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name: "David Shaughnessy"
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born: "3 March 1957"
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# David Shaughnessy

Actor. Born 3 March 1957 in London, United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 March 1957, London, United Kingdom

## Biography

David Shaughnessy is an English actor, voice artist, director and producer. He voiced Sir Didymus, The Hat and other characters in the 1986 film *Labyrinth*.

He trained at Eton College and the Central School of Speech and Drama, and began his career in repertory theatre before becoming a principal actor with the Old Vic in London. Shaughnessy has voiced characters in animated films and series including *Big Hero 6* (2014) and *Star Wars Rebels* (2014–2018), as well as in video games. He has directed episodes of the daytime dramas *The Young and the Restless*, *The Bold and the Beautiful* and *Days of Our Lives*, and is the brother of actor Charles Shaughnessy.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Labyrinth* (1986), Fi1m 74, as Didymus / The Hat — [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)

## Also known for

- *Big Hero 6* (2014), Heathcliff (voice)
- *Pig* (2021), Audiobook Narrator
- *Young Justice* (2010), Jason Blood / Etrigan the Demon (voice)
- *Star Wars Rebels* (2014), Vendor #1 / Imperial Transport Driver (voice), Commander Aresko / Taskmaster Grint (voice), Commandant Aresko / Stormtrooper / Taskmaster Grint (voice), Imperial Captain / Imperial Officer #2 / Mich Matt (voice)
- *Marvel's Avengers* (2013), Klaue / Secret Service #3 (voice)
- *Blood of Zeus* (2020), Chiron the Wise (voice), Dionysus (voice)
- *Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi* (2022), Old Man (voice)
- *DOTA: Dragon's Blood* (2021), Oracle / Barkeep (voice), Oracle / Barkeeper (voice), Elder / Optio (voice), Oracle / Toothless Citizen (voice)

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