David Blakeley

Born 14th May 1978 in Nuneaton, England. Family trained horses. Competed at Show-jumping until 16. Joined the Army at 16. Commissioned as an Officer in The Parachute Regiment at 18. At 19 was an Army 400 meter champion. At 21 promoted to the youngest Captain in The British Army. Served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and the Iraq War in 2003. Injury in the Iraq War led to David taking up acting. Was a Military consultant on hit ITV series Primeval, played 'the gardener' in low budget feature film 'Chateau' alongside Tamer Hassan. In 2007 picked as lead to play 'The King' for USA and Canada television commercial for 'Crown Royal'.