David Oakes was born on October 14, 1983 in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England, the son of a Church of England canon and a professional musician. Oakes was head boy at Bishop Wordsworth's School, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he was also heavily involved with the Salisbury Playhouse and their youth theatre, Stage 65. He graduated with a first in English Literature from the University of Manchester. He attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 2005 to 2007. Actor known for his roles in The Pillars of the Earth, The Borgias, and The White Queen.

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