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David Proud (born 14 March 1983) is an English actor. He was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. He only began his acting career during his early twenties, having previously believed that it would be impossible for him to have a career in that field. His first professional acting role was as a wheelchair basketball player in the children's TV series ''Desperados''. He has since appeared in three independent films. Proud has received critical praise for his comic acting ability. In June 2009 it was announced that he will become the first disabled actor to play a regular disabled part in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He plays the character Adam Best, son of Manda Best, in April 2010 it was announced that the character had been axed by Bryan Kirkwood. In 2011 made his writing debut with a short film "Wheels of Fortune" in which he co wrote and co starred with his close friend Jason Maza〔(Profile ) and (news archive ) for David Proud] on the Internet Movie Database〕 In 2011 David was granted the Freedom of the City of London due to his work with several charities.〔(Official Website ), David Proud's Website]〕 David Proud was named in the Shaw Trust Power 100 as one of the 100 most influential people with a disability for 2015. ==Personal life== Proud was born with spina bifida, which was diagnosed when he was five years old. He was able to walk with the use of plastic leg splints and participate in most activities, and attended a mainstream primary school. During secondary school he required the use of a wheelchair but refused to transfer to a special school. He took time off for two major operations on his spine. He passed nine subjects at GCSE and two A levels at grade D.〔〕 He studied theatre at A level and was involved with school productions. He wanted to take drama at university but did not believe it would be a viable career so worked as a benefits administrator for four and a half years. He then obtained his first professional acting role in the children's television series ''Desperados''.〔 Obtaining the grades he did in his educational qualifications, in spite of the difficulties caused by his health problems, has been described by Proud as "one of () proudest achievements".〔 He has written for ''Inclusion Now'', the magazine of the Alliance for Inclusive Education, describing his attitude to his disability: "Being told that I can't do something seems to make me more and more determined".〔 Although he has described roles calling for disabled actors as his "niche", Proud has expressed hopes that as disabled actors enter the mainstream, they will receive roles where "the wheelchair isn't relevant to the character", and that they will be able to compete for 'regular' roles. Outside of acting, Proud is studying for a degree in psychology through distance learning with the Open University.〔 He has also collaborated with Jason Maza on writing the script for a new film project.〔 He is a patron for the Association of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and launched their Fit For Success scheme. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Proud」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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