David Hayman

David Hayman (born 9 February 1948) is a Scottish film, television and stage actor and director from Glasgow. His acting credits include Sid and Nancy, Hope and Glory (1987), Rob Roy (1995), The Jackal (1997), Trial & Retribution (1997–2009), Legionnaire (1998), Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000), Vertical Limit (2000), The Tailor of Panama (2001), Flood (2007), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), The Paradise (2012), Taboo (2017), Our Ladies (2019), The Nest (2020), Bull (2021) and Andor (2022).

Early life Hayman was born in Glasgow. At the age of six, his family were relocated to Drumchapel, Glasgow.

He left school at 16 years of age without any academic qualifications, (now Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) in Glasgow. Bruce Willis in The Jackal (1997), Later followed The Hawk (1993),

On stage, Hayman appeared as Chris in the 2011 production of Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie at the Donmar Theatre, London. In 2012, he returned to the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow to play the lead in King Lear alongside George Costigan.

In March 2014, Hayman presented a BBC Two documentary exploring how shipbuilding industry along the river Clyde and four resulting ships; Cutty Sark, CS Mackay-Bennett, CSS Robert E. Lee and helped shaped up the Commonwealth. In July 2016, Hayman presented a BBC Two documentary highlighting Scapa Flow's key role in World War I.

In November 2018, Hayman presented a BBC One documentary telling the story of Captain Jack McCleery and his role, alongside his colleagues, in pioneering Royal Navy's naval aviation with their trial flight on HMS Furious and the subsequent Tondern raid. In 2019, he appeared in the Scottish film Our Ladies (2019), alongside Marli Siu.

Charity work and awards In 1992, Hayman was awarded the Glasgow Lord Provost's award for outstanding services to the performing arts. In 2001 he founded the humanitarian charity Spirit Aid which is dedicated to children of the world whose lives have been devastated by war, genocide, poverty, abuse or lack of opportunity. Hayman is currently Head of Operations of the charity which undertakes humanitarian relief projects from Kosovo to Palestine, Guinea-Bissau, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Malawi and South Africa. as Joe Dalhousie Queen and Country (2014) as Clive Rohan Castles in the Sky (2014) as Frederick Lindemann New Tricks (2014, TV series) as Ralph Paxton Macbeth (2015) as Lennox Dartmoor Killing (2015) as Tom Viceroy's House (2017) as Ewart Taboo (2017, TV series) as Brace Finding Your Feet (2017) as Ted Two Graves (2018) as Tommy The Break (2018) Dirt Road to Lafayette (2018) as Uncle John Blinded by the Light (2019) as Mr Evans Fisherman's Friends (2019) as Jago The Corrupted (2019) as DCI Raymond Ellery Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (2019, TV series) as Private Frazer Our Ladies (2019) The Nest (2020) as Souter Bull (2021) as Norm Landscapers (2021) as William Wycherley Doc Martin (2022) as George Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) as Jago Andor (2022) as Chieftain The Walk-In (2022) as Older Lenny My Neighbor Adolf (2022) as Mr. Polsky Raging Grace (2023) as Mr. Garrett Son of a Critch (2024) as Leo Critch Protection (2024, TV series) as Sid Nyles

Directing Silent Scream (1990) Firm Friends (1992) TV Black and Blue (1992) TV A Woman's Guide to Adultery (1993) TV The Hawk (1993) Cardiac Arrest (1994) TV Finney (1994) TV The Near Room (1995) Harbour Lights (1999) TV

Presenter Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made The Commonwealth (documentary series) (2014) TV Scotland's War at Sea (documentary series) (2016) TV The Battle for Scotland's Countryside (documentary) (2018) TV Hayman's Way (documentary series) (2020) TV Wonders of Scotland with David Hayman (documentary series) (2021) TV