Ashley O'Connell

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Education

About me

Ashley O'Connell is a professional actor. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and currently resides in Vancouver, Canada. He is a citizen of both Ireland (EU) and Canada.

Ashley's gifts as an actor were first spotted when he was very young - he was noticed for his ability to stand very still during an elementary school production of a Christmas nativity play. He was thus deemed to be one of the finest and most impressive trees on stage. Hopefully, Ashley's performances have been less wooden in the last few years.

Ashley went to University College Dublin (UCD), where he was heavily involved in the UCD Drama Society (Dramsoc), performing, stage managing, writing and directing in over 30 different theatre productions from removed . He achieved a BA in English & History in 1996 and an MA in History in 1997/8.

Ashley did reserve service with the Irish Army Reserve (FCA) from removed and as an officer with the Canadian Army Reserve (2009-2013). He also worked as a continuity announcer on Irish national television (RTE) from removed and took part in theatrical productions whenever he could.

From removed , he lived and worked in Fukushima, Japan. After that, he decided to pursue acting professionally and moved to Vancouver, Canada to pursue a BFA in acting at UBC. He graduated in 2006 and since then has been a fairly regular presence on Vancouver and Canadian stages, and indeed on TV screens as well.

Ashley has been nominated for the Vancouver professional theatre Jessie Richardson Awards 4 times - 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019 - and was a winner of said award in 2017.

He is a massive Manchester United fan, as well as being a huge fan of soccer generally and of all things fantasy, sci-fi and gaming-related. He currently (2021) acts whenever he can and teaches World Cinema at Alexander College.
Acting experience:
2006-present: Professional Actor.
Link to IMDB (full resume available on demand): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2420835/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_6
Additional skills:
Qualified and experienced instructor, military training, swimmer, driver, soccer player, host and presenter on many occasions
Industry awards:
Nominated for a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award four times - 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2019 - won the award in 2017. The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards are Vancouver's professional theatre awards. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor three times and for Best Leading Actor once.
Additional information:
From Dublin, Ireland. Resident in Vancouver, Canada. Speaks Japanese.

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Skills

Languages Spoken	English, Gaelic, Japanese
Accents/Dialects	American - General, Australian, Austrian, Boston, Cajun, Canadian, Cornish, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English - Cockney, English - England East Midlands (Leicester), English - England North East (Tyneside, Geordie), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - England South East (Oxford, Sussex), English - General, English - London, English - Midlands, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, French (Québécois), French (Standard International), German, Irish, Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), Irish Southern (Munster, Cork), Irish Western (Connacht, Galway), Italian (Standard International), Japanese, Kerry, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Midwest American, Minnesota, New York, New Zealand/Kiwi, Northeast American, Northern Irish, Philadelphia, Russian, Scottish, Scottish - Central, Scottish (Aberdeen, Dundee), Scottish (Edinburgh), Scottish (Glaswegian), Scottish (Highland, Inverness), Scottish (Lowland, Broad Scots), Scottish (West Coast), Serbian, Southern American, Standard American, Upper-class American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), US West Coast (California, Portland), Welsh, Welsh (Northern), Welsh (Southern), Welsh (Western)
Vocal Types	Baritone, Tenor
Singing Styles	Legit/Classical
Additional Skills	Acting, Children's Entertainer, Clown Training, Singing, Standup
Athletics	Martial Arts
Musical Skills	Banjo
Organisations / Memberships	ACTRA, Equity (CA), Equity (UK), UBCP (CA), UBCP/ACTRA (The Union of British Columbia Performers)