David Nunn (actor)
| David Nunn | |
|---|---|
 David Nunn as the Messenger in The Black Adder (1983) | |
| Born | August 4, 1962 |
| Died | April 26, 2012 (aged 49) |
| Occupation | Actor |
David Nunn (4 August 1962–26 April 2012[1]) was a British actor known for playing larger characters including the Messenger in The Black Adder in 1983.
Nunn attended Clissold Park School in Hackney. His television appearances included Gang Member in Shades of Greene (1975), Mark Valenta in A Place to Hide (1976), Headmaster (1977), Sid in Television Club (1978), Graham's Gang (1977-79), Charlie in Maggie and Her (1979), Tim in Metal Mickey (1981), Brookdale Boy in Grange Hill (1981), Kid in Educating Marmalade (1982), Messenger in The Black Adder (1983),[2] Joe in The Pickwick Papers (1985), Enormous Orphan in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) and Starting Out (1989).[3]
When his acting career dried up he began to train as a taxi-driver in London before becoming a van driver in Cheshunt in Hertfordshire. He next became a driving instructor, in 2004, who taught his nephew, Brett, how to drive and pass his test, until 2006. He then became an ambulance transport driver in 2006/7until his death in 2012
Nunn died in 2012 of a heart attack aged 49 at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage.[1]