David Witts

David Peter S. Witts, is a British actor born on the 30^th of June 1991. Before his appearance in television he attended Southend High School for boys, where he began to discover his passion for acting. He was then trained with the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He was even working as a barman for a short period. He made his first appearance on June 22, 2012. He is best known for his portrayal of Joey Branning in the long – running British television soap opera, East Enders.

He also appeared in numerous theatre productions, including Wild Boyz, The Wizard of Oz and Snow White throughout 2011.

His way of becoming popular began on May 2012, where a digital spy reported that he was had casted to play Derek Branning’s son, Joey Branning, in EastEnders. Upon his entrance to the said series, he was very much delighted to be joining EastEnders after being a fan for so many years. Joining the Braning family couldn't have come at a better time, especially after winning an award to the recent British Soap Awards." EastEnders” executive producer, Lorraine Newman said that the role of Joey is a grand addition to the Brannings and after an explosive entrance onto the Square, he is set to break a few hearts as he campaigns to bring Derek down. Because of his talent he won the award as the “Most Popular Newcomer” for his portrayal of Joey at the National Television Awards 2013. He also won as the “Sexiest Male” at the Inside Soap Awards.