David Boyll | Actor
 
 
 

Following a 30-year hiatus for a career in Film and Video production, David Boyll made his return to scripted theatre in 2017, “delivering a full load of crazy” in his breakout role as Bernard B. O’Hare in the World Premiere of Brian Katz’s Kurt Vonnegut’s Mother Night at Custom Made Theatre Company. In Partition at Indra’s Net Theater, David’s portrayal of Professor Alfred Billington was called “entertainingly stodgy,” and of his performance in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple at Ross Valley Players, one critic wrote, “Boyll's Felix delights, with his nasal honking and victim-posing, bringing enjoyable life to a potentially difficult character.”

David is a recipient of the Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle Award 2020 for Featured Actor in a Play in a house with fewer than 100 seats, for his performance in Custom Made Theatre Company’s production of Bess Wohl’s American Hero, Directed by Allie Moss.

Between 2013 and 2020, David improvised over one hundred plays and musicals with Un-Scripted Theater Company®. As a founding member of Improv Lab, he performed at festivals in San Francisco, San Diego, Austin, Santa Monica, and at SF Sketchfest.

He has voiced national commercials, portrayed characters in hit video games, narrated audiobooks, and has interacted with hundreds of millions of customers via automated voice response.

Born in New York City, David grew up in a performing family, his parents both classical vocalists. They moved to San Francisco when David was five and he’s lived here ever since. Thank you for supporting the arts.

Cover photo by Benjamin Krantz Studio

“The Triumph of Love” Shotgun Players, Spring 2023

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Recent Work

Theatre

Hairspray

Book by Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan
Music by Marc Shaiman • Lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters

Summer 2026

San Francisco Playhouse
Directed by Bill English
Musical Direction by Dave Dobrusky
Choreography by Phoenyx Rose

It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular “Corny Collins Show.” As Tracy rises to stardom, she uses her newfound platform to challenge racial segregation on the show, inspiring a movement that will change the face of television forever. With its infectious rhythms, colorful characters, and uplifting story, Hairspray is a joyous celebration of diversity and the power of standing up for what’s right.

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical

The Da Vinci Code
Based On the Novel by Dan Brown
Adapted By Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel

Winter 2026

Palo Alto Players
Directed by Jennifer Copaken

Bay Area Regional Premiere

Ada and the engine
BY Lauren Gunderson

autumn 2025

The pear theatre
Directed by miller liberatore

the hairy ape
by Eugene O’NEILL

summer 2025

Eugene O’Neill Festival
Tao House, Danville
Village Theatre, Danville
&
EUgene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre
New Ross, Ireland
Directed by Eric Frasier Hayes

The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time
Based on the novel
by Mark Haddon
Adapted by Simon Stephens

Spring 2025

San Francisco Playhouse
Directed by Susi Damilano
Movement Direction by Bridgette Loriaux

BATCC Award Nominated Best Show, Best Ensemble

Film and Video

 

Audiobooks and Interactive

Finding George Washington: A Time Travel Tale
by bill zarchy

Now available on Amazon and Audible

Listen to a sample
David Boyll

On a freezing night in 1778, General George Washington vanishes. Walking away from the Valley Forge encampment, he takes a fall and is knocked unconscious, only to reappear at a dog park on San Francisco Bay - in the summer of 2014.
Washington befriends two Berkeley twenty-somethings who help him cope with the astonishing - and often comical - surprises of the twenty-first century.
Washington's absence from Valley Forge, however, is not without serious consequences. As the world rapidly devolves around them - and their beloved Giants fight to salvage a disappointing season - George, Tim, and Matt are catapulted on a race across America to find a way to get George back to1778.
Equal parts time travel tale, thriller, and baseball saga, Finding George Washington is a gripping, humorous, and entertaining look at what happens when past and present collide in the 9th inning, with the bases loaded and no one warming up in the bullpen.

Murder at Roland Manor
by Brennan Pickman-Thoon

Thunder Bay Theatre
Interactive, Online
WINTER 2021

directed by Ciera Eis

Thunder Bay Theatre’s Murder at Roland Manor is an interactive, online mystery play. Explore the virtual manor as you chat with guests, roam the grounds, and discover who killed Kenneth Roland- before they get to you!
This interactive, online exprerience takes place on the Gather.Town platform. You can learn more about the platform here: https://www.gather.town/

 

Represented by
Stars, The Agency
San Francisco
415 421 6272

Height
6' 1"

Hair Color
Gray / Brown

Eye Color
Hazel

Photo
Circle Mirror Transformation
Custom Made Theatre Co. (2022)
L-R: Lauren Dunagan; David Boyll; Emily Keyishian

bookingS:

On Camera
TRAVIS@starsagency.com

Voiceover
Nate@Starsagency.com

 
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