David Fischer acted – after training as an actor in Munich – in Tübingen, Wilhelmshaven, Munich, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Münster, Duisburg, Vienna and Berlin. He has worked on municipal stages, with independent groups and for festivals.

With the fringe ensemble he has appeared in the following productions: Zur schönen Aussicht, Der Sprechhund, Grenzgänger, Fiction Impossible, Geschichten+, Königsmörder, Kirschgarten.2006, 100 Jahre Einsamkeit, Große Freiheit, Generation P, Club der Utopisten, Geschichten getürkt, Zoë rpt, Winter im Morgengrauen, Die Räuber, Der Kaufmann von Venedig and Die Heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe.

For Geschichten+ he was awarded the Performer Prize at the Festival Theaterzwang.
David Fischer is also currently a member of the company of French choreographer Jérôme Bel.