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

Accents
Standard / Northern / Manchester / Lancashire / Yorkshire / Liverpool
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:  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 (Devised) - Bernard

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

Film
GOING HOME (Short)
COLD TURKEY (Short)

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
ROYAL MAIL / WEST YORKSHIRE PROBATION SERVICE / ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE
HALIFAX plc / BLACKPOOL COUNCIL / INTELLIGENT FINANCE / SAINSBURY'S BANK
GREENE KING / RSPCA / McDONALD'S / PHOENIX LIVE LAUNCH / M & S LIVE EVENTS
BEEFEATER / THRESHER / NATIONAL POLICE TRAINING / HALFORDS / GROUP 4

Directors include
Dominic Keavey / David Blair / Jeff Naylor / Diccon Ramsay / Julian Holmes / Emma Hawley / Neil Alderton
Terry McDonough / Ciaron Donnelly / 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