About Me

Open-minded with plenty of life experience. Had experience of background work on HOLYOAKS (including role of diner dying of hunger in restaurant), + COURT ROOM. Appeared on gameshow WIPEOUT with Bob Monkhouse and 4 tmes on KILROY, twice miked up and speaking (front row). Love film, tv, sport, travel and new experiences. Love to laugh and people who can make me laugh. I'm a hard worker, reliable, punctual and more than happy to hang around for hours for just a few moments of work. Available 24/7 at short notice and happy to travel for work. Valid passport, car and clean driving licence.

Acting

Experience

Accents

Employment History & Experience

Worked on Holyoaks a couple of times in late 1990's, once as a main, non speaking character, dying through lack of food and attention n the restaurant
Worked on Court Room as a jury member, early 2000's.

Presenting

Experience

Specialist Areas

Employment History & Experience

Parenting Course, Group Leader with Bangor University (Webster Stratton)qualification. Presented parenting work to potential foster carers, and Self-Injury/Self-Harm knowledge to potential foster carers and fellow professionals.

Extras Work, Partipant, Contestant

Experience

Employment History & Experience

Holyoaks, Court Room.

Languages Spoken

Experience & Qualifications

General Experience

Samaritan volunteer for 4 years with responsibility for going into schools and educating students and teachers. Level 2 Counsellor. Worked with families and Young People (Open Uni qualification) and 17 years practical work experience working as a Residential Care Worker and as a Support Worker n a Social Work Team, all for Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen Council, (from April 1994 until March 2011. Presented Parenting Courses to parents through Quick Start Family Centres mid 2000's. Had Police Clearance over 17 years until 2011, so could do chaperoning if required. I was a weekly reviewer for Radio Lancashire, reviewing live entertainment shows and newly released films at the cinema and feeding back to the radio audience once a week.

Qualifications & Training

Level 3 NVQ Working With Children and Young People.
Level 2 Counsellor.
Parenting Course Group Leader.

Other Information

Relevant Skills

Played sport at a reasonable level. Still play golf, badminton and table-tennis, watch football, go racing. I like a challenge and have always loved tv and film.

Interests & Hobbies

Tv, film, radio, commercials, theatre, sport, drama, factual crime stories, comedy and travel.

Miscellaneous Information

Had a variety of jobs, police officer, insurance agent, London Underground tube driver, market researcher, betting shop manager, Care worker, gambler. Worked as a background artist for a few months until my working hours changed and I could no longer be as available as I had been. Now I am retired am available to resume my new career, hopefully.