Actor David Heap has died aged 76 after a long illness, his wife and actor Olwen Fouéré has announced. He studied at the Bristol Old Vic theatre school before moving to Ireland in an early role in Brian Friel’s Translations. Olwen Fouéré and her husband David Heap in 2015. "Farewell to my beloved David Richard Heap, who died in my arms at home today December 30th 2025,” she wrote. Olwen and her husband David Heap“I just cried every day, just seeing how diminished he’d become, thinking about all the things we’ll never do together again.

Source: Irish Independent January 01, 2026 03:57 UTC