Darren Clarke

Education

About me

I am an operatic tenor and actor. I have performed in many operas, plays and musicals as well as films and some commercials. I also record many genres of music and voice overs from my home studio. I play Spanish guitar and have performed on high end cruise ships with my wife as guest entertainers. I’ve been a Qi gong practitioner for over ten years.
Acting experience:
Over twenty Operatic and musical roles,
Plays- Duke of Cornwall in King Lear at Grange Festival, Mr Rushworth in Mansfield Park, Rochester in Jane Eyre, Cowardly Lion in Wizard of Oz,
Films and commercials.
Dancing experience:
Many,eg; polkas, minuets, waltzes, hornpipes and most classical styles of dancing
Singing experience:
Trained RNCM.
Twenty years of professional productions of opera, operetta, musicals, concerts, oratorio. Tours worldwide (mainly US, Australia and NZ, Europe, UK and Ireland.
Guest artist on Cunard, Holland America, P&O, Saga cruise lines.
Modelling experience:
Early in career did sports modelling and outdoor wear for press, brochures and magazines.
Television experience:
Film, commercials, interviews and some background work
Specific skills:
Singing, acting, recording artist, voice over artist, poetry and book reading/recording, singing and breathing coach,
Additional skills:
Public speaker, stage fighting experience, motorbike license, firearms experience, martial arts experience. Cookery skills.
Interesting past experiences:
Almost arrested for attempting to serenade a girl when I was eighteen- neither her nor her neighbours were happy to listen in the early hours- the folly of youth!
In the early days of singing I opened for Ken Dodd at King Georges Hall by singing some Wagner!
My interests:
Singing, acting, writing, reading, nature, Qi gong

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, French, German, Italian
Accents/Dialects	American - General, Australian, Austrian, Canadian, English - Cockney, English - England East (East Anglia, Cambridge, Hertfordshire), English - England North East (Tyneside, Geordie), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - England South East (Oxford, Sussex), English - Essex, English - General, English - Gloucester, English - London, English - Midlands, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, French (Standard International), Irish Southern (Munster, Cork), Italian (Standard International), Northern Irish, Scottish, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, Upper-class American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), Welsh, Welsh (Northern), Welsh (Southern)
Media Specialism	Audiobooks, Cartoons, Commercials, Documentary, Narration, Podcasts, Radio, Spoken word & performance poetry, Teacher / Voice Coach
Dance Styles	Contemporary, Country Dancing, Disco, Foxtrot, Historical Dance, Line Dancing, Quickstep, Waltz
Musical Style	Acoustic, Barbershop, Baroque, Big band, Bluegrass, Blues, Cabaret, Carol, Chamber, Classic country, Classic rock, Classical, Close harmony, Country, Flamenco, Folk, Gospel, Metal, Pop, Soul, Swing
Vocal Types	Baritone, Tenor
Singing Styles	Adult Contemporary, Cabaret, Choral, Country, Folk, Funk, Gospel, Indie, Jazz/Blues, Legit/Classical, Musical Theatre, Opera, Other, Pop/Rock, Punk, Rapper/MC, RnB, Soul
Additional Skills	Drag Performance, Singing
Athletics	Aerobics, Archery, Billiards, Bowling, Canoeing, Cricket, Cycling, Golf, Motorcycling, Shooting, Stage Combat, Tennis, Yoga
Musical Skills	Guitar, Piano/Keyboards