Nicci Brighten

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About me

Nicci is a born and bred Brit actress with Portuguese-German heritage, who brings effortless charm to everything she does.

Whether portraying Edward Fox's unfaithful young wife in AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MARPLE or giving an award-winning performance as Gertrude in an all female cast of HAMLET at the International Youth Arts Festival, Nicci is forging a successful career on stage and screen.

She stars as Jane in psychological horror A DOLL DISTORTED by award-winning director Niall Shukla. Official Selections for the film include the Méliès d'Argent Short Film Competition, BAFTA recognised Aesthetica Film Festival, FilmQuest Festival, HÕFF Festival, Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival, Post Mortem Film Festival, Snake Alley Film Festival and a Jury Nomination for Best Short Film at HXFF. See the teaser trailer here (vimeo.com/247055652).

Nicci plays Helen in NHS70 film NORA, premiering at the BFI IMAX on August 21 2018. The teaser trailer is available at (nora70.com).

She can be seen as Pamela Todd in thriller ON THE RIVER, which screened at the Court Métrage - Short Film Corner - Festival de Cannes 2018. For more information on the film go to (ontherivermovie.com).

Nicci has also appeared in numerous commercials, both in the UK and globally, for major brands including McDonald's and Kaufland in Germany. In 2017, Nicci became the face of couples relationship app Pillow (youtu.be/fY1LQNCEY1Y). Most recently, she played the role of Suzy in an online advertising campaign for Dunkin' Donuts at the London Marathon (youtu.be/LKkiOslm8x4). The print campaign can be viewed here (martinagency.com/work/marathon-motivator).

Catch her alongside singer Marti Pellow in the promotional artwork for his album MYSTERIOUS (martipellowofficial.co.uk/album-mysterious) and in the latest music video for 'The Look' by The King's Parade (youtu.be/1dyWXvjQp2o).

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Additional skills:
Experienced at Climbing, Horse-riding, Martials Arts, Poi, Pole Dancing, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Snowboarding, Surfing, Swimming, Yoga.

Trained in Autocue, Role-Play, Improvisation, Sight Reading.

Additional information:
In 2015, Nicci undertook an intensive 16 week Meisner training at The Actors Temple, London with Gary Condes. Since then, she has continued to attend regular classes and workshops in the technique.

She is an experienced and versatile voice artist. Her Mandy Voices profile can be found at (mandy.com/voice-artist/profile/nicci-brighten).

Nicci is also a professional singer with a Diploma in Popular Music Performance - Vocals (Distinction) from the Tech Music School - BIMM.

She received the Rose Theatre Kingston Award for Exceptional Performance as Gertrude in the all female cast of Hamlet at the International Youth Arts Festival, July 2011.

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Languages Spoken	English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish
Accents/Dialects	American - General, Australian, English - Cockney, English - Essex, English - General, English - London, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Yorkshire & Humber, French (Standard International), Mexican, Midwest American, Northern Irish, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Scottish, Southern American
Dance Styles	Ballet, Contemporary, Tap
Vocal Types	Alto, Mezzo Soprano
Musical Skills	Guitar, Piano/Keyboards
Organisations / Memberships	BECTU (UK), Equity (UK), Musicians Union (UK)