Acting experience
Previous paid speaking roles
Languages
Accents
- Australian
- UK Cockney
- UK English
- UK Posh
Victorian policeman in Bollywood movie (Ramanujan) (several lines. also delivered in Tamil)
"Little Lady". short film. leading role as thug character.
Monsieur Ravoux in Loving Vincent (the father of Adeline Ravoux played by Eleanor Tomlinson). credited part with a number of scenes including dialogue.
Background work in:
Burke and Hare, Hugo(49 days, including feature),The Iron Lady, 360, Gambit, Now is Good, Hustle, Lewis, Line of Duty, Midsommer Murders, Doctors (including feature roles), Closed, Les Miserables, King of Soho, Outside Bet (feature), Austenland, P45, Paddy Power Ad, Jodie Marie music video (feature), Adolf Hitler (feature) in a History channel reenactment, Southcliffe (reporter), The Quiet Ones (Oxford Professor) . This is Jinsy (feature), Love and Marriage, presenter for Bosche (speaking role), Broadband Choices ad (feature), Father Brown, Muppet Movie 2, By Any Means, 1920, Pudsey- the movie, The Game, Midnight Beast, Nativity 3, Heinrich Himmler lookalike.
I have been a hand double and a hand model in a VOLVO video.
Role-Playing
Parent in Department of Transport educational film.
Lecturer in marriage counselling video.
Client on solicitor student assessment at London Metropolitan University
12 years in amateur dramatics as Actor and Director. Parts include:
Charles Condomine in Blithe Sprit
Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army
Toad in Toad of Toad Hall
Lord Felmet in Wyrd Sisters
Sir Percival Glyde in Woman in White
Stephen in The Weekend
Various Panto Dames.
I have a pair of antique glasses with my own prescription for use on set and stage.
I am a Garden Designer and horticulturist and have written 6 books on the subject. As a result I also lecture on Garden Design.
In the past I have played football, badminton and squash at a reasonably high level so have all the skills if not the fitness and physique. I still play football weekly. I also play tennis
