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Captain David Hawker
editBorn: 1946
Occupations: Merchant Seaman, Artist, Actor
Years Active: 1982 – Present
Captain David Hawker is a former merchant seaman who now works as both an artist and an actor.
Early Life
editDavid Hawker was born in Ireland and raised in the Midlands region of the United Kingdom. At the age of four, he sailed on a ferry from the River Mersey to Dublin, an experience he says inspired him to seek a maritime career..[1]
Career
editAt Sea
editHawker began his career as a merchant seaman as a deck apprentice in 1963. He left the Merchant Navy in 1982 having risen to the rank of Captain[2].His seafaring experience includes the role of navigator for a sailing ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean[3]. He was also a member of the Royal Naval Reserves for two years[4].
Artist
editCaptain David Hawker is a critically acclaimed painter specialising in maritime art.
Hawker worked as a commercial artist in the 1980s selling his work as mass-produced prints to be stocked in the gift shops of UK tourist attractions including Canterbury Cathedral.[4]
In 1983 he was commissioned to paint 63 Royal Navy vessels. Fifteen-thousand prints of these works were available for crews to purchase in the onboard NAAFI shops[4]. In 1987 Hawker revealed he had been commissioned to create artwork for the Queen Elizabeth 2 luxury liner[5]. He also designed artwork for the royal dining room of HMY Britannia[4].
Hawker’s experience and expertise in maritime painting led to him being appointed as the official artist for the Mersey River Festival[1] in 1999, a post he held until the annual festival was cancelled in 2020.
Actor
editAfter leaving the Merchant Navy, Hawker embarked on a new career in film and television, initially as a background actor.
Hawker is now a character actor who is credited on several movies including The Infidel[6]. He has also worked as an uncredited supporting artist on Hollywood blockbusters including Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets[7]
Personal Life
editCaptain David Hawker lives in Rushden. As of November 2024, he is President of the Royal British Legion Rushden Branch[8].
He has also sold his artwork to raise funds for The Seafarers’ Charity.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Davis, Laura. "Mersey River Festival Captured in Paint". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sea Festival Draws Ex-Sailor's Talent". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 7 July 1999. p. 16.
- ^ "Artist and a Showman". Liverpool Daily Post. 19 June 1999. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e "Sailor's New Voyage". Biggleswade Chronicle. 29 April 1983. p. 64.
- ^ "Plain Sailing to Success". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 14 May 1987. p. 42.
- ^ "Capt. David Hawker". IMDB. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "David in a Wizard Film Role". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 6 November 2022. p. 2.
- ^ "Branch Information". Royal British Legion. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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