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Troy was a bright, charismatic student, very talented at basketball. He wanted to do well in the sport he loved, but his deafness threatened to hold him back. In the second series, the focus of Troy's life moved from sport to women – casual relationships, and as many as possible. But when he met Bella, he started to want a serious relationship. However, Bella rejected the idea, seeing Troy as too selfish and irresponsible. Adam remains Troy's closest confidant and Maya his oldest friend.
'Troy is interesting to me because he has faced many dilemmas,' says David Ellington, who plays the part. 'In RUSH 1, he was struggling with whether or not to have a cochlear implant, with how to win through and be taken seriously as a basketball player, and with the different issues he faces being both deaf and black. In RUSH 2, his passion was girls, in a desperate attempt to forget the black deaf girl who broke his heart in Jamaica over the summer. Now in RUSH 3, he has a new set of very difficult issues to face.'
David was born in Bristol, where he still lives, and educated at Burwood Park School in Surrey. His first acting experience was in the deaf festival at the Swan Theatre in 1997. His other credits include The Queen's New English (a deaf cyber pop video – the original version), Chronic Embarrassment (PULSE), Reservoir Wolves (Remark!), Talk (Disability Rights Commission), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (BBC), and Def, a short film which will be screened at the London Deaf Film Festival.
David has also been involved in the Sibling Sign group and drama workshops for young deaf and hearing children. He is currently working freelance, dividing his time between theatre and film projects and drama workshops with children.