---
name: "David Gamble"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-gamble"
fi1m_id: "david-gamble"
imdb_id: "nm0303775"
tmdb_id: 20066
wikidata_id: "Q15453652"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "24 June 1955"
died: "12 June 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:18:24.256973+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Gamble

## Identity

David Gamble

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-gamble
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-gamble
- **IMDb ID:** nm0303775
- **TMDB ID:** 20066
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15453652
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gamble_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15453652, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0303775/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20066

Editor. Born 24 June 1955 in Derry. Died 12 June 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 24 June 1955, Derry
- **Died:** 12 June 2026
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gamble_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15453652, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0303775/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20066

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Shakespeare in Love*](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md) (79)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Gamble (24 June 1955 – 12 June 2026) was a British film editor. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, and read ecology and biology at Edinburgh University before entering television.

Gamble's feature credits as editor include *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), *Veronica Guerin* (2003) and *Shopgirl* (2005). He received an Academy Award nomination and won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for *Shakespeare in Love*. Earlier work included assistant editing on *Paperhouse* (1988) and *The Tall Guy* (1989), and editing on television series and dramas such as *Tales of the City* (1993).

He later taught editing at film schools and universities including the National Film and Television School and Goldsmiths, University of London. He was married to Alex Mackie.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shopgirl* (2005), Editor
- *Veronica Guerin* (2003), Editor
- *Lucky Break* (2001), Editor
- *The Sight* (2000), Editor
- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)
- *My Son the Fanatic* (1997), Editor
- *Loved Up* (1995), Editor
- *Marooned* (1994), Editor
- *Tales of the City* (1993), series, Editor
- *The Tall Guy* (1989), Assistant Editor
- *Paperhouse* (1988), Assistant Editor
- *Driving Me Crazy* (1988), Sound Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1999: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Shakespeare in Love*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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