David Melville

David Melville is co-founder and Managing Director of Independent Shakespeare Co. He is the writer and composer of Red Barn, which performed in the Independent Studio in the fall of 2012. With ISC, he has played many of Shakespeare’s leading roles, including Richard II, Iago, Macbeth, Henry V, and King Leontes in The Winter’s Tale. He also plays the clown, as evidenced by ISC turns as Sir Toby in Twelfth Night, Touchstone in As You Like It, and Dr. Pinch in last summer’s The Comedy of Errors. His London appearances include the Almeida Theatre productions of Hamlet and Ivanov (both of which featured Ralph Fiennes). He created the character Lawrence Belden Smythe, and starred on the Travel Channel in “Lawrence of America”, a comedy travel show. David appeared in the feature films Ironclad (with Paul Giamatti), The Understudy and Perfection. Earlier in his career, he was brand ambassador for Bombay Sapphire. He traveled the United States preaching the virtues of gin and discussing golf with liquor executives.