David Ajao

About
David Ajao

Highly experienced scripted & entertainment writer. Award-winning actor. Best Debut Writer at Edinburgh New Voice Awards.

David Ajao is an award-winning writer and actor with a distinctive voice spanning comedy, entertainment, theatre and screen. Raised in Peckham and of Nigerian descent, David has built an impressive career across British television, theatre and film.

As a writer, David has worked on major entertainment productions including The British Fashion Awards, The BRIT Awards (ITV), Simon Cowell’s Walk the Line (ITV) and Jimmy Fallon’s That’s My Jam (BBC/NBC). His scripted work includes Romeo and Juliet (Unicorn Theatre), Primetime (Royal Court), Superjohn (Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe), Otieno (Southwark Playhouse), Remix (Battersea Arts Centre), Gangs of Tooting Broadway (film), Urban Mischief (Box Clever Theatre) and Duwayne (The Old Hove Market, Brighton). He was also named Best Debut Writer at the Edinburgh New Voice Awards and is Deputy Artistic Director of Brixton-based Box Clever Theatre Company. In 2025 and 2026, David joined Comedy Central’s Stupid Central as Lead Writer, while also contributing to Have I Got News for You (BBC) and BBC Radio 4.

As an actor, David is an award-winning performer with a growing screen presence. In 2026 he also appeared in Netflix’s Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy.

David continues to work across writing and performance, creating bold, funny and culturally resonant work for stage and screen.