SteveLester

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SteveLester

 Actor  Presenter  Entertainer  Extra

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    Location: Chelmsford
    Gender: Male

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About Me

Group Scout Leader for local Scout Group (12 years)
Vice President & Child welfare Officer local cricket club (15 years)
Rotary Club member (23 years)
Write, compile and present quiz nights for charity, fund raising and social events
Ex Royal Naval Reserve


Acting


Experience

 -  Commercials
 -  Film (Professional)
 -  Panto
 -  Theatre (Professional)
 -  TV


Accents

 -  Essex
 -  London
 -  Posh


Employment History & Experience

Bollywood
'Housefull' - role as a Beefeater
'Ra 1' general background/sa
"Housefull 2" - role as a company director

Egyptian film - 'Football' - general background/sa

BBC - 'Micro men' - background

C4 'The Morgana Show' - dad on a beach & SA

BBC "Luther"

Film "The Iron Lady" - Role as an Opposition MP
"360" - Role of German Businessman
"Comes a Bright day" - Role of Bistro customer

Top Gear Live Tour 2010 (Earls Court & Birmingham NEC) - cast member
Home Office TFL Police Training Video (2011)
"The Iron Lady" (2011) - 1970/80s Conservative MP
"360" (2011) German Businessman
R/Evolution (2011) - Company Director (speaking featured)
Comes a Bright Day (2011) - Restaurant customer
Jack the Giantkiller(2011) - medieval jeweller
Now is Good (2011) - passer by/SA
The Wedding Video (2011) - Customer in Pub
Alison Jackson - Murdoch Pie incident photo shoot
Ferrari Ki Siwari (2011) - (Bollywood) - Cricket commentator
Zurich Insurance Corporate - Video & Photoshoot - (speaking)
The King of Soho (2012) - 1970s doctor
P45 - Bollywood (2012) - High class diner
- Builder
Met Police - Equipment testing project (improv)
"The Look of Love"(2012) - featured 1970s Auctioneer - speaking role - CREDITED
Closed (2012) - Court scene - gallery
Closed (2012) - Old Bailey - Journalist
Downton Abbey (series 3) - Cricket Umpire
Krish & Lee (2012) - Casino punter "Al Garratt"
National Geographic 6 part docu-drama (2012) UFOs - various speaking/featured roles
Saints & Scroungers 4 (BBC) - Defence & prosecution barristers
This is Jinsy (Sky Atlantic) - Stephen Fry's double
Celebrity double for Celebrity Who wants to be a Millionaire
The Broken (2013) - Boxing match spectator
Alan Titchmarsh Show (2013) - "Sugar Daddy" in article re "What women want"
On-line dating agency Advert (2013) - Managing Director (Speaking role)
Uni-Bet TV advert (2013) - Armchair expert for forthcoming Ashes series(Speaking role)
BBC 3 Pilot "The Godfather" - Graham - member of the book club
Ramunjan (2013) - Bio pic - Speaking role - CREDITED
member of cast of "Dont Dress for Dinner" - far eastern/Australian tour
Siblings (2013) - Hearse Driver
Breaking the Bank - (2014) - Investment Banker
Suspects (2014) -defence solicitor
Midsomer Murders (2014) - audience at a jazz festival
Shabitath (2014) - University Dean - speaking role - CREDITED
This Morning (2014) - "Denise does Downton" - part 3 - speaking & heavily featured
Missing you already (2014) - Sanitation Manager
Babylon (2014) - ARP unit Inspector in charge - speaking role
Rise of the Krays (2014) 1950s uniform police officer
Fall of the Krays (2014) 1960 Mafia lawyer
Corporate training film - online/cyber security (2014)
Humans (2015) - Demonstrator
Presenter for a corporate investment seminar (2015)
Viral holiday presentation (2015) - speaking role
"The wives did it" - featured role -father of murderer (2015)
Barbour/Landrover with Lawrence Dallaglio photo shoot (2015)
"Lucky Man" (2015) Sky - Greyhound Track punter
DHL - corporate - safety training film - Maverick (2015)
Midsomer Murders - UFO spotter (2015)
"Lucky Man" (2015) Sky - Jewish Diamond Dealer
Tello - Japanese chewing gum advert - passer by in street
"Lucky Man" (2015) Sky - Cage fight spectator
"Lucky Man" (2015) Sky - master Of ceremonies - speaking/featured
Waiting for you (2015) - book shop customer
London Town (2015) - 1970s Doctor
"Drifters" (2015) Wedding Toastmaster
Their finest hour & half (2015) - 1940s hospital patient
"Azhar" (2015) - Cricket Umpire - featured
Housefull 3 (2015) - Street passer by
"Man v Fly" (2015) - Group Scout Leader - speaking/featured
ADHM (2015) - LSE Professor - speaking/featured


Presenting


Entertainment


Experience

 -  Master of Ceremonies


Employment History & Experience

10 years experience as Professional Toastmaster/MC
numerous weddings, ladies night dinners etc

Auctioneer (professional) I have conducted many charity auctions raising £1000s for various charities

Hosted, compered and commentated for 20-20 floodlit cricket tournament

Hosted and compered presentation dinners and functions


Extras Work, Partipant, Contestant


Experience

 -  Film (Professional)
 -  TV Contestant
 -  TV Shows


Employment History & Experience

Used extensively by numerous TV & production companies for game/quiz show development from concept to pitch and pilot

Contestant on 'Sell Me The Answer' (25 shows)
'Pointless'
'The Chase'

Charlie Brooker's 'Newswipe' - (never broadcast)


Physical Details

Ethnicity:
White/ Caucasian
Skin Colour:
n/a
Height:
6 ft 3 in
Weight:
16 st lb
Build:
n/a
Dress Size:
n/a
Chest:
48 in
Waist:
38 in
Hips:
n/a
Shoe Size:
10.5 UK
Eye Colour:
Hazel
Hair Colour:
Brown
Hair Length:
Short
Hair Style:
n/a

Languages Spoken


 -  French
 -  German

Other Information

Relevant Skills

Experienced Professional Public Speaker (over 120 engagements completed in 2010 to date)
Experienced Professional Toastmaster/MC
Professional Auctioneer/valuer

Interests & Hobbies

Performance/classic car driver/enthusiast - currently own 1984 Lotus Esprit Turbo
Collect WWI silk postcards

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