Darren Charles
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2020 |
Saucy Davis Jr
Event |
The Rat Pack Burlesque Show D Charles Entertainment |
|
2020 |
Cab Calloway
Commercials & Industrials |
Great Gatsby Private Drama Events |
|
2019 |
Do It Twice A Day Guy
Commercials & Industrials |
Digimax Dental Health Marketing Ltd |
|
2018 |
Society Max
Theatre |
Guys and Dolls The Royal Exchange Manchester |
|
2018 |
Eddie/Dad
Commercials & Industrials |
HMRC Tax Credits Renewals HLA |
|
2018 |
Sammy Davis Jr
Theatre |
The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas Mitch Sebastian / Flying Music |
|
2017 |
Asher
Theatre |
Joseph and his amazing technicolor dreamcoat Bill Kewright Ltd |
|
2016 |
Postman
Film |
Comic Belief Independant |
|
2016 |
Jack / Air Steward
Film |
One Way Flight Independant |
|
2016 |
Geedi/Refugee
Film |
UASC - A Reflective Story Thats A Bellion Film Production Ltd |
|
2015 |
Officer Eddie Souther
Theatre |
Sister Act Gordan Craig Theatre |
|
2014 |
Sal
Theatre |
A Harlem Dream The Young Vic |
|
2012 |
Norman The Bear
Theatre |
Spooky Noises Okai Collier Company |
|
2011 |
‘Single Guy’ Social Life
Commercials & Industrials |
Remicade Internet Viral David Chidgey / Square i Media Ltd |
|
2010 |
Winston Moseley
Theatre |
The Screams Of Kitty Genovese CD Single Malt Productions |
|
2010 |
Lizzie's Friend
Television |
Street Dance Choreographer: The Journey Sam Martin / Decode |
|
2010 |
Sammy Davis Jr
Theatre |
Strictly The Rat Pack Robert C Kelly ltd. |
|
2008 |
crowd
Television |
Partizan Crowd Recording Josh Pitt / Partizan |
|
2008 |
Little Moe
Theatre |
Five Guys Named Moe Omar F Okai / Okai Collier Company |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2007 | 3 Year National Diploma in Musical Theatre | The Urdang Academy |
About me
About meDarren began performing at the age of 5 in Dulwich at local Theatre shows and Carnival competitions at The Notting Hill Carnival. Ten years later while doing his A levels he decided to pick up where he left off and trained at South London Dance Studio under Zoe Dawson. He later gained a scholarship for vocational training at The Urdang Academy where he trained extensively in acting, singing and dance.
Darren graduated in 2007 with honours and went straight into his first show Carmen Jones at The Royal Festival Hall accompanied by The London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since then he has played lead roles both on the West End and on World Tours, in shows such as Five Guys Named Moe, The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas, The Screams Of Kitty Genovese, A Harlem Dream, Sister Act, Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the first all black cast of Guys & Dolls in the UK
He is also Creator and Producer of The Rat Pack Burlesque Show a founding member of UK Hip Hop Dance company BirdGang. He has performed in commercials, music videos, studio recordings, Bollywood films, short films, Musicals, plays and events such as The London Olympic Opening Ceremony 2012 & The National Theatre’s 50th Anniversary of Black Theatre and can currently be seen performing around the UK as Saucy Davis Jr in An Evening Of Burlesque UK tour and in the immersive Murder Mystery "Dead On Time" onboard the luxurious Belmond British Pullman train.
Additional skills:
Wood Work, Agriculture, Graphic Design, Tennis, Directing and Producing Live Events
Additional information:
You can find out more about Darren Charles and his projects at
www.darrencharles.co.uk or www.theratpackburlesqueshow.com
Home Studio
Behringer XENYX Analogue USB Mixer, Editors Keys Dual Layer Pop Filter, Editors Keys Portable Vocal Booth, Focusrite Saffire 6 USB Interface, Shure PG42 Condenser Mic, Shure SM58 Wired Mic, Shure SM58 Wirless MicLicense & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Voice Style | Angry, Announcer, Artistic, Authoritative, Bubbly, Charismatic, Concerned, Deep, Dopy, Empathic, Energetic, Friendly, Fun, Happy, Informative, Innocent, Light, Luxurious / Smooth, Natural, Reassuring, Rich, Scary, Sexy, Soft, Sophisticated, Street, Versatile, Warm, Youthful |
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Voice Age | Adult, Senior, Young adult |
Languages Spoken | English |
Accents/Dialects | American - General, Canadian, Caribbean, Caribbean (Barbadian English, Bajan), Caribbean (Jamaican Patois), Caribbean (Trinidadian Creole), East Africa, East Africa (Ugandan), English - Cockney, English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - Essex, English - General, English - London, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, French (Standard International), Indian, Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), Mexican, Midwest American, New York, Scottish, Scottish (Edinburgh), Scottish (Glaswegian), Scottish (Highland, Inverness), South African, South African (Zimbabwean), Southern American, Upper-class American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), US West Coast (California, Portland), West African, West African (Nigerian) |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |
Work Permits | EU |