David Ajala was born in Hackney, London. His mother and father are also actors. He trained at the Anna Scher Theatre. Initially, he got into acting because his maths teacher said it was a good way to meet girls. In an interview for Interview Magazine David Ajala said "When I went to secondary school, my maths teacher said I had way too much energy and was too mischievous. He tried to convince me that if I did acting, I\'d be popular with the girls".\n', '

On stage Ajala has performed in Nation, A Midsummer Night\'s Dream with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Hamlet, and as Jim Brown in the European premiere of Kemp Powers\' One Night in Miami.\n', '

In film, his first part was in Kidulthood, and he also appears in the sequels, Adulthood and Brotherhood; he has also appeared in The Dark Knight and in major roles in Starred Up and the 2016 Seekers. On TV he has appeared in many series including Doctor Who and in major roles in Black Box, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, Nightflyers, and Falling Water.\n', '

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