
David Essex
July 23, 1947
Biography
David Essex OBE (born David Albert Cook) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK (including two numbers ones), and sixteen Top 40 albums. He has also had an extensive career as an actor performing on stage and screen.
Filmography

The Christmas Messenger
1975 · 9.0

Twiggy
2025 · 7.6

Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979 · 7.5

What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?
2005 · 7.2

Heartbeat
1992 · 7.1

All Coppers Are...
1972 · 7.1

That'll Be The Day
1973 · 6.5

Smashing Time
1967 · 6.3

The River
1988 · 6.0

Silver Dream Racer
1980 · 5.6

Assault
1971 · 5.5

Stardust
1974 · 5.5

The Big Bus
1976 · 5.4

The Guvnors
2014 · 5.3

Traveller
2013 · 5.2

Journey of Honor
1991 · 5.1

The Black Prince
2017 · 5.0

Grimaldi: The Funniest Man in the World
2017 · 0.0