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Native Manchester   Based North   Height 5' 10"   Hair Light Brown   Eyes Blue

Accents
Standard / Northern / Manchester / Lancashire / Yorkshire / Liverpool / Irish (S)
Geordie (born) Scottish / American + New York.  Good ear

Skills
Drives / Sings - strong Tenor / Dance - Stage Movement / Stage Management / Lighting / Sound
Directing / Workshops + Leader / Comedy Skills / Sports + Football.  COMIC POETRY

Television
BBC:  GEORGE GENTLY - Philip Saint
BBC:  WATERLOO ROAD - Journalist
Granada:  THE STREET - Barry
Mersey:  HOLLYOAKS - DS Pendlebury
BBC:  NEW STREET LAW - Sgt Rawlsome
Yorkshire:  EMMERDALE - Custody Sergeant
Granada:  11TH HOUR - Salesman
Yorkshire:  BETWEEN THE SHEETS - Hotel Receptionist
Yorkshire:  HEARTBEAT - Reed  * 6 Series
Granada:  SECOND COMING - Hefty Bloke
Granada:  CORONATION STREET - Alex Swinton  * 21 Eps
Yorkshire:  SHIPMAN - Charge Officer
Granada:  ALWAYS & EVERYONE - Gloria's Boyfriend
Carlton:  PEAK PRACTICE - Hospital Porter
Granada:  RHINOCEROS - Army Spotter
Granada:  THE THINGS YOU DO FOR LOVE - Journalist
Granada:  UNDERCOVER CUSTOMS - Surveillance Officer
Granada:  CRACKER - Brent

Theatre
Contact Theatre Manchester:  CAPTAIN OF ENGLAND - Sloane
Library Theatre Manchester:  BOYS IN THE BAND - Larry
Green Room Manchester:  THE WELL - Mugger  * Lead  
DREAMS OF DEAD WOMEN - Mike  * Lead
Liverpool Academy:  CHRIST/LENNON - John Lennon
TIE Tour:  BERNARD & BANJO'S BIRTHDAY BASH - Bernard  (Devised)

Fringe
BILLY-DO / BELLS SHORTS / SKIN (Manchester Evening News Award - Best of Fringe 1996)

Pantomime
Smart Alec Prods:  ALADDIN - Chinese Poiceman / Genie

Comedy / Cabaret
The Frog & Bucket Comedy Club:  HOW MANY DAYS TIL XMAS? - Writer / Performer
Green Room Manchester:  DEF CABARET / THE COD WARS CABARET
JW Johnsons Cafe Bar:  J & B HEADLINE CABARET

Short Film
Double Down Films:  BRAINSTORM - Man
Vantage Point Films:  GOING HOME
Student Film (MMU):  COLD TURKEY

Radio / Voice-Over
BBC Radio 4:  HALF AN HOUR BEHIND THE TIMES - Seth  (Prod: Tony Cliff)
Granada:  GOLD
COMPUTER ANIMATED GAMES

Commercial
VODAFONE (Germany only)
GREGGS (with Paddy McGuinness)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY
EBAY
CHRISTIE'S

Corporate
extensive credits - clients include
ROYAL MAIL
WEST YORKSHIRE PROBATION SERVICE
ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE
HALIFAX plc
INTELLIGENT FINANCE
SAINSBURY'S BANK
GREENE KING
RSPCA
McDONALD'S
M & S (Live Events)
NATIONAL POLICE TRAINING
HALFORDS
GROUP 4

Directors include
Ciaran Donnelly / Stuart Ramsay / Alistair Ramsay / Dominic Keavey / David Blair / Jeff Naylor / Diccon Ramsay
Julian Holmes / Emma Hawley / Neil Alderton / Terry McDonough / Jon East / Helen Parry / Alan Wareing
Tony Prescott / Mark Sednell / David Andrews / Robin Shepherd / Bob Thomson / Adrian Shergold / Jonas Grimas
Penny Shale / Mervyn Cummings / Colin Cant / Ian Bevitt / Anne Ross-Muir / Garth Tucker / Roger Bamford
John Anderson / Tony Garner / Gerry Mill / Gerry Poulson / June Howson / Alan Grint / Simon Meyers / David Tucker
Jim Goddard / Bill Pryde / Noreen Kershaw / Robert del Maestro / Oliver Horsbrugh / Jean Stewart / Maggie Ford
Braham Murray / Greg Hersov / Kenneth Alan Taylor