About Me

I am a 31 year old male, with a beard, balding/shaved head, tattooed on my arms and hands, I have my ears stretched, once at a size of 32mm but since having a family around 18mm, I tend not to wear them anymore, although I have plugs and tunnels at my current size.

I have recently completed 6 days as a chaperone with my 4 month old daughter on 'Starz' 'The White Princess' the hours were comparable to those of a standard extra.

I am a musician, I play bass guitar and drums, bass guitar at a professional standard and it is how I make my living. I play drums to what I would consider intermediate and acceptable for TV/Film work. My bass playing would be studio quality.

I live in South Wales and would consider work all over the UK, my function band play internationally so I am used to being away from home.

I am looking for work in any capacity, I would consider any line of extra/acting work although I have never acted in front of a camera. My wife and I were featured on a programme called 'Get Me To The Church' that followed my groomsmen and I being placed in the Sahara Desert with the intention of getting back to the wedding within 3 days. The aforementioned program sometimes took multiples retakes and repeated reactions, alongside genuine reactions. The show was shown on UKTV's 'W' formally 'Watch' but didn't grasp a large audience.

Music

Experience

Vocal Skills

Instruments Played

Employment History & Experience

3 years classical voice training at college (12 years ago)
17 years playing bass guitar to grade 8 level
12 years playing drums to grade 5 level
10 years percussion to grade 4 level
7 years as a vocalist in metal band (screaming and singing voice)
The last 5 years I have been a bass player for a function/wedding band touring the country playing to crowds of up to 10,000 people also featuring in promotional videos and live casts.

Extras Work, Partipant, Contestant

Experience

Employment History & Experience

6 days with Starz as chaperone on 'The White Princess' for my now 4 month old daughter, some long days. My daughter played a main chatacter's baby and I spent most of my day waiting to be called to set, on set and with lead performers and producers/directors

Languages Spoken

Experience & Qualifications

General Experience

I have had varied jobs throughout my life, mainly centred around customer service at an insurance company and more recently as a carer for adults with learning difficulties, I entered a Social Work degree firstly through an access course then on to Swansea University for their Social Work BSc, although after a year of study, despite doing well academically, I found the practical placement too intense and decided to throw myself into my musical career, in doing so the band has become very successful and now all 4 of us play music full-time. My time in Social Work, care and customer service have moulded me into a person centred individual and I now feel I can understand the importance of other people's duties in their job, an example of which was when on set with my daughter having to wait a full morning before being called onto set, instead of becoming anxious and frustrated, I remained calm knowing that everyone else on set had jobs to do before getting to us.

Qualifications & Training

ND Performing Arts (2003)
HND Performing Arts (2005)
Grade 7 Bass Guitar (2002)
Grade 5 Music Theory (2003)
Grade 5 Drums (2004)
Classical Singing Grade 3 (2004)

Other Information

Relevant Skills

As previously mentioned I work well with people, whether it be with a frustrated client or within a group of peers.

I run the booking/management of the current band I am in, which entails dealing directly with clients and trying to develop their occasions and discussing financial information.

I am not easily intimidated, I can put forward my opinions, I am confident, yet know my place and respect those giving orders/guidance.

Interests & Hobbies

I enjoy mountain biking (downhill), cinema, studying the methods behind large TV/Film productions, sound engineering, photography, playing music.

I would not call myself athletic, although I am able to maintain stamina whilst mountain biking and I am also an adequate skater on either rollerblades or on ice, I have been a referee in Roller Derby and I can ice skate to an intermediate level, once attending an ice hockey practice, due to there being no permanent ice rink near my home I was unable to attend regularly. I own my own rollerblades and ice skates and pads.

I played rugby in school, at the time I was a second row although now my stature would render me as a prop.

I enjoy seeing new places, my daughter's extra work took me to some wonderful places, a couple of sets on farms, castles and studios. My job takes me to wedding venues/manor houses/exhibition centres all over the country and is one of my main reasons to stay within my job, so travelling to the farthest parts of the country for a day or longer appeals to my personality.

Miscellaneous Information

My current job has unusual hours in comparison to the usual 9-5, I work the occasional weekday (Monday-Thursday) then every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The functions we play at mainly fall at night and I have reliable stand-ins for dates I cannot attend due to other commitments. I feel that this would make me a reliable extra as I can arrange a replacement for myself last minute in order to attend a shoot.

As mentioned previously I am willing to consider any type of role in any circumstance, I have not considered any progression within TV/Film but would do so if needed.