Yuval David

Yuval is a formally trained and well-experienced stage actor. He then progressed to also star in television and film.Yuval began acting at a young age receiving accolades for his roles in plays at theatres around the country, eventually leading him to Broadway and Off-Broadway.The son of internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Ziva Cohen, Yuval was raised in an artistic home. Having the dance background, fused with his athleticism and sports experience, gives Yuval a heightened physical vocabulary. His physical awareness and prowess is evident in the way he uses his entire instrument, his body, in creating and exploring his characters.Yuval began training in the performing arts at a young age, and focused on acting in addition to dance and clowning. Today, with his experience in dance and physical theatre, he incorporates his agility in playing roles with intuition and sensitivity.Since early childhood he knew he would become an actor. He made the realization while in nursery school when his parents took him to see Lily Tomlin in her one-woman show "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." His parents recall him being amazed that the job of this woman on stage was to use her imagination and play all while getting an audience full of people to react together.Growing up in Washington, D.C., in a cultural family with friends from around the globe, Yuval not only speaks various languages, but he developed a magnified awareness of people and humanity. His family tells stories of how he would put on shows for them, and imitate their friends with surprising attention to movement, intonation and accents. His extraordinary ability to do virtually all accents leads him to play characters from around the globe. Yuval is widely known for being a brilliant voice talent, doing accents and character voices, as well as subtle adjustments in the way he uses his voice in every role.Yuval has always consistently received accolades for his performances. Early in his career, Yuval was awarded the Maryland Distinguished Scholar in the Talent of the Arts and the University of Maryland Creative and Performing Arts scholarships.He has built credits, performing in theatre, film, television, commercials and voice-overs. Yuval spends his time between New York and Los Angeles. Show less «