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Native Yorkshire   Based North   Height 5' 11"   Hair Fair   Eyes Blue

Accents
Standard / Yorkshire / Lancashire / Liverpool / Scottish / Geordie / London / Cockney / American

Skills
Drives / Sings - strong Tenor / Musician - Bass / Tuba / Guitar / Drums / Dance + Ballroom / Fireblowing

Television
Yorkshire:  THE ROYAL TODAY - Eddie Trotter
BBC:  LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE - Drunk
Yorkshire:  EMMERDALE - Norman Burchill (5 eps)
Yorkshire:  THE CHASE - Mr Wilkinson (2 eps)
BBC:  LIFE ON MARS - Philbert
Yorkshire:  WHERE THE HEART IS - Quiz Master
Granada:  THE STREET - Richie
Granada:  NORTHERN LIGHTS - Challinor (series regular)
Granada:  CORONATION STREET - Big Jim (3 eps)
CH4:  NO ANGELS - Mr Thompson
CH4:  SHAMELESS - PC Neary
Yorkshire:  FAT FRIENDS - Sid (4 series)
BBC:  DOCTORS - Eddie Speed (18 eps)  * Nominated Best Villain 2004 
BBC:  IN DENIAL OF MURDER - Reg Ollerenshaw
Yorkshire:  THE ROYAL - Harry  
CH4:  BURIED - Gossie (4 eps)
BBC:  MERSEY BEAT - Chris
Granada:  ALWAYS & EVERYONE - Security Guard (2 series)  
Yorkshire:  HEARTBEAT - Barry Watson
Past credits include: 
GRAFTERS / PEAK PRACTICE / BARBARA / CITY CENTRAL / THE COPS / NORTH SQUARE / GOLD
BERKELY SQUARE / EMMERDALE / COMMON AS MUCK / SCAB / SMOKESCREEN / INTO THE FIRE
SLEEPERS / CRACKER / ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT / ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL

Theatre
Hull Truck Theatre:  PERFECT PITCH - Grant
Music In The Round:  NOYE'S FLUDDE. CHILDREN'S OPERA - Voice of God
National Theatre + Sheffield Crucible + National Tour:  BRASSED OFF - Harry
Northern Broadsides:  ROMEO & JULIET - Peter  ANTONY & CLEOPATRA - Mardian  THE CRACKED POT - Tommy Dixon
Northern Broadsides + Shakespeare's Globe:  A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Snug
Cheltenham Everyman:  PETER PAN - The Chief  THE PROVOKED WIFE - Ensemble  OF MICE AND MAN - Carlson
Wakefield Opera House:  ROBIN HOOD & BABES IN THE WOOD - Merryman
The Young Vic:  FLYING - Colin  TWO MEN FROM DERBY - Bradley
York Theatre Royal:  OLIVER - Mr Grimwig  
Derby Playhouse:  A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Snug  IT'S A MAD HOUSE - Christine's Husband
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Augustus Gloop  OUR DAY OUT - Bus Driver

Film
THE CALCIUM KID / HEARTLANDS / AN ANGEL FOR MAY / THIS FILTHY EARTH / THE PAROLE OFFICER
MARRIED 2 MALCOLM / GIRL'S NIGHT / CRIMESTRIKE / VROOM / BERT RIGBY YOU'RE A FOOL / THE INNOCENT

BBC Radio
WRITING THE CENTURY / THE MISSING WIFE / THE BLACKBURN AFFAIR
COURAGE / TRAPPED / 24 HOURS FROM GRIMETHORPE

Commercial
FULL MARKS / ITC IDENTS / INTELLIGENT FINANCE / WALL'S BACON / VIRGIN DIRECT / WOOLWORTHS / COI

Other Info
One Man Show:  HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE...?
Own Company:  FISH OUTTA WATER

Directors include
Chris Corcoran / Alan J W Bell / Tim O'Mara / Heenon Bhatti / S J Clarkson / Ian Bevitt / Terry McDonough
Tony Dow / Dale Evans-Carr / Daniel Wilson / John Godber / David Jackson / Dearbhla Walsh / John Anderson
John Deery / David Richards / Tim Dowd / Alex de Rakoff / Morag McKinnon / Rhian Hutchings / Nic Phillips
Harley Cokeliss / Andrew Cotting / John Duigan / Sid Wheatley / Nick Laughland / Joanna Read / Simon Meyers
Garth Tucker / Alrick Riley / Deborah Paige / James Cellan Jones / Graham Wetherell / Tony Garner / Ken Grieve
Metin Huseyin / Mervyn Cummings / Jane Howell / Roger Bamford / Giancarlo Gemin / Barrie Rutter / Chris Honer
Carl Reiner / Jonathan Petherbridge / Beeban Kidron / John McKenzie