David Hunter

David Hunter is a British actor and singer best known for his work in musical theatre. He is originally from Warrington. Hunter played Doctor Pomatter in the Tony Award-winning musical Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre, West End, from 2019 to 2020. He trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA).

Hunter is married to actor and business owner Tara Dixon, and together they have two children.

Stage career In 2011, Hunter was part of the original cast of One Man, Two Guvnors at the Royal National Theatre, subsequently transferring to the Adelphi Theatre in the West End.

In 2013, he went on to appear in the musical adaptation of The Hired Man at the Colchester Mercury and Leicester Curve.

In May 2014, he took over the role of "Guy" in the West End production of Once, having previously understudied the role.

In August 2016, he replaced Killian Donnelly in the role of Charlie Price in the West End production of Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre.

In 2019, Hunter joined the original West End cast of Waitress, again at the Adelphi Theatre, in the role of Doctor Pomatter. He was then cast to reprise his role his role for the 2022-23 UK National Tour.

Hunter starred as Henry in The Time Traveller's Wife at the Apollo Theatre in 2022 - 2023, reprising the role he starred in at Storyhouse theatre in Chester in 2022.

In 2025 Hunter joined the cast of the musical adaptation of 13 Going on 30 in the lead role of Matt. The show played at Manchester Opera House and was directed by Andy Fickman. Cast included Lucie Jones as Jenna and Grace Mouat as Lucy. After its UK premiere the musical moved to Toronto for a North American premiere.

Hunter was part of the cast of the UK premiere of the musical Beetlejuice at the Prince Edward Theatre in London as Adam Maitland. Cast included David Fynn in the titular role, Hannah Nordberg as Lydia, Chelsea Halfpenny as Barbara Maitland, Aimie Atkinson as Delia Schlimmer and Alasdair Harvey as Charles Deetz.

Filmography Film and television Year Title RoleNotes 2014 Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey? Mr Parker 2020 Holby City Patient 2021 Doctors Bill Anderson 2 episodes

Stage Year Title Role Theatre Location 2011 One Man, Two Guvnors Ensemble Royal National Theatre London 2012 Seussical Horton Arts Theatre West End 2012 The Mayor of Zalamea The Mayor Liverpool Everyman Liverpool 2013 The Hired Man Isaac Leicester Curve Leicester 2014–15 Once Guy Phoenix Theatre West End 2015-16 The Who's Tommy Captain Walker Prince Edward Theatre 2016–17 Kinky Boots Charlie Price Adelphi Theatre 2019–20 Waitress Doctor Pomatter Adelphi Theatre 2022 UK National Tour 2022 The Time Traveller’s Wife Henry Storyhouse Chester 2022–2023 Apollo Theatre West End 2025 13 Going on 30 Matt Flamhaff Manchester Opera House Manchester 2026 Beautiful Little Fool F. Scott Fitzgerald Southwark Playhouse World premiere 2026 Beetlejuice Adam Maitland Prince Edward Theatre London

Superstar Hunter took part in the UK TV series Superstar in an attempt to win the role of rock opera Jesus Christ in a new arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar. He was chosen as one of the eleven finalists on the show in which began in July 2012. He made it to the semi-finals where he was eliminated on 24 July 2012.

Performances on Superstar Show Song Original Artist Result Bottom Two Performance Night One "Forget You" CeeLo Green Safe Night Two "Nothing's Real But Love" Rebecca Ferguson Safe Night Three "You've Got The Love" Candi Staton Bottom Two "The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles) Night Four "One Day Like This" Elbow Safe Night Five "Nothing Compares 2 U" The Family Safe Night Six "Apologize" OneRepublic Safe Night Seven "Too Close" Alex Clare Safe Night Eight (semi-final) "I Try" Macy Gray Bottom Two "No Matter What" (Whistle Down the Wind)