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John Sumner

• Actor
  Male / Tyne and Wear
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• Ethnicity

  Caucasian

  Age Range

  52 - 61

  Height

  5' 8" (1m 73cm)

  Weight

  168lb (76kg)

  Hair Colour

  Grey

  Eye Colour

  Blue

  Build

  Medium

• Files

  • Make Yorkshire Yours Commercial video file (mpg)

• Agent

  Agent

  Claypole Management

  Contact

  0845 650 1777

  Website

  Links

  Spotlight Member

  yes

  Equity

  yes

Credits

• Education

  Year	Qualification	Where
  2010	Creative writing, communication and presentation skills, Drama production.	Willow Fields Primary School
  2009	Acting Masterclass	London Academy of Film, Media and TV
  2009	Voice assessment session Ellen Newman (head voice coach)	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  2006	Voice Coach	Julie Mclean
  2005	Various actor training over three years	The Actors Centre
  2002	extensive training in teamwork and presentation skills	Rolls-Royce Aerospace
  1999	Television Production	University of Sunderland
  1973	Acting and Performance	National Youth Theatre

  Additional Skills

  Basic horseriding skills

  Can operate engineering machinery(lathes etc)

  Basic skiing skills.

  Lifeguard trained swimmer.

  Two years experience on RNLI lifeboats.

  Experienced in Directing especially short plays with children and young people- also have unique material successfully used in schools around the North-East of England.(Have dozens of feedback sheets and references from clients)Have experience in Forum theatre (re-direction), thought tracking and hotseating.

  About me

  I've been involved in acting since 1969 and trained using courses and shorter sessions at eg. London Academy of Media Film and TV and voice assessment at RADA. I've finished working on the movie 'Harrigan's Nick' shot in the North-East. I enjoy radio work-the Sunderland accent comes in handy sometimes! Had a great time acting at Manchester's 24/7 festival in 'Keep It Simple.'

• Skills

  Skin Colour

  • White

  Accents (International)

  • Australian
  • French
  • Irish
  • Russian

  Experienced In

  • Commercials
  • Corporate
  • Film (Professional)
  • Panto
  • Radio
  • Theatre (Professional)
  • Theatre (Touring)
  • TIE/TYA
  • TV

  Interested in

  • Commercials
  • Corporate
  • Film (Professional)
  • Panto
  • Theatre (Professional)
  • Theatre (Touring)
  • TV
  • Voice Over

  Organisation Memberships

  • Equity

  Accents (UK)

  • Birmingham
  • Geordie
  • Lancashire
  • Liverpool
  • Northern Working Class
  • South London

  Accents (North American)

  • Midwest Farm & Ranch
  • New York City

  Hair Length

  • Short

  Specific Singing Skills

  • Baritone

  Perform nude?

  • No

  Stage Combat Skills

  • No

  Driving Licences

  • Standard
  • PSV

  General Singing Skills

  • Chorus

  Native accent

  • English

  DBS checked

  • Yes

  Character Types

  • Professional
  • Posh
  • Scruffy
  • Intellectual
  • Villainous