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Native Liverpool   Based Liverpool   Height 6'   Hair Grey   Eyes Blue

Accents
Liverpool / Northern / Northern Irish / Scottish / Southern / West Country.  Good ear

Skills
Drives / Sings - Baritone/Tenor / Keyboards
Improvising / Devising / Workshops / Stage Fighting / Rugby / Squash
SINGER / GUITARIST (Electric + Acoustic)

Television
Yorkshire:  EMMERDALE - Sgt Wilkinson (2 eps)
BBC:  LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE - Workman
Granada:  THE STREET - Taxi Driver
M ersey:  HOLLYOAKS - Santa
BBC:  MERSEY BEAT - Sgt Salt (series regular)
BBC:  CASUALTY - Driver
BBC:  GOLDEN COLLAR - Mr Wrench
BBC:  RICH DECEIVER - Dave
CH4:  THIS BOY'S STORY - Pub Storyteller
CH4:  HEARTS AND MINDS - Quayle
LWT:  CRIME STORY - Det Sgt Trevor Taylor

Theatre
Liverpool Anglican Cathedrail (site-specific):  ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK - Philosopher / Santa
Northern Broadsides Tour + West Yorkshire Playhouse:  WARS OF THE ROSES: HENRY VI - Winchester
EDWARD IV - Old Clifford   RICHARD III - Brackenbury
24:7 Theatre Festival Manchester:  NOWHERE MAN - Dad
Neptune Theatre Liverpool:  OLIVER - Mr Bumble  MACBETH - Banquo
Unity Theatre Liverpool:  HAMLET - Claudius  RIVER OF DREAMS - Brian Lambert  BOUNCERS - Judd
Chester Gateway:  IT'S NOW OR NEVER - Bert Reynolds
Edinburgh Festival:  CHALK 'N' TALK - Mr White / Bernice
Walker Art Gallery:  HENRY VIII - One Man Show
Empire Theatre Liverpool:  TWOPENCE TO CROSS THE MERSEY - Mr Rose / Teacher / Bill
North West Tour:  BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS - Peter
Liverpool Playhouse Studio:  NUTTERS - McGuirk

Other credits
DIRECTOR
Neptune Theatre Liverpool:  THE SUNSHINE BOYS / LOVE ON THE DOLE
Stanley Theatre Liverpool:  EXTREMITIES
North West Tour:  ALL IN GOOD TIME
Unity Theatre Liverpool:  IT'S A MADHOUSE
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Unity Theatre Liverpool:  ROMAN MYTHS & LEGENDS

Film
GOING OFF, BIG TIME - Kitchen Screw
BACKBEAT - Sailor
HORSES FOR COURSES (NFTS Short)

Commercial
AA INSURANCE / ROTHMAN'S (German Cinema)

Corporate
COMMUNITY SERVICES / HEALTH & SAFETY VIDEO (both Directing credits)

Directors include
Tristan Sharps / Alan Wareing / Alan J W Bell / Terry McDonough / Jeff Naylor / Barrie Rutter
Mike Adams / SRobert del Maestro / Jo Johnson / Andy Hay / Adrian Bean / Ian White / Jim Doyle
Graham Theakston / Gill Wilkinson / Stephen Whittaker / Gurinder Chadha / Iain Softley
Peter Kosminsky / Dean Sullivan / Jeremy Raisin