David Holt (voice actor)


David Holt is an English voice actor, actor, and screenwriter.

Career

Voice acting

Holt is noted for his role as Vervain in Watership Down as well as the voices for the male animals in Percy the Park Keeper, Oakie Doke and other voices in Oakie Doke, Policeman, farm animals, and Robin Hood in A Town Called Panic, Dad in Angry Kid and Pinky in The Pinky and Perky Show. He has also done other voice work in animation, promos, documentaries, films, TV, multi-media, computer games, children's toys, exhibition guides, announcements and audio books. He also has voiced commercials for L'Oreal Kids, Guess Who? and Burger King.
He had provided the voice to the UK version of Face from Nick Jr from its launch in 1995 until 2004.
He played the voice of Jack Frost in the movie Rainbow Magic Return to Rainspell Island and the Bengal Tiger Shere Khan and Kaa in the TV series The Jungle Book.

Writing

In his writing career, he has been writing for various radio or television productions like In the Name of the Wee Man, Cold Call, Tales From The Tower, Proof of the Pudding, Medium Rare and Beyond the Gravy.

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994'Hymen
Silvius
Episode: "As You Like It"
1995Oakie DokeOakie Doke
Male voices
All Episodes
1996'CaptainEpisode: "Creation and the Flood"
1996The Adventures of the Garden FairiesAll voices
1997Brambly HedgeTeasel Woodmouse
Additional voices
Episode: "Spring Story"
1997Soul MusicMr. Clete
Additional voices
1997Enid Blyton's Enchanted LandsAngry Pixie
Additional voices
1998Wyrd SistersAdditional voices
1999Little MonstersAdditional voices
1999Lavender CastleCaptain Thrice
Sproggle
1999–2001Watership DownVervain
Bluesky
Boxwood
Darkling
1999-2000Pablo the Little Red FoxPablo
1996–1999Percy the Park KeeperMale animals
2000A Town Called PanicPoliceman
Farm animals
Robin Hood
Additional voices
2000SheeepHubert
2000The Magic KeyFloppy
2000Fetch the VetGeorge Moffat
Violet Blush
Lionel Froggatt
2000–2002Maggie and the Ferocious BeastHamilton Hocks
The Ferocious Beast
Rudy
-
2001–2003OswaldHenry
2002-2004Engie BenjyFisherman Finn and Messenger Mo
2003The Day Britain StoppedDominic Steel Mockumentary
2004Who Do You Think You AreDadTV movie
2004Peppa PigDaddy Pig
2004-2020Almost Fluffy Plush ToysPen Fold
2005Muffin the MuleMuffin, Willie, MorrisAll episodes
2005SpongeBob SquarePantsSquirtle
2005Harry and His Bucket Full of DinosaursSteggy
2006Rudi and TrudiRudiEnglish version
2006PullingBingo CallerEpisode #1.1
2006The LikeaballsLaughaball
2006–2007The Magic RoundaboutDougal
Brian
Main role
2008–2009The Pinky and Perky ShowPinky
Additional voices
Main role
2009-2015Team UmizoomiBot
2010The Jungle BookShere Khan
2010-2012Moose and ZeeMoose
2010–2014AlphablocksAdditional voicesMain Role
2011Quiff and BootGene
The Hundred
TV movie
2015Ruff Ruff, Tweet and DaveHatty the HamsterMain role
2015Bob the BuilderAlfred
Tread
Young Bob
2015 reboot,
2016Tree Fu TomZigzoo, Chezz,and Muru
2016-2019NumberblocksSeven, Nine, Fourteen, Seventeen, Twenty-Two
2019Yes We CanSam McBratney book - Narrator
2020The Hundred Decker BusMike Smith book - Narrator

Video games

YearTitleRole
1996'Additional voices
2000SheepAdditional voices
2004FableAdditional voices
2004'Additional voices
2006Thomas & Friends: Special DeliveryNarrator
2010Thomas & Friends: Hero of the RailsNarrator
2011Ni no KuniAdditional voices
2013PuppeteerGeneral Snake
General Sheep