Acting
| Acting experience: | Previous paid speaking roles | |
Languages spoken
 | English |
Accents spoken
 | UK English |
Union memberships
 | Equity |
I have been a professional actor for the last 5 years.
I have had 30 years experience in Amature/Pro theatre. I am now a director and have won fourteen awards in the Scottish Community Drama festival in the past three years.
Parts:- From most recent-
"Test Flight" - Short film - Roll - mother - Dir Ciaran Lyons
"The One Show" - Mokumentary - Roll - psychology tests subject - BBC
"Ten To Nine" - Short film - Roll - Maggie (carer) - Glasgow Caledonian Uni - Dir Dr John Lynn (Credited)
Hombase Advert - Carlisle Railway Station - Roll - DIY worker
"The Cancer" - Short Film - Roll - Zombie - Twisted head productions - Dir Oscar Jon (Credited)
River city - BBC - Background Continuity
Taggart-BBC-Background continuity
"The Hill" - Short Film - Roll - Sandra Ferguson - Dir Kenneth Parker. (Credited)
"Vicis Raptor" - Short Film - Roll - Mother - RSAMD (Credited)
"Uncle Fergus" STV Award winning short film - Roll - Brothel madam -RSAMD - Dir Fiona Hay - (Credited)
NHS Training video - University of Cumbria - Roll - Patient, Maureen Black - Dir Matt Thompson - (Credited)
BAFTA 60 second short-"Humanities Unite Daily"- Roll - Shopper - Dir Laura Pearson - (Credited)
Legitt - New comedy for BBC - Roll - market shopper
Taggart - BBC, Roll - Anne, day centre worker
River City - BBC, Rolls - Various inc Prisioner, protester & cafe customer.
Byker Grove - BBC, Roll - Stunt double for Ann Orwin
"A Risk worth taking" for German T.V - Roll - various continuity
Feature film "Dogging" Roll - .Mrs Chip - Dir Simon Ellis - (Credited)
"If We Ruled The World" A Comedy pilot for BBC3. - Roll - Fat picnicker.
I have also done commercials:-
Nakamura football add - Ind
Job centre add - STV
I am Director of a local drama club, winning seven awards last year and four this year,including best director in Scotland for the play "Whodidit"
I can do most Scottish dialects, as well as Standard, Northern England, Cockney, Cornish, Welsh and Irish. American, Austrailian and most others given a bit of practice.
I am a good character actor and have a natural comic timing.
I can sing and play guitar and Boudrin.
I have a full driving licence and have experience driving motorbikes,quads,vans,lorries and buses.
I am a coach painter/builder to trade.