Erin Leighton

Highlights

• Professional Acting Experience (Those with ^ means role involved combat) :
  2017 Lead role, short film, 'The Experiment" (very manipulative and provocative 'honeytrap') Nick Perry
  2016 Lead role, Film, ' Thynes' Own Self ' ^ (emotional role as well as active and strong at times) Goat Major Films
  2016 The Female, Film, 'Kill face Kill face' (hard faced, unnerving, dodgy dealer)
  2015 Lead Villain, Film (Short) 'Agent Walker' ^ (evil, sarcastic and emotionless character)
  Richard Hope Goat Major Films & Frame of Mind
  2015 Lead Villain, 'Phantasms' (Evil, feisty and mean character) Frame of Mind Films
  2015 Lead Female Music Video Reaper in Sicily / Islands (emotional scene, saving man from suicide)
  Richard Davies Richard Davies Photographer
  2014 Lead Female Barbara. Film 'The Institution' (Very disturbed, damaged and unpredictable character. Emotional role) Sean Tuan John and Uhuh Dance Co
  2014 Radio presenter . Radio Throwback, Passion Radio
  2014 Nurse (RP accent)Voice Over WW1 Exhibition
  Michael Withers Michael Withers. Malmsebury
  2013 Lead - The Anarchist - Theatre 'An Accidental Death of an Anarchist' (Comedia Del'arte style, very physical and emotional)
  Richard Madig Volcano
  2013 Emzie Film (Short) Streetz
  Gurch Togah Wyvern
  2013 Lead female (Lula)
  Theatre Happiness Repeats Itself
  Sean Tuan John Wales Millenium Centre and Aberyswyth Arts Centre. Main Character 'Lula' (emotional role, troubled girl, ends play with emotional monologue)
  2012 One of trio of nuns, Film (LB) Dismorphia
  Sean Tuan John Wales Arts Council
  2011 Lead Female (Clarys)
  Theatre Happiness Repeats Itself (site specific) Sean Tuan John Sean Tuan John
  Swansea
• Irish dance trained for 15 years.
  Qualified 'Riverdance level' Qualified for The World Championships 5 times.
  Ranked 8th in the world at Great British Championships
• Over 10 years professional modelling experience with multiple publishings.
  Mostly experience in fitness, beauty, lifestyle, lingerie and fashion.
• 5 years full time study and practice of acting, drama and performance. 2:1 degree in performance and A alevel in drama.
  
  Appeared and featured in numerous shows, short films and site specific performances. Many lead roles and supporting roles. Experienced in numerous accents including all US and Irish.
  
  Versatile actress. Highly experienced and devoted to naturalist acting and realism. Passionate about becoming another person and living their life, experiencing their experiences and giving their story to an audience emotionally, whether the role has been light and comedic, deeply emotional or psychotic and unnerving.
  
  Very natural and experienced with comedy and always just as eager to play comic roles as well as those that are far deeper.
  I am able to change my appearance and tone dramatically depending on the role I am cast and have therefore been able to play a massive range of ages.
  I am also skilled and experienced in 'epic' styles of acting including clown-like performance such as the physical Commedia Dell'arte. Extremely physically able and experienced with physical theatre and dance.
  
  
  
  Experienced with lead roles in films and live theatre such as well known Welsh director Sean Tuan John's 'Happiness Repeats Itself' - a site specific theatre/live camera show and film.
  
  Developed and featured in the first trial production of directors The Clarks' 'My Prosthetic Soul. A Medical Musical'
  
  Achieved full marks from independent judges for performances such as Oedipus - Role of tragic mother whom kills son in a state of possession. As well as comical, physical 'Bouffon' piece.
• 2019 - 'Onedash' Presenting 'Onedash' video technology for Onedash and 'Fiendish'