David Wicks

David Wicks
EastEnders character
Portrayed byMichael French
Duration1993–1996, 2012–2014, 2024
First appearanceEpisode 928
23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)
Last appearance
Introduced by
In-universe information
OccupationCar salesman
Businessman
FamilyBeale
FatherPete Beale
MotherPat Butcher
Adoptive fatherBrian Wicks
StepfatherFrank Butcher
Roy Evans
StepmotherKathy Beale
Half-brothersSimon Wicks
Ian Beale
WifeLorraine Foster (backstory)
SonsJoe Wicks
DaughtersBianca Jackson
Karen Wicks
GrandsonsLiam Butcher
Morgan Butcher
GranddaughtersTiffany Butcher
Holly
Whitney Dean (adoptive)
GrandfathersAlbert Beale
GrandmothersLou Beale
AuntsPauline Fowler
Nephews
NiecesLucy Beale
First cousins
Other relativesBex Fowler

David Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC TV soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Michael French. The character originally appeared from 23 December 1993 until 21 November 1996. French returned temporarily from 1 January to 13 January 2012 ahead of a permanent return the following year on 26 September 2013. On 17 May 2014, it was announced that French would depart for a third time, last appearing on 30 May 2014. In July 2024, it was announced that French would reprise the role, appearing from 3 to 10 October 2024.

David has been involved in various storylines, such as his troubled and dysfunctional reconciliation with his children Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) and Joe Wicks (Paul Nicholls), his volatile and equally dysfunctional relationship with his mother Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement), an affair with his sister-in-law Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins), reuniting with Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson) and struggling to cope with her diagnosis of breast cancer.