David Cardy
English actor
David Cardy is an English actor. With a career on stage and screen spanning over five decades, he is known for portraying the role of Chris Theodopolopodous in the BBC sitcom Birds of a Feather (1989, 1997-1998, 2014) and has appeared in numerous stage productions, as well as various other television series and films including The Bill, The Chief and EastEnders.
01Life and career
After beginning his career on stage, Cardy's first television role was in an episode of Rock Follies of '77. In 1989, he was cast in the BBC sitcom Birds of a Feather as Chris Theodopolopodous, the imprisoned husband of main character Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke). He departed the role after the first series, with Chris being recast to Peter Polycarpou; however, Cardy returned to the role for the penultimate and final series of the original BBC run between 1997 and 1998. He reprised the role again for an episode in the ITV revival in 2014. Cardy has had roles in numerous television shows and films, including numerous episodes of The Bill, before taking on a recurring role of Max Wyatt in 2003. He also appeared in over sixty productions on stage including A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear and The Importance of Being Earnest. In 2025, he starred in Ghost Stories at Peacock Theatre in the West End.
02Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rock Follies of '77 | Punk Rock Group | Episode: "The Hype" |
| 1978 | Hazell | Harry | Episode: "Hazell and the Walking Blur" |
| 1978 | Crown Court | Johnny Jeffery | 3 episodes |
| 1982 | Saturday Night Thriller | Felix | Episode: "Broken Glass" |
| 1982 | Xtro | Michael | Film |
| 1983 | The Winds of War | Sgt. Johnson | Episode: "Defiance" |
| 1983 | The Keep | Alexandru's Son | Film role |
| 1984 | Play for Today | Tony | Episode: "Under the Hammer" |
| 1984 | The Bill | Lionel Dixon | Episode: "Rough in the Afternoon" |
| 1985 | Summer Season | Reporter | Episode: "Time Trouble" |
| 1985 | Honeymoon | Photographer | Television film |
| 1986 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Customs Man | Episode: "Passage Hawk" |
| 1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Brian Epstein | Film role |
| 1987 | Little Dorrit | 3 Thimble Man | Film role |
| 1988 | Campaign | Stephen Hallam | Regular role |
| 1989 | Vote for Them | Signalman Jacobs | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Hard Cases | Tony Farmer | 2 episodes |
| 1989, 1997-1998, 2014 | Birds of a Feather | Chris Theodopolopodous | Recurring role |
| 1990 | Nightingales (TV series) | DC Martin | Episode: "Scrutiny of the Bounty" |
| 1990 | Stay Lucky | Ricardo | Episode: "Bigamy Blues" |
| 1990 | London's Burning | Ronnie | 1 episode |
| 1990-1991 | The Chief | Martin Stewart | 5 episodes |
| 1991 | The Bill | Billy | Episode: "Now We're Motoring" |
| 1992 | Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery | Tony Black | Television film |
| 1992 | The New Statesman | Arturo | Episode: H*A*S*H |
| 1992 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Trevor Moulton | Episode: "The Crying Game" |
| 1993 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Frank | Episode: "Queen of the Wild Frontier" |
| 1993 | The Bill | Mr. Dean | Episode: "Pride and Joy" |
| 1993 | Screenplay | Barry | Episode: "Safe" |
| 1994 | Minder | Harding | Episode: "Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley" |
| 1994 | The Bill | Ken Graley | Episode: "Now We're Motoring" |
| 1994 | Jo Brand Through the Cakehole | Various | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Casualty | James Bowen | Episode: "Chasing the Dragon" |
| 1994 | Chef! | Grant | Episode: "Private Lives" |
| 1994 | EastEnders | Mr. Kelsey | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Kavanagh QC | Alan Kendall | Episode: "Nothing But the Truth" |
| 1995 | The Glam Metal Detectives | Additional cast / Harry / Dave Rumbelow | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Absolutely Fabulous | Candid Cameraman | Episode: "Fear" |
| 1995 | 3 Steps to Heaven | Hood 1 | Television film |
| 1996 | The Bill | Terry Makin | Episode: "With This Ring" |
| 2003 | The Bill | Max Wyatt | 13 episodes |
| 2001 | EastEnders | Mr. Hunter | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Getting Hurt | Julian Rathbone | Television film |
| 1998 | No Sweat | Mickey Freeman | Episode: "Friends or Fortune?" |
| 1998 | Monk Dawson | Pimp | Film role |
| 2001 | Silent Witness | Tony Marks | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | A Touch of Frost | Len Morrison | Episode: Another Life |
| 2004 | The Baby Juice Express | Goldberg | Film role |
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03Stage
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Ghost Stories | Tony Matthews |
| One Man, Two Guvnors | Charlie Clench |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Reverend Canon Chasuble |
| Breakfast at Tiffany's | O.J. Berman / Dr Goldman |
| The Inn at Lydda | Thrysullus |
| Tipping the Velvet | Chairman |
| Made in Dagenham | Monty |
| Not Now Darling / Caught in the Net | Harry McMichael / Stanley |
| Dreamboats and Petticoats | Phil / Older Bobby |
| Basket Case | James |
| Ghost Stories | Tony Matthews |
| Treasure Island | Billy Bones |
| All Quiet on the Western Front | Kat |
| The Changeling | Lollio |
| Dick Whittington | Fitzwarren / Sultan |
| Gadaffi | Reporter |
| Losing Louis | Reg |
| Presence | Ray |
| Playing God | Ed |
| King Lear | Various |
| Property | Bulldog Billy / Bollinger |
| Funny Money | Slater |
| King Lear | The Fool |
| Taking Steps | Lesley |
| Bones | Reg |
| What the Butler Saw | Sgt. Match |
| Why Me? | Arthur Hollis |
| Troilus and Cressida | Agamemnon |
| Chimes at Midnight | Pistol / Worcester |
| Don Juan / The Taming of the Shrew | Sganarelle / Petruchio |
| Nabokov's Gloves | Clerk of Chambers |
| The Wizard of Oz | Scarecrow |
| Measure for Measure | Pompey |
| The Shallow End | Budge |
| Pickwick | Sam |
| The Tempest | Caliban |
| The Comedy of Errors | Antipholus of Syracuse |
| The Comedians | Sammy Samuels |
| Penny Blue | Dougie |
| On the Razzle | Weinberl |
| Baby Love | Stewart |
| Arabian Nights | Sinbad |
| Double Take | Harry |
| Coriolanus | Citizen |
| The Three Musketeers | Athos |
| Twelfth Night | Fabian |
| As You Like It | Touchstone |
| Fertility Dance | Max |
| Men in Suits | Cottee |
| A Chorus of Disapproval | Ian Hubbard |
| On the Edge | Jimmy |
| One for the Road | Dennis |
| Sunday Morning / Up for None | Jeremy / Sneaky |
| Command or Promise / True Dare Kiss | Danny |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Dr. Scott / Eddie |
| Progress | Mark |
| Can't Pay? Won't Pay! | Luigi |
| No End of Blame | Mr. Mik |
| Mephisto | Alex |
| Love's Labour's Lost / A Midsummer Night's Dream | Costard / Puck |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Haberdasher |
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