About Me

I accepted the early advice I received as a youth that told me that it was folly to embark on a professional Acting Career unless I had absolutely no other way of earning a living.

Although I accepted unfulfilling jobs in my working life I was not deterred from my involvement in the `performing arts' in the form of amateur stage productions, radio work and business presenting. In the latter capacity I Organised, Presented and Chaired, Conferences, Workshops and Seminars.
The last job I had before retiring was as a Presenting Officer representing the Secretary of State at Tribunals. giving me practical experience of Courtroom procedures and activities.

Acting

Experience

Accents

Presenting

Experience

Specialist Areas

Entertainment

Experience

Extras Work, Partipant, Contestant

Experience

Experience & Qualifications

General Experience

A versatile actor with many years’ experience.

I have a rich, commanding voice and speak RP or with a `Northern’ accent.

Have played mostly Barristers, Vicars, Bishops, Cardinals, Priests, Doctors, Detectives, Police Officers and Spies
Playing 50 – 60 y.o.
Past Stage Productions include:
• Dear Charles
• Rose Without a Thorn
• Doctor in The House
• Semi Detached
• Summer Song
• The Lark
• Simon and Laura
• Beyond Reasonable Doubt
• Billy Liar
• Who Killed Santa Clause?
• House Guest (Nominated for best supporting actor)
• The Importance of Being Ernest
• Present from the Past
• Rebecca
• Whose Life is it Anyway (NODA award for best supporting actor)
• Racing Demon.
Radio and Television work:
Have worked with a local Cable Television company and produced and presented two programmes on Coffee and Wine and interviewed local personalities.
I have also worked on radio with Jim Bowen and Sally Naden and have taken part in Sunday Morning programmes reviewing the Sunday Papers and broadcasts promoting local events and the DSS.
Recent filming activities include:
• `Cherries’ – Student Film Stafford University
• `A Boy Called Dad’ Feature film
• `My Inner Self` – short film (Sample DVD available)
• Warner Bros `Sherlock Holmes` with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law
Crimes That Shook Britain series:
• The Heist
• The Dunblane Massacre
• The Stephen Laurence reconstruction
Crimes That Shook Australia

Qualifications & Training

I was tutored privately in Blackburn and London and gained a Gold Medal in Acting from LAMDA.

Have attended many courses in Business Presentation and Television Interviewing Techniques.

Other Information

Relevant Skills

Stage and Film Acting; Presenting on Stage, Television and on Radio; Ski-ing and Teaching; Cycling (I can ride a bicycle); Driving - I have a full, clean Driving License; I entertain guests in Spain conducting Tours of the local countryside and the Wine-producing Bodegas.

I compile and present Quiz Nights for a local charity on a regular basis.

Interests & Hobbies

I enjoy Digital Photography and Photo Editing.

My garden in Spain is important to me and find the design and cultivation particularly relaxing.

Although not a keen Sportsman I do regularly play Petanque in Spain whenever I am there.

Miscellaneous Information

Since retiring I have had the freedom to indulge myself in Professional Performing Arts and - because I do not have to earn a living any more - I have allowed myself to do things free-of-charge. This has allowed me to gain experience of the Film and Television Industry and to absorb the ethos and discipline of this world. I feel that it is now time to exploit the experience I have gained over the years to take on more challenging work and to reap appropriate financial rewards.

I have always used the motto `Just because we are amateurs it doesn't mean we can be amateurish'. People pay good money to attend the theatre - no matter how much or little that might be - and they are entitled to their moneysworth.