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David Sturzaker

British actor

Summary

British actor

Field	Value
name	David Sturzaker
birth_place	Hammersmith, London, England
education	Dulwich College, London
(Independent boarding and day school)
alma_mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), London
occupation	Actor
years_active	2009 – present

(Independent boarding and day school) David Sturzaker is an English actor born in Hammersmith in London, who played Dr. Simon Bond in the BBC soap, Doctors from 2009 to 2011.

Early life

Sturzaker was born in Hammersmith in west London and grew up in Dulwich. He has an older brother named Matt.

Education

Sturzaker was educated at Rosendale Primary School in West Dulwich, followed by Dulwich College in West Dulwich, a boarding and day independent school for boys, which he attended for five years. He then went to Christ the King Sixth Form College in south London, followed by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where he studied drama.

Theatre

Sturzaker graduated from LAMDA and starred as Stanhope in Journey's End at the Playhouse Theatre in London. He has also appeared in several plays at Shakespeare's Globe, including Nell Gwynn. In early 2011, after leaving Doctors, he toured as Orlando in a production of Shakespeare's As You Like It.

On 4th August 2025, Sturzaker was announced to be appearing in the UK touring production of Dear England, playing the lead role of football manager Gareth Southgate. The production is set to open at Plymouth Theatre Royal on 15th September 2025 and run until 14th March 2026.

''Doctors''

He joined Doctors in May 2009 as trainee doctor, Simon Bond. On 6 May 2010 Sturzaker, alongside Doctors colleagues of Jan Pearson, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh & Chris Walker, appeared on ITV's This Morning. The four took part in a quiz with rival soap, Hollyoaks & held an interview with Phillip Schofield & Holly Willoughby. It was because that Saturday were the British Soap Awards 2010. Sturzaker was nominated for Sexiest Male. His final appearances in Doctors aired in April 2011.

References

"An interview with David Sturzaker".
Shapa Begum. (4 October 2011). "An interview with David Sturzaker". Dulwich on View.
"David Sturzaker | London Theatre Database".
[http://riveronline.co.uk/you-it/interview-david-sturzaker ''Interview: David Sturzaker''] {{Webarchive. link. (6 April 2011 ''River Online'' 6/02/11.)
(2025-08-04). "Full cast for Dear England UK tour announced".

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