Junior Laniyan
Overview
- Ethnicity
- Black / African Descent
- Age Range
- 28 - 34
- Height
- 5' 7" (1m 70cm)
- Weight
- 12st. 2lb. (77kg)
- Hair Colour
- Black
- Eye Colour
- Brown
- Build
- Medium
Video
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Agent
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2013 |
Horatio
Theatre |
Hamlet Anna Daniels / Synomatic Productions |
Brixton Traders car park (Site specific) |
2013 |
Cory/Lyons Understudy
Theatre |
Fences Paulette Randall / Theatre Royal Bath |
|
2013 |
Salesman
Commercials & Industrials |
Sales on Film Promo Tivian Zvekan / Pens & Hammers |
|
2012 |
Guimard
Theatre |
Simoom Camila Franca & Trine Garrett / Foreign Affairs |
Bloomsbury Studio Theatre |
2012 |
Alaxandersson
Theatre |
The Bond Camila Franca & Trine Garrett / Foreign Affairs |
Bloomsbury Studio Theatre |
2012 |
Creative Team, Dance Consultant
Television |
2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony Danny Bolye / LOCOG |
Olympic Stadium |
2012 |
Lead Tapper
Theatre |
Riverdance Abhann Productions Ltd |
|
2011 |
Choreographer
Television |
Louis Spence's Showbusiness Paul Taylor / Pulse Films |
|
2011 |
Choreographer
Commercials & Industrials |
Zain Nicolas Caicoya / City Films |
Lebanon |
2011 |
Choreographer
Online & Multimedia |
Autumn/Winter Shoes Campaign Dan Fernbach / Net-A-Porter |
|
2010 |
The Rhythm Guy
Commercials & Industrials |
Renault Clio Pretzel Films |
|
2009 |
Himself
Film |
All Roads Lead To Ronnies Sam Talbot / Short Form Film Co. |
|
2009 |
Himself
Theatre |
Finding Synaesthesia Heather Cornell / London Jazz Festival |
|
2009 |
Mr Wobble
Theatre |
Mrs Wobble the Waitress Teresa Early / Theatre Peckham |
Theatre Peckham |
2008 |
Street Fool
Commercials & Industrials |
Snickers Abbott Mead Vickers |
|
2008 |
Photographer
Film |
Kill Kill Faster Faster Garath Roberts / Full Circle Films |
|
2007 |
Breakfast man
Commercials & Industrials |
Shreddies Abbott Mead Vickers |
|
2007 |
Kamal
Theatre |
Fifteen Minutes Before Karena Johnsonl / Momentum Festival |
Lakeside Arts Centre |
2007 |
Kamal
Theatre |
D'you Know What I Mean Karena Johnsonl / momentum Festival |
Lakeside Arts Centre |
2007 |
Steve
Television |
Double Time Audrey Cooke / Tiger Aspect |
|
2006 |
Jordan
Theatre |
Skyvers Pam Brighton / Royal Court Theatre |
Royal Court - Jerwood Theatre Upstairs |
2006 |
Pete Spivey
Theatre |
Blues For Mr Charlie Paulette Randall / Talawa |
|
2006 |
Master Juba
Theatre |
Master Juba Stuart Mullins / Theatre Is |
|
2006 |
Ben
Film |
Isolation 9 Jo Ho / Contingency Films |
|
2006 |
Derek Daken
Television |
Doctors Daniel Wilson / BBC |
|
2005 |
Antonio
Theatre |
Sugar Mommies Indhu Rubasingham / Royal Court Theatre |
Royal Court |
2005 |
Stuart
Television |
Coronation Street Granada Television |
|
2004 |
Gozy
Television |
Stealing Lives Bryn Higgins / Stone City Films |
|
2003 |
Leo Griffin
Television |
Holby City BBC |
|
2002 |
Mr Bojangles
Theatre |
Robbie William's Live At he Royal Albert Hall Hamish Hamilton / Done And Dusted |
Royal Albert Hall |
2002 |
Private Bell
Film |
28 Days Later DNA Films |
|
2002 |
Pete Hutchinson
Television |
Doctors Terry Iland / BBC |
|
2001 |
Benji McHugh
Television |
Family Affairs Pearson Television |
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1998 |
Matthew
Television |
A Respectable Trade Suri Krishnamma / BBC |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2012 | 1 year Meisner Technique | Impulse Company |
1998 | Performing Arts School | Sylvia Young Theatre School |
About me
Junior Laniyan recently completed his training with Scott William's Impulse Company though he began at The Sylvia Young Theatre School during which time he worked on various projects such as Prime Suspect 2 where he played the part of David Allen, Errol in If You See God Tell Him, the children's show Bodger & Badger and the BBC period drama A Respectable Trade where he played the part of Mathew. After leaving School he spent two years on the channel 5 show Family Affairs playing the part of Benji McHugh. Since Leaving he has notched out an even more varied career on stage and screen working extensively in numerous television productions including Doctors, Rough Diamonds, and Holby City as Ric Griffin's son Leo for the BBC, Stealing Lives for Channel Four and Twenty-Four Seven, Wavelength and Coronation Street for Granada Television.On stage he has played Pete Spivy in Blues for Mr. Charlie directed by Paulette Randell for The New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswitch and London's Tricycle Theatre, Kamel in D'you Know What I Mean and Him in Fifteen Minutes Before, both at Nottingham's Lakeside Arts Centre directed by Karena Johnson.
He also performed August Strindberg's Simoom & The Bond at The Bloomsbury Theatre Studios, playing Guimard & Alexandersson respectively.
On screen he played Pvt Bell in Danny Boyles 28 Days Later & The Photographer in Gareth Maxwell Robert's Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster, the short film Isolation Room 9, Directed by Jo Ho and It's Been Another Week which was a mixture of stop motion live action and animation shot on a single unedited super 8 cartridge. The film was subsequently screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Junior is also known as a tap dancer and has even used both drama and dance skills playing the title role in the touring show Master Juba for Theatre Is and as Mr. Wobble in the children's show Mrs. Wobble The Waitress.
He has also performed numerous times at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Firstly in Out Of The Blues as part of its' UK Tour, then in New York on Tap, Cross Currents Turned on Tap and Finding Synaesthesia which was part of the London Jazz Festival & later the Salzberg Jazz Festival. He also had the pleasure of working alongside Robbie Williams dancing the Mr Bojangles solo in Robbie Williams Live at the Royal Albert Hall. He is often seen performing abroad in shows like Feet Fusion Tap Concert in Finland's Gloria Theatre, Los Sones Negros for Suma Flamenca in Madrid with Flamenco legend Juan de Juan, Riverdance in Germany, China, Korea, Ireland and home in the UK, and can be seen on the Riverdance Live From Beijing DVD.
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Dancer:
Born and raised in South East London, Junior Laniyan began his training at The Sylvia Young Theatre School during which time he trained for a while with Derek Hartley at London's Pineapple Studios. Since leaving he has performed numerous times at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, firstly with His tap mentor Tobias Tak in Out Of The Blues during its' UK Tour, then as a featured solo tapper in New York on Tap, Cross Currents Turned on Tap and Finding Synaesthesia which was for the London Jazz Festival & later for the Salzberg Jazz Festival with Canada's Heather Cornell. He also had the pleasure of working alongside Robbie Williams dancing the Mr Bojangles solo in Robbie Williams Live at the Royal Albert Hall. He is often seen performing abroad in shows like Feet Fusion Tap Concert in Finland's Gloria Theatre, Copasetics in Switzerland. Los Sones Negros for Suma Flamenca in Madrid with Flamenco legend Juan de Juan, Riverdance in Germany, China, Korea, Ireland and home in the UK, and can be seen on the Riverdance Live From Beijing DVD.
Junior has also danced with the Stan Tracey Orchestra and as member of the Michele Drees Quartet is a regular at the 606 Club. The quartet has also had the pleasure of opening for the Jazz legend Jon Hendricks at Ronnie Scott's
Junior Laniyan also works as a professional actor and has even merged both skills on stage while playing the title role in the touring show Master Juba, and the children's show Mrs. Wobble The Waitress as Mr. Wobble.
As an actor he played Pvt Bell in Danny Boyles 28 Days Later & The Photographer in Gareth Maxwell Robert's Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster as well as numerous television and theatre productions.
Junior has performed & taught numerous workshops in Estonia, Finland, France, Greece & Italy.
His tap choreography credits include Sky 1's Louis Spence's Show Business, Net A Porter's online Autumn Winter Shoes Campaign a commercial for Zain in Lebanon and Tap Dance consultant for London's 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.
In his efforts to share his love of the dance with others, he co-founded and hosts London Tap Jam, a monthly opportunity for tap dancers to jam with each other supported by fantastic live musicians at London's Ronnie Scott' Jazz club.
www.londontapjam.org
Skills
Accents/Dialects | American - General, English - Cockney, English - General, English - London, Southern American |
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Dance Styles | Tap |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |