Who is David Ajala’s wife? All about British actor’s relationship

British actor David Ajala is married to Terri Martin, a presenter and blogger, as per The Rake magazine.

The couple shares two sons, Elijah and Toby. David Ajala will be featured in Netflix’s adaptation of Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10. His promotional trail for his movies and series led him to several interviews, including a Guardian interview published on October 18, 2025.

During that conversation, David Ajala was asked what love felt like. He answered:

“Finding a tenner in your jeans pocket. It has always been there but you find it at the moment you really need it.”

Back in November 2018, speaking to At the Movies, he remembered becoming a father. “It was so surreal and so special.” The moment had moved him deeply, and he added,

“I felt so proud and blessed to be given a great bundle of joy.”

He didn’t forget mentioning Terri Martin either: he said he was “immensely proud” of his wife for being “so awesome, so strong, and so courageous.” Later in the same interview, he was asked how he stayed close to loved ones while filming away from home. He said: “This is really really good question…” He talked about making the most of every chance to reconnect, calling up friends, inviting them to plays, movies, or food outings and explained that he had always been “a face-to-face kind of guy.”

Inside David Ajala’s journey: Family roots, early crushes and the start of an acting career

During his interview with At The Movies, David Ajala was also asked whether his family still saw him as “little David” or recognised the actor he had become. To this, he said:

“I think it is both. It is still “little David.” I have 4 brothers and 1 sister. It is six of us. Older brother, older brother, older brother, me, younger brother, and a sister. When the baby girl came along, which is my baby sister. Mom and dad retired, because they got their girl. I am still “Little David,” but at the same time my family has been very supportive in what I do. Especially my parents, I literally owe them my career for the sacrifices they made and support they have shown.”

Interview Magazine’s 2014 profile captured a younger version of David Ajala, a teenager trying to find his place.

“When I was in secondary school, my maths teacher said I had way too much energy… He tried to convince me that if I did acting, I’d be popular with the girls… I wasn’t getting much luck with the girls… Then the acting bug bit me…”

He went on to describe how tightly he held onto his ambitions at drama school.

“When I went to drama school, I was so focused on working hard and making it work. When I told my parents I wanted to get into acting, they encouraged me to embrace my academics more - focus on my science, because I was good at science," he shared.

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"So when I went to drama school, not only was it important to convince myself, but it was important to convince my parents. There were girls around, but I was so focused on working hard, I wasn’t able to entertain them. So I never really benefited… But maybe it’s helped a little bit more now. I get more hugs from females, which is very, very sweet,” added David Ajala.

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