Will Hobbs
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 20 - 28
- Height
- 6' 2" (1m 88cm)
- Weight
- 13st. 12lb. (88kg)
- Hair Colour
- Blonde
- Eye Colour
- Blue
- Build
- Muscular
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2021 |
Runner/Presenter
Voiceover |
The Wimbledon Channel IMG |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2022 | Theology and Religion | Durham University |
About me
I am extremely passionate about performance of all kinds, especially within a team environment, including singing, theatre, sport, radio and declamation. I am 20 years old and throughout my education (I have one year left at Durham university) and life so far, I have proved to have an an energising, reliable and significant impact on a broad variety of high-performing teams. I am a University rugby player and a choral scholar as well as a radio and podcast presenter, voiceover artist. I have also sung contemporary solos (by Coldplay, Mumford and Sons and John Legend) at University concerts. In my first year, pre-Covid, I was cast as the lead in Collingwood College's winter production Things I know to be True. I am also a member of the MCC's cricket commentary team for amateur matches at Lords and other grounds. This summer, I worked for IMG at The Championships at Wimbledon 2021, as a runner, gaining incredible insight into sports media production as part of an extraordinary team, who gave me opportunities to conduct interviews played on the radio. The station attracts around 43 million listeners in the UK and USA throughout the fortnight.Acting experience:
At Eton College, I was the winner (2019) and runner-up (2018) of the Loder Declamation Prize, a school wide competition juddged in these years by actors Kenneth Cranham (2019), Owen Teale and Sylvestra la Touzel (2018). I was required to recite an extract from Shakespeare and another piece from an assigned list. I performed (2018) Mark Anthony's speech after the death of Julius Caesar, and (2019) Treason speech from Henry V, as well as Orwell's "A Hanging" (2018) and In Memoriam by E. Alan Mackintosh (2019).
On the stage, I played lead roles as Harriet in Key for Two and Algernon in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, under the mentorship of Scott Handy. I was also cast as Montano in Othello, directed by Handy, and featured in Gogol's The Government Inspector. As a first year, I was also cast as part of the choral chorus in Helen Edmundson's Choram Boy. School Productions attracted around 400 people per night, for three-night shows.
At Durham in my first term (pre Covid-19), I was cast as the lead, a 63 year old dementia suffering father of a broken family called Bob, in Thing I know to be True by Andrew Bovell (Dec 2019).
Additional skills:
I have a passion for impressions and accents from Andy Murray to Marge Simpson. I am a keen all round Sports player, with proven skills in radio and singing as mentioned.
Industry awards:
Eton College Loder Declamation Winner 2019 - adjudicated by Kenneth Cranham
Eton College Loder Declamation Runner-up - adjudicated by Owen Teale and Sylvestra La Touzel
Additional information:
I have contributed to choirs throughout school and university that Sung at Ypres Menin Gate, The Barbican and Royal Festival Halls, The Royal Academy of Music and Durham Cathedral amongst other breathtaking venues.
As a soloist, I have been commended in 2017 and 2018 editions of the solo-singing competition and performed a number of live concerts.
At Durham University, I was selected to perform at the University's biggest summer event The June Ball, wiped out by the pandemic in both 2020 and 2021. I auditioned with a Mendlesson's Elijah and The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel, showcasing my versatility as a singer with a wide ranging passion and potential repertoire.
Skills
Languages Spoken | English, Spanish |
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Accents/Dialects | Australian, English - Cockney, English - England North East (Tyneside, Geordie), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - England South East (Oxford, Sussex), English - General, English - Northern England, English - Southwest England, Irish, Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), New Zealand/Kiwi, Northern Irish, Scottish - Central, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, Welsh (Northern), Welsh (Western) |
Vocal Types | Baritone, Bass |
Additional Skills | Acting, Impressions, Singing |
Athletics | Cricket, Golf, Ping Pong, Rugby, Running, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field |