JOHN TOWNSEND

Male
Location: London, England, UK
Ethnicity
White / European Descent
Age Range
65 - 81
Height
6' 3" (1m 91cm)
Weight
14st. 11lb. (94kg)
Hair Colour
Grey
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Muscular

Overview

Ethnicity
White / European Descent
Age Range
65 - 81
Height
6' 3" (1m 91cm)
Weight
14st. 11lb. (94kg)
Hair Colour
Grey
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Muscular

Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2014 Stand in for Brendan Gleeson
Film 		Suffragette

Education

Year Qualification Where

About me

20+ years experience standin body and hand double featured SA photographic work. Guitar and banjo player on camera
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townsendj@ blueyonder.co.uk

License & Passport

Passport: Yes
Driver's License: Yes

Skills

Languages Spoken English
Accents/Dialects English - London
Vocal Types Baritone
Singing Styles Choral, Country, Folk
Musical Skills Banjo, Guitar
Organisations / Memberships BECTU (UK)

Highlights

  • High And Mighty catalogue and poster photographs
    (6'4" in height - fit and in good shape for 67 years old)
  • I have worked in film, TV and photographic work in England and abroad on location for 20 years . During recent years I have been a stand in/body doubIe - see CV below and have had featured roles in Chuckle Brothers, Lenny Henry Show,Aer Lingus commercial,John Smith Commercial(guitar player for Engleburt Humperdink) all on U-tube. Following an earlier career as a professional folk singer I have recently had a credited role as a banjo playing singer in Sadie J for CBBC.

    CV for John Townsend – Stand-In/Body Double
    Height 6’3”
    2014 Brendan Gleeson - stand-in Suffragette Dir Sarah Gavron, 2ndAD Bryn Lawrence
    2012 Stephen Fry - stand-in on Visit Britain commercial
    2010-11 Stephen Fry – stand-in – Sherlock 2 Dir Guy Richie 2nd AD Danny McGrath
    2008 Clive Russell – body double – Sherlock Holmes Dir.Guy Richie 2nd AD Jo Tew
    2008 Alfred Molena Stand-in Prince of Persia, Dir. Mike Newell, 2nd AD Will Dodds –
    2007 Jonathan Ryland –Stand-in The Dark Knight Dir. Christopher Nolan
    2007 Stephen Fry – Body double - Walkers Crisps Ad.
    2007 Jim Carter – Stand-in - The Golden Compass Dir. Chris Weitz
    2006 Pedja Bjelac – Body double/stand-inHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    Dir. Mike Newell
    2005 Liam Neeson –Stand-in Batman Begins Dir Christopher Nolan
    2003 Liam Neeson – Body double - Love Actually, Dir Richard Curtis
    2002 Jim Carter –Body double - Dynatopia, Dir Marco Brambilla
    2000 John Laraquette – Stand-in/body double10th Kingdom Dir.David Carson,
    Herbie Wise
    (Filming in England, Austria and France)
    1999 Clive Russell –Stand-in Hope and Glory BBC
    1997 Jon Goodman – body double, hand double for SFX – The Borrowers
    Dir. Peter Hewitt
  • Professional folk singer for many years playing guitar , banjo recorded LPs CDs Cassettes. British, Irish American songs. Played clubs, concerts, radio, TV