his departure from the programme and a subsequent legal dispute that was settled in 2023. In 2025, HarperCollins ended their publishing contract with Walliams following an internal investigation into his alleged inappropriate behaviour and harassment towards junior female staff at the company. In 2026, HarperCollins confirmed that they will no longer be selling or reprinting his older books.

Early life and education

David Edward Williams was born on 20 August 1971 at St Teresa's Maternity Hospital in Wimbledon, in the London Borough of Merton. He is the son of Peter Williams (1936–2007), a London Transport engineer, and Kathleen Williams (née Ellis), a laboratory technician who worked at Sutton Grammar School. Walliams grew up in Banstead, Surrey, specifically in the residential area of Nork, with his mother, father and sister Julie. He was educated at Collingwood Boys' School in Wallington, and Reigate Grammar School in Surrey, where he was a contemporary of writer Robert Shearman. From 1989 to 1992, he studied at the University of Bristol, where he resided at Manor Hall and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Drama) degree. During university holidays in 1990, Walliams performed with the National Youth Theatre, where he met future comedy partner and friend Matt Lucas. He changed his stage name to David Walliams when he joined college Equity, as there was already a member named David Williams.

Television career

Walliams performed in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio play Phantasmagoria, written by Mark Gatiss in 1999. In 2005, Walliams, Simon Pegg, Lucy Davis and Lauren Laverne starred in the video for Charlotte Hatherley's single "Bastardo". Later in the year, Walliams presented a documentary on James Bond, entitled David Walliams: My Life with James Bond. In 2007, he returned to non-comedy television, garnering positive reviews for his portrayal of a suave and dangerous manipulator in Stephen Poliakoff's Capturing Mary.