Nigel Osner
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 56 - 62
- Height
- 5' 8" (1m 73cm)
- Weight
- 10st. 1lb. (64kg)
- Hair Colour
- Salt and Pepper
- Eye Colour
- Hazel
- Build
- Slim
Images
Audio
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audio fileNigel Osner Voice reel 2013
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audio fileNigel Osner - Goblins Don't Scare Us
Video
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video fileNigel Osner - Film Reel 2017
Agent
- Agent
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01753 647551Contact
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2024 |
Performer
Theatre |
cabaret |
Fellowship House |
2023 |
Performer as various characters
Theatre |
Still ticking! |
Stevens House and Gardens London |
2023 |
Cabaret evening
Theatre |
Fellowship Follies of '23 |
London |
2023 |
Performer as various characters
Theatre |
Too young to stay in, too old to go out! at Acorn theatre Penzance |
The Acorn Theatre Penzance |
2023 |
Performer as various characters
Theatre |
Still ticking! |
Actors Theatre Brighton |
2022 |
Performer as various characters
Theatre |
Too young to stay in, too old to go out! |
London, various dates and locations |
2022 |
various characters in my original work
Theatre |
Still ticking! |
Ludlow and Camden Fringes |
2021 |
various characters in my original work
Theatre |
Too young to stay in, too old to go out! Scarlet Cherub |
Ludlow Fringe, Buxton Fringe and open air Stephens House and Gardens, London |
2020 |
zombie
Video |
Myacka / Crash landing oneighty |
|
2019 |
Various characters
Theatre |
Angel to vampire! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
Etcetera Theatre |
2019 |
Various characters
Theatre |
Too young to stay in, too old to go out! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
Edinburgh Fringe, Sweet Novotel |
2019 |
Mr Golbinski
Film |
The Coffin Livia Vajdova / Independent filmmaker |
|
2019 |
various characters
Theatre |
Too young to stay in, too old to go out! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
Etcetera Theatre |
2018 |
various characters in solo show
Theatre |
Too young to stay in, too old to go out! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
Kings Head Theatre |
2018 |
various characters in solo show
Theatre |
Too young to stay in, too old to go out! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
Werks Central, Brighton Fringe / Etcetera Theatre Camden Fringe |
2017 |
patient
Theatre |
Medical training film Busy Doctors Film Productions |
the Actors Centre |
2017 |
various characters in solo show
Theatre |
Angel to vampire! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse |
2017 |
various characters in solo show
Theatre |
Angel to vampire! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
Underworld Venues Buxton Fringe |
2017 |
various characters in solo show
Theatre |
Angel to vampire! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
Sweet venues Brighton |
2017 |
cabaret performer
Theatre |
Renaissance Alternative Music Festival Ays Kura |
the Lounge, Archway |
2017 |
Porter
Film |
The Strange Case of Mr Inanis Zoran Trajkovic / Pet Genius Productions |
|
2017 |
Morand / Kemble
Theatre |
Colour in the darkness Giles Smith / So and so Arts club |
National Portrait Gallery |
2017 |
Performer
Theatre |
The Distraction Club (musical comedy) The Distraction Club |
Phoenix Cavendish Square |
2016 |
various characters
Theatre |
Angel to vampire! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
St James Studio |
2016 |
various characters
Theatre |
Angel to vampire! Janine Wood / Scarlet Cherub |
Space Triplex Edinburgh |
2016 |
Nigel. a husband
Online & Multimedia |
Underwhelming fraudster: car share Matt Holt / Act!on Productions |
|
2015 |
Binkie
Theatre |
A rather English murder Alan McCormack / EMD Drama |
Questors |
2015 |
performer in solo show
Theatre |
Yearnings! Scarlet Cherub |
Purple Playhouse Theatre, Hove |
2014 |
Vietnam veteran
Television |
Hired and fired Thumbs Up Productions |
|
2014 |
various - in cabaret
Theatre |
Revamped! Scarlet Cherub |
The Pheasantry |
2014 |
Labor
Film |
Flowers of Knowledge Alberto Martini / Alberto Martini's |
|
2014 |
Castruccio (a drag queen)
Theatre |
Cover her face (The Duchess of Malfi) Daniel Fulvio / Martin Moriarty / Inky Cloak |
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club |
2013 |
Tramp
Online & Multimedia |
Living the part 'Homeless' Lew Smart / Smart Productions |
|
2013 |
Adam
Theatre |
Wrapped in the sun Pat Garrett / Cleo Harrington's |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse |
2013 |
various - in cabaret
Theatre |
Men, women and vampires! Scarlet Cherub |
The Phoenix Artist Club |
2013 |
various - in cabaret
Theatre |
Nigel Osner with Tom Wakeley at the Crazy Coqs Scarlet Cherub |
The Crazy Coqs |
2013 |
Father
Video |
Dear Reader / Took them away Rob Savage / Idle Films |
|
2013 |
various - in cabaret
Theatre |
Re-tuned! Scarlet Cherub |
The Pheasantry |
2013 |
Performer (as vampire)
Theatre |
cabaret Theatrum Lamia |
Elixir Bar |
2012 |
Mr Foster
Film |
The Anglistanis Ike Khan co-director / NKM Media |
|
2012 |
vampire cabaret act
Theatre |
Vampyre Villains vs Steampunk Slayers Living on video |
Electrowerkz |
2012 |
collector / museum director
Film |
Murder in three acts Asli Çavusoglu / Manifold Projects |
Frieze Art Fair |
2012 |
Terry Southern / Brion Gysin
Theatre |
The Great Talwin Fulvio Tramontano's |
Shaw Theatre |
2012 |
Dr H Zsigmond
Film |
The mind crime of Dr H Zsigmond Chris Sheriff / Chris Sheriff's |
|
2012 |
Boss/Mad Hatter
Film |
Tea Breakdown Andrew Ionides / A Thousand Faces |
|
2012 |
various - in cabaret
Theatre |
Love, death and other opportunities Scarlet Cherub |
The Pheasantry |
2011 |
various - in cabaret
Theatre |
Love, death and other opportunities Scarlet Cherub |
Elixir Bar |
2011 |
Gareth Hughes
Theatre |
Hedda and Hughes (Hollywood Love) Junior Douglas / KSW Productions |
CAA |
2011 |
Simon Barratt
Commercials & Industrials |
On the record Tom Hickmore / Smile-on Ltd |
Broadley Studio |
2011 |
Snark / Billiard Marker
Voiceover |
The Hunting of the Snark Saranne Bensusan / From the 3rd Story Productions |
|
2011 |
Boss
Film |
Snooze Dominic Hicks / Smart Owl Films |
|
2010 |
various - in cabaret
Theatre |
Life, Undeath, the whole damn thing Scarlet Cherub |
Elixir Bar |
2010 |
Mr Easy Guy
Film |
Mr Easy Guy Dove Rangla / Scarlet Cherub |
Swansea/Port Talbot |
2010 |
John
Film |
Kundalini Rising Jennifer Potter / Mr. Hot Dog Films |
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2010 |
Ben
Film |
Last Call James Uren / 2+2 Films |
|
2010 |
clerical officer
Film |
Reunion Nick Parish / Milkwood |
|
2010 |
Vicar
Film |
The Drummond Will Alan Butterworth / knee-jerk |
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2009 |
eccentric customer
Film |
Something for the lamppost David Black and Ray Fury / Black Swamp Films |
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2008 |
ruined banker
Film |
Black Friday Jonathan Evans |
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2008 |
Reverend Jones
Film |
The Revelation of Reverend Jones Dove Rangla / Scarlet Cherub |
|
2007 |
Prince Osnovski, a vampire
Film |
Just One More Bite Pat Garrett / Scarlet Cherub |
|
2006 |
Riley G Hopkins
Film |
Cutting Room Floor Thomas Glover / Poppycock Productions |
|
2005 |
Film star (playing a woman)
Film |
Just One More Night Pat Garrett / Scarlet Cherub |
|
2003 |
various - in cabaret
Theatre |
Never left all right Pat Garrett / Scarlet Cherub |
King's Head |
2002 |
unsuccessful actor
Theatre |
From Love to Decay Marc Urquhart / Kiss and tell |
Jermyn Street Theatre |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1994 | music theatre summer school | Central School of Speech and Drama |
About me
I am an actor, performer, writer and lyricist - and a professional member of Mercury Musical Developments. In a former life I was a practising barrister and worked at the Ministry of Justice, but that is all over! I have recently performed my show 'Angel to vampire!' at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016 and the Brighton Fringe 2017..Additional information:
Three of my short films were made by Scarlet Cherub, a company of filmmakers to which I belong. They are 'Just One More Night', 'Just One More Bite' and 'The Revelation of Reverend Jones'. All three have won several awards at festivals. One critic wrote "Just One More Night delivers a well crafted performance from Nigel Osner as an aging entertainer, reflecting on a life less than glamorous, but one convincing enough to appear that way to his public. Osner also subtly scripted this performer's life, so it's doubly hard to separate art from life. Which imitates the other? Hard to tell, in this very enigmatic film performance. But that's the point isn't it?" James MacGregor www.netribution.co.uk
I was nominated as best supporting actor at the Newport International Film Festival 2011 for my part in 'The Drummond Will', a feature film.
Since the 1990's I have been performing my own lyrics in cabaret and have appeared at the Pizza on the Park, The Pheasantry and the Crazy Coqs among other venues. In 2016 I made my debut at the Edinburgh Fringe with 'Angel to vampire!' Below are the thoughts of Paul Levy in the Fringe Review:
"An hour of late evening musical storytelling is in the hands of the hugely talented Nigel Osner, who offers us an evening of storytelling that is all too human but unafraid to don angels’ wings or take us into the heart of the London Vampires’ Meetup group.
Angel to Vampire is a solo cabaret in silver goth shadow and the self-generated light of the performer’s accessible charisma. This is a gentle autobiography, strong and powerful for that very gentleness. Though the venue feels too traditional for this cabaret format, Nigel Osner succeeds in welcoming us into his world, his story, told through original songs (accompanied by a recorded original piano score), poems, vignettes and a story that spans his life, invoked through some often painfully funny character acting. We forget the room and find ourselves in a cabaret performance space, all down to his personal skills.
There’s pain and sadness in the narrative, but also plenty of self-insight and comedic moments. This is the journey of a civil servant towards realising his truer ambition. Along the way we meet characters who wouldn’t look out of place in one of Michael Moorcock’s ‘London’ novels. Osner sings with guts and panache, drawing upon Blues, Dietrich and post-war styles. Blues meets Noel Coward through clever, often cutting lyrics and his poetry ranges from the comedic wit of Coward to conversational poetic storytelling. We laughed, even as we were gently prodded with another wry observation on life.
No microphones are a big boon in this intimate show. Osner sings from acoustic, natural authenticity. A love of costume, of dressing up and applying the lippy is all part of a story of ultimate self-acceptance, a self-acceptance that accompanies our stepping towards and through middle age. Can we find peace with ourselves? Perhaps only through a journey of painful self-discovery.
The performer holds attention throughout. A personal favourite song was “Don’t Label Me”, but. in truth, all the songs were finely crafted and heartfully delivered. The man can sing! This is an evening of solo cabaret variety, mature and engaging. It’s excellent work. A multi-skilled performer, Nigel Osner brings down the fourth-wall without creating forced or clunky interaction. This is an invitation to gather around, to witness, listen, empathise and enjoy. This is his life, it is also a life, which is an offer to connect it with our own life. Ultimately , do not collude with yourself; follow what you really want, to give yourself permission to like yourself and wear whatever costumes enliven and lift you.
There’s an infectious sentimentality running like a gossamer thread through the show realised through the portfolio of well realised characters. The soft light of the cabaret, the eerie light of uncertainty and feeling lost, and ultimately the brighter light that puts us in the centre of things, in which we are both the star under the spotlight and the applauding, approving audience.
The far too-small audience loved every minute of this generous hour, and I’m more than happy to rate this unique show as a Hidden Gem. It’s a crime that every seat isn’t filled. Go and delight in Angel to Vampire!' "
http://fringereview.co.uk/review/edinburgh-fringe/2016/angel-to-vampire/
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Accents/Dialects | American - General, Cornish, English - Cockney, English - General, English - Received Pronunciation, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), French (Standard International), German, Irish, New York, Romanian, Russian, Scottish, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), Welsh |
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Vocal Types | Baritone |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |