Yasser Kayani
Overview
- Ethnicity
- Asian
- Age Range
- 32 - 42
- Height
- 6' 2" (1m 88cm)
- Weight
- 15st. 12lb. (101kg)
- Hair Colour
- Black
- Eye Colour
- Hazel
- Build
- Large
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Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Muslim on Toilet Seat surfing the Web
Online & Multimedia |
Batshit (TV Comedy Pilot) Lorelei Mathias / Lemon & Melon Comedy |
N/A. |
| 2020 |
Actor (multiple roles) / Writer
Online & Multimedia |
Online Fringe Festival 2020 Stephen Dinsdale / Chaos Theory |
N/A. |
| 2019 |
Don Cornettocone the Ice Cream Godfather
Film |
Ice Cream Godfather Stephen Dinsdale / Chaos Theory |
Hewlett House , Nine Elms, London SW8 4AS |
| 2019 |
Commuter
Commercials & Industrials |
Team SKY Goodbye Simon Corkin (Creative Director) / SKY Creative Agency |
The Hawley Arms, 2 Castlehaven Rd, London NW1 8QU |
| 2019 |
Beast
Film |
Zombie Fight Club Graham Trelfer / Redomelette Productions |
Ugly Duck, Bermondsey, London |
| 2019 |
Multiple Characters/Writer
Theatre |
Heavier Than Tupperware Stephen Dinsdale / Camden Fringe 2019: Chaos Theory Sketch Group |
Lion & Unicorn Theatre |
| 2019 |
Professor XY
Film |
Time Travel Wank Squad Mike Sheldon & Joanna Tilley / Monkey Wedding Productions |
Theatre Deli |
| 2019 |
Chef
Commercials & Industrials |
All or Nothing Manchester City Prime Video David Stewart / Wren Production Company / Amazon Prime |
Sandown Park Racecourse |
| 2019 |
Government Minister, Mr. Pickers
Online & Multimedia |
The Inquiry - Episode 3, Series 1 of The Xit Joseph Archer / Window Zebra Productions |
Crossharbour, Docklands |
| 2019 |
Multiple Characters
Theatre |
The Theatre in the Pound Stephen Dinsdale / Chaos Theory Sketch Group |
The Cockpit |
| 2019 |
Patient 3
Film |
Emotion Over Raisin Ruth Waters / The Koppel Project |
Soho Housing Association, 120 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H OJR |
| 2019 |
Patre (Father) Pantelibes
Film |
O Jackie Nick Pelas / Stage Theatre Company |
London & Clacton-On-Sea |
| 2018 |
Baby Henry
Film |
Baby Henry Joanna Tilley / Monkey Wedding Productions |
House of Director, London |
| 2018 |
Sachin the Lawyer
Film |
BET Oliwia Siem / Zeto Productions |
Wellington House London |
| 2018 |
Multiple Characters/Writer/Producer
Theatre |
Chaos Theory: Sardines at Midnight Stephen Dinsdale / Camden Fringe |
The Water Rats |
| 2018 |
Multiple Characters/Writer/Producer
Theatre |
Monkey Wedding: Macaque to the Future N/A / Camden Fringe |
The Water Rats |
| 2018 |
Kim Jong-Un, Leader of the Workers Party of Korea
Theatre |
Shot to Fame - Fake News - Alternative Facts Alison Jackson / Soho Theatre |
Soho Theatre |
| 2018 |
Three roles - Asian Michael Caine, Muslim son and Minjeeta the Blind Date contestant
Theatre |
The Indian Has Landed Sanjeev Wadhwa / Questors Theatre |
Questors Theatre Ealing |
| 2018 |
Judge
Theatre |
Contempt Tasmine Airey / Arcola Queer Collective, Arcola Theatre |
Arcola Theatre |
| 2018 |
Gay protagonist Merlin
Theatre |
55 Shades of Gay Tasmine Airey / Arcola Queer Collective, Arcola Theatre |
Arcola Theatre |
| 2017 |
Actor - Namaan the Executioner & The Soldier
Theatre |
Salome Nick Pelas / Stage Theatre Company |
Baron's Court Theatre |
| 2017 |
Multiple Characters / Writer
Theatre |
Chaos Theory Stephen Dinsdale / Camden Fringe |
The Water Rats |
| 2017 |
Multiple Characters / Writer / Producer
Theatre |
Monkey Wedding: Ape Expectations Camden Fringe |
The Water Rats |
| 2017 |
Stand-Up Comedian
Theatre |
Unrestricted View: Burlesque Nights Nick Pelas / Stage Theatre Company |
Hen & Chickens |
| 2016 |
Actor - Bookworm Bentley
Theatre |
Hitchcock Homage Nick Pelas / Stage Theatre Company |
Baron's Court Theatre |
| 2016 |
Multiple Characters/Writer/Producer
Theatre |
Monkey Wedding: Dark Side Of The Monkey Camden Fringe |
Lion & Unicorn Theatre |
| 2015 |
Buckingham Palace Press Secretary
Film |
Distinguished Ladies Jane Bussman |
|
| 2015 |
Multiple Characters/Writer/Producer
Theatre |
Monkey Wedding: Primate & Confidential n/a / Camden Fringe |
Rabbit Hole NW3 |
| 2015 |
Stand-Up & Sketch Comedy Actor (Monkey Wedding)
Event |
Christmas Comedy Showcase Etcetera Theatre |
|
| 2015 |
Multiple Characters/Writer
Theatre |
Chaos Theory & Bounty of Beards (Chaos of Beards) Stephen Dinsdale / Camden Fringe |
Hen & Chickens |
| 2014 |
Resident Panelist
Television |
The Lock-In (TV Comedy Panel Show). Roland London / TPV Channel - The People's Voice. Existed Nov 2013 until Mid-2014. |
Stonebridge Park, London |
| 2014 |
Performer/Writer
Theatre |
The Perceptionists Stephen Dinsdale / Camden Fringe |
Hen & Chickens |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PGDip Writing and Producing Comedy | National Film and Television School (NFTS) |
| 2019 | Jacques Lecoq's Pedagogy of the Body | Facciocose Physical Theatre Company |
| 2019 | BA Creative Writing | Birkbeck, University of London |
| 2017 | Grotowski for Actors | City Lit |
| 2017 | 3D Special Effects Make-Up for Film and TV | City Lit |
| 2016 | Bollywood and Bhangra Dancing | City Lit |
| 2015 | Physical Theatre | Morley College |
| 2015 | Devising Theatre | City Lit |
| 2014 | Clowning: Bouffon and Tragedy | City Academy |
| 2014 | Tango Argentino | City Lit |
| 2014 | Magic for Performance | City Lit |
| 2014 | Drama Foundation Actors in Training | City Lit |
| 2013 | Introduction to Stanislavski | City Lit |
| 2013 | Accents for Actors | City Lit |
| 2012 | Creating Character Voices | City Lit |
| 2012 | Performance: Improvisation | HOOPLA |
| 2003 | BEng Electronic Engineering (Alumni student number: 512699) | UCL |
About me
I specialised in clowning and physical theatre at Drama School. As well as being an actor, I perform widely as a stand-up, impressionist and character comedian.https://www.spotlight.com/1891-3495-4911
I currently write and perform in two sketch comedy groups (www.monkeywedding.co.uk and www.chaostheorycomedy.com) where I have completed four sell-out Camden Fringe shows, in a star-studded sitcom ‘Distinguished Ladies’ written by Smack the Pony writer Jane Bussman and appeared as a resident news panellist on 'The People’s Voice' TV channel show 'The Lock-In'.
Acting experience:
1. Hitchcock Homage
Part: Bentley
Venue: Baron's Court Theatre (theatre play with Stage Theatre Company)
Dates: Current. 30 Jan-11 Jun 2016
2. Camden Fringe - Monkey Wedding Sketch Show
Part: Various.
Producer/Writer/Performer
Dates: August 2015
www.monkeywedding.co.uk
3. Camden Fringe - Chaos Theory Sketch Show
Part: Various.
Writer/Performer
Dates: August 2015
www.chaostheorycomedy.com
4. Music Hall: The Good Old days
Part: Various
Performer with Mary Ward Players
Dates: Jan/Mar/Jun/Dec 2015
Additional skills:
ACCENTS & DIALECTS: British (RP, Cockney, Northern, Welsh, Cornish), German, Russian, American (General, Southern, Bronx), Indian, South African.
INSTRUMENTS: Harmonica, Ukulele, Guitar, Piano/Keyboard, Flute.
WRITING: Television Screenwriter (professional), Comedy Scriptwriter (professional), Playwright (professional), Poet (professional), Novelist & Short Stories (professional)
Additional information:
OTHER TRAINING: Musical Theatre, Belly-Dancing, American Tap, Ballroom Dancing, Capoeira, Music Hall, Sight-reading, Clowning, Celebrity Impressions, Mime, Theatre of the Absurd, Method Acting.
License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Languages Spoken | Punjabi, Urdu |
|---|---|
| Accents/Dialects | American - General, Arabic, Australian, Bangladesh, India (Bengali), Canadian, Caribbean, Caribbean (Jamaican Patois), Chinese, Cornish, Creole, Patois, Dutch, East Africa, East Indian, Eastern European, English - Cockney, English - England North East (Tyneside, Geordie), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - Essex, English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, French (Standard International), German, Indian, Irish, Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), Italian (Standard International), Japanese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, New York, North African, Northern Irish, Pakistani, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Scottish, South African, Southern American, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, Turkish, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), US West Coast (California, Portland), Welsh, West African, West African (Ghanaian) |
| Dance Styles | Ballroom, Belly Dance, Bollywood, Tango |
| Vocal Types | Baritone, Tenor |
| Additional Skills | Acrobatics |
| Musical Skills | Flute, Guitar, Organ, Piano/Keyboards, Ukulele |
| Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |