David Hayman
David Hayman
David Hayman (born 9 February 1948) is a Scottish film, television and stage actor and director from Glasgow. His acting credits include Sid and Nancy (1986), Hope and Glory) (1987), Rob Roy) (1995), The Jackal) (1997), Trial & Retribution (1997–2009), Legionnaire) (1998), Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000), Vertical Limit (2000), The Tailor of Panama) (2001), Flood) (2007), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) (2008), The Paradise) (2012), Taboo) (2017), Our Ladies (2019), The Nest) (2020), Bull) (2021), and Andor) (2022).
Early life
Hayman was born in Glasgow. At the age of six, his family were relocated to Drumchapel, Glasgow. He had a happy upbringing in Drumchapel, nearer to the countryside, as part of a working class family with three children.
Early life
He left school at 16 years of age without any academic qualifications, but like his father, secured a job in the shipyards as an apprentice electrician. Despite having no family history of acting, he heeded advice from a local amateur dramatics group to apply for a position at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) in Glasgow. After work one day, he stepped off the bus and headed to the academy in his boiler suit, despite normally being very shy, and successfully enrolled.
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