Peter Grant

Education

About me

I completed a Media Performance course at The University of Bedfordshire between ages (1998 to 2001).

Afterwards working all over Europe as an apple picker and grape picker in France.

Aged 25, I worked in a touring Spanish circus for 6 months doing everything from driving the animals to interaction with the clowns as a boy of the ring.

I Built log houses in Estonia and Hungry.

I was an active part of the squatting scene in Amsterdam, whilst working in hotels and working putting up posters around Amsterdam by bike.

I lived in Asia, and Africa as a T.E.F.L teacher for 3 years..

Briefly worked in concrete stone repair, Insulating pipes and in Customer Service for credit card company and a 4* hotel on return to the U.K.

In 2010 ,I Completed a 6 week advanced course at Birmingham school of speech and drama.

Arriving in to London aged 33 to start my 3 year acting course at NW5 Theatre School and I have just graduated in summer 2014.

To pay for the fees I worked as a verbatim court recorder in The Palace of Westminster, HMRC, and Metropolitan police disciplinary hearings, as a football steward at Wembley and a Usher at the English National Opera House.
Also as a P.A in a variety of roles with dozens of disabled service users all over England since October 2010 to present.

Now I need some acting roles to pay for my Equity, Spotlight, Shooting People, Actors Centre, etc memberships.

As well as to get more pro photos and a show and voice reel etc.
Additional skills:
T.E.F.L teacher in South Korea,Ethiopia (60-80 per class) and Thailand.(teaching is two thirds drama).

Skipper of a boat / boat owner/live aboard since 2010.

Full clean driving licence,car, motorbike,
lorry 7.5 tonne vehicle.
Horse rider.
Strong swimmer.

I have 4 years experience working as a P.A with disabled people and worked 18 months in a dementia day care centre. Duties included running singing groups and improvisation groups and activity planning.
Additional information:
Multiple monologues for Media Performance course (1998 to 2001).
Lead role in 'The Day Trip'.(2001) *St George's Theatre Luton.

Featured in multiple student videos from 1998 to 2001,for production student David Holder, removed . removed .

'Annie' musical production for Nuneaton Ameatuer Dramatic Society-2008, I played The Rooster.

'Hedda Gabler'(Ibsen),production for Advanced Acting Course at Birmingham School for Speech and Drama-(2010)-I played Judge Brack.

Performed in a Murder Mystery as two characters for the Stroke Association Charity -(2010).

3 YEAR ACTING COURSE-wrote dozens of scenario /monologues and performed the in Year One and Two.
Performed in a play co written by myself and Mintu Miah called 'Drip of Time' (2011).

Performed in Sexual Perversity in Chicago( Mamet) (2012).
For end of year show.

Performed Berkoffs 'The Dog' and
Daffodils by Ted Hughes......and monologue extracts from Uncle Vanja and The Seagull by Chekhov at
The Jermyn street theatre Piccadilly Circus for Anthony Biggs resident director and former pupils and directors. (End of 2nd year 2013).

Performed a 2 hander , extract from 'She Stoops to Conquer'
(Goldsmith). In front of friends and family at NW5 Theatre School -(2014).

I travelled Europe with a tekno sound system removed .
Organised the official opening of several squats in Amsterdam. Organised parties in Squats in Amsterdam, including pizza making , food freecycling and interpersonal squat politics.

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, French, Spanish
Accents/Dialects	American - General, Caribbean (Jamaican Patois), Caribbean (Trinidadian Creole), Chinese, Dutch, East Africa, English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - General, English - London, English - Manx, English - Midlands, English - Northern England, English - Southwest England, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, French (Standard International), German, Hungarian, Indian, Irish, Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), Israeli, Italian (Standard International), New York, Northern Irish, Pakistani, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Scandinavian, Scottish, Somalian, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, Swedish, Thai, Welsh, West African (Nigerian)
Vocal Types	Baritone