Acting experience
Previous paid speaking roles
Acting agent
Who Artists
Languages
Accents
- Australian
- Irish
- UK English
- UK Scottish
- USA California
- USA New York
Union memberships
Short Film
2020 'Boys Will Be/boys will be...' - Blake (Bronco) Sheridan - Jake Moss
2020 'Lore School: The Shrieker' - Murphy O'Reilly (Lead) - Avantika Tibrewal
2019 'Flamin Hell' - Jimothy O'Toole (Lead) - Rachel McLean
2019 'Adult Friends' - Simon Spencer (Lead) - Joel Stephen Fleming
2019 ‘Jeremy’ - Isaiah Kinsley (Lead) - Nathan Byrnes
2019 ‘Me No Speak Chinese’ - Damon (Supporting)
2019 'Op Shop' - William (Lead) - Elise Lamb
2019 'Debatable' - Douglas Phillips and Jackson Phillips (Lead) - Dan Taylor
2019 'Lone Tree' - Young Graham (Supporting) - Lachlan Bembrick
2019 'Friends' by Sametime music video - Chandler Bing - Why Not? Films, Luke Angelo-Roberts
2018 'Humans Never Change' - Johnny Lastov - Ben Dwyer
2017 'The Neolite' - Noah (Lead) - Andrew Bucknell
2017 'Down the Pub' - Travers Connor (Lead) - Jake Doak
2017 'Forgive Me' - Hunter (Lead) - Louie Hadfield
2017 'The Lies' - Hunter (Lead) - Louie Hadfield
2017 'Minefield' - Steve (Lead) - Daniel Burnett
Stage
2018 'Grigori the Helper' - Grigori - Matthew James French
2018 'The Eisteddfod' - Abalone (Lead) - Heidi Manche
2017 'Containment' - Infected scientist (zombie) - Kristen Maloney
2017 'Rhinoceros' - Grocer, Mr Papillon, Crash of Rhinoceroses - Steve Pearton
2017 'The Last Enemy' (reading) - Richard Hillary - Simon Chan
2016 'Innersense' - The World - Vacant Collective - Laura Campbell
2016 'The Skriker' - Skriker, Rawheadandbloodybones, Brownie - SBIT/Brisbane Tafe/Canberra University - Lisa O'Neill, Norman Price
2015 'Mother Courage and Her Children' - The Cook - SBIT/Brisbane Tafe/Canberra University - Anatoly Frusin
2015 'Look At Me Now' - BlindnessSBIT/Brisbane Tafe/Canberra University - Matthew French
2014 'The Frogs' - Aeschylus - SBIT/Brisbane Tafe/Canberra University - Lisa O'Neill/Norman Price
2014 'Bootcamp Royale 8' - Ensemble Member - SBIT/Brisbane Tafe/Canberra University - Lisa O'Neill/Norman Price
2013 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Lysander - SQUIDS - Christopher Cathcart
Web Series
2019 'Welcome to Wrigleton' - Max Wrigleton - Joel Stephen Fleming
2018 'Summer School' - Glenn Bradshaw (Lead) - Joel Stephen Fleming
Feature Film
2020 'Elvis' (Kat King) - International Hotel Showroom patron (BG) - Baz Luhrmann
2019 'Great White' - Stand-in for Aaron Jakubenko, PA - Great White Films, Martin Wilson
2017 'The Second' - Book launch guest - Sense & Centsability, Screen Queensland, Second Films, Mairi Cameron
2015 'Kurzeme Fortress' - Latvian Soldier - 55 Degrees Films, Kelly Hetherington
2013 'The Inbetweeners 2' - Splash Planet Punter - Chooks Films, Damon Beesley and Iain Morris
2013 'Parer's War' - Soldier - Pericles Film Productions, Alister Grierson
Television
2016 'Hoges' (Mini-series) - Pat Hogan - FremantleMedia, Kevin Carlin
2013 'Secrets and Lies' - Extra
Voice Over
2019 Voice of QBD Books - Internal Store Announcements - Ben Murray
Commercial
2019 'Zag' - Translink Social Video
2017 ‘A Son’s Introduction to the Stock Market’ - Son - Aaron Beardmore
2017 'Tour Amigo, You on Tour series - The Adventurer - Erin Sattler and Sarah Chlonta
2015 Do Uni Differently TAFE QLD campaign - Student - TAFE QLD
2014 Schoolies Shoot - Schoolie - 2014
Musical Theatre
2016 'Party At The End of the World' - Cockroach - Bernard Houston
2013 'Annie' - Rooster Hanngian - SQUIDS, Michelle Currie
Corporate Work
2018 'NRL Internal video' - Matty (Lead) - Busby Films
2017 'Training Video' - Alex (Lead) - Puma Energy: Puma Lubricants
2017 ‘Corporate Series - On Tour' - The Adventurer - Tour Amigo, Erin Sattler and Sarah Chlonta
2016 ‘Early Childhood Scenarios’ - Child-carer - The Replay Group
Training & Additional Notes
2020 Drama Teacher - Adam and Noah Early Learning College - July to Oct 2020
2020 Drama Facilitator - Room To Play - July 2020 - Present
2020 Tutor at Crete Street Studio - Intro to Acting: 10-12, 13-15, 16-18
2020 Film 101: 2-Day Writing & Pitching Workshop with 13th Street Films
2019 Guest Speaker at MEAA Equity Graduates Day
2019 Improv Workshop with Bridget Boyle
2019 Character Creation Masterclass with Barbara Lowing
2019 Auditioning and Self Test 4 week class with Ben Parkinson, Joey Viera, Brad McMurray, Mairi Cameron, and Stephen Lance
2019 Improvisation Workshop with the Starlight Foundation
2018 Voice Over workshop with Elise Greig
2018 Acting Masterclass (auditing) with Larry Moss
2018 US Accent for Pilot Season workshop with Anna McCrossin-Owen
2017 Casting Hothouse: Casting, scene, and audition workshops with Kerry Barden, Alison
Telford, and Matt Skrobalak US accent workshop with Dr Melissa Agnew
2017 Acting on Impulse: The Meisner Technique Masterclass with Scott Williams
2017 Uta Hagen and Howard Fine based Actor Training with Peter Rasmussen
2017 Dance Theatre Improvisation workshop with Kristian Šantic
2017 US Accent Workshop with Leith McPherson
2014 Canberra University/Brisbane TAFE - Bachelor of Acting and Performance
2016 Emily Joy - Self Test Workshop with Emily Joy
2016 Ben Parkinson - Training Academy Beginner's Casting Workshop
2015 Agency888 - Buds Get Set Workshop
2015, 2016 Sparkefilms - ANZAC day march
2014 Brisbane TAFE - Diploma of Acting and Performance
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