Hilary Whelan

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Spotlight registered professional lifestyle model and actor; I have a colourful mixed ethnicity which influences my appearance - predominantly British with Indian & Filipino from my St Helenian ancestry. I've been in TV commercials & corporate films, print and digital media marketing campaigns, music videos with major artists, stock photography shoots, TV productions and more. I'm always well presented with a wardrobe of modern quality clothing, able to do my own hair and makeup, available to work at short notice and highly organised. I'm a former senior departmental manager of a large corporate business and also previously an air hostess with excellent people skills. I’m well spoken with improvisation skills, confident, intelligent and articulate with presentation, management and IT skills gained in my earlier career. I'm able to drive anywhere, have a valid DBS certificate and a full passport. I’m also triple vaccinated against Covid, easy to work with and look forward to meeting you!

2022
ACTING EXPERIENCE
• Sept 2022 - BBC/ Netflix Champion - season 1 - Executive Music Producer, Birmingham, UK
• Aug 2022 - TV Commercial for Benenden Healthcare - Cafe Customer, Romford, Essex, UK
• May 2022 - TV Commercial for Booking.com - Airline Passenger, Black Island Studio, London, UK
• May 2022- BBC Doctors (episode 78) - Patient, BBC Drama Village, Birmingham UK
• March 2022 - Corporate film for City Academy Business - Dancing Team Build Participant, St Pancras, London, UK
• March 2022 - TV Commercial for Novibet - Glamorous Commuter, Hertford, England, UK
• Jan 2022 - Transatlantic TV Commercial for Boots No. 7 Skincare, London, UK: Beauty Product Shopper & also Stand-In

2022
MODELLING EXPERIENCE
• Sept 2022 - Print & digital media marketing campaign for Experience Oxfordshire- Lifestyle Model Tourist, Oxford, UK
• June 2022 - Print & digital media marketing campaign for Saga Ocean Cruises, Spirit of Adventure Cruise Ship, Baltic Sea
• May 2022 - Marketing campaign photoshoot for London Vision Clinic - Patient Model, Harley Street, London, UK
• March 2022 - Marketing campaign photoshoot for Honey & Toast Handbags brand - Handbag Model, London, UK
• March 2022 - Lifestyle & business portfolio photoshoot - Model - AGH Photography, Weedon, Northants, UK
• Jan 2022 - Stock Business Photoshoot, Tory Smith Photography, Canary Wharf, London, UK : Corporate Model

2021
ACTING EXPERIENCE
• Oct 2021 - TV Commercial for Aramco Oil, Wembley, London, UK : High Powered Business Woman
• Oct 2021 – ITV The Confessions of Frannie Langton, Soiree Guest in 1826, Sledmere, Yorkshire, UK
• Oct 2021 – Music Video for major artist (Ella Henderson - Brave), featured as middle class child minder, Bushey, Herts, UK
• Sept 2021 – British Heart Foundation, This is Science Campaign, Theatre Goer, North Finchley, London UK
• Aug 2021- TV Commercial for Google, Wedding Guest, Dulwich Common, London, UK
• July 2021 – ITV Chivalry, Episode 6, Airport Business Passenger, Stansted Airport, UK
• July 2021 – BBC 1 Idents, Market Shopper, Southwark, London, UK
• June 2021 – Online Hearing Care company, speaking part as featured Client in promotional video, Huntingdon, Cambs
• June 2021 – Online commercial for Car Wow – Alpha Romeo, Classy Passenger, Rutland, Leics
• May 2021 – TV Commercial for Nintendo, Pub client, Richmond, London
• May 2021 - Music Video for major artist (London Grammar - America), heavily featured as 1940s Waitress/ Diner Owner, Notting Hill, London
• Apl 2021 – TV Commercial for Camelot National Lottery, passer-by, Southwark, London
• Feb 2021 – BBC TV 1980s production – My Name is Leon, background, Coventry

2021
MODELLING EXPERIENCE
• Sept 2021 - Published in Spark Magazine (monthly 12 Edition A1), Featured as Model & Finalist in Classic Miss British Isles Modelling Competition
• Sept 2021 - Classic Miss British Isles Modelling Competition, Finalist as Classic Miss Cambridgeshire, Catwalk & Photographic Model, Chester, UK
• Aug 2021 - Published in Cambridge News newspaper (14 Aug edition), Featured as Model & Finalist in Classic Miss British Isles Modelling Competition
• Aug 2021 – Indian Wedding Hostess, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Beds, UK
• July 2021 – Indian Wedding Hostess, Luton Hoo, Luton, Beds, UK
• July 2021 – Couples lifestyle photoshoot, Amii Herd Photography, Solihull, UK
• May 2021 – Online Hearing Care company promotional video, featured as Client, Cambridgeshire, UK
• May 2021 –Official photoshoot for Classic Miss British Isles, Birkenhead, Merseyside, UK
• April 2021 – Portfolio update, Amii Herd Photography, Coventry
• March 2021 – Fitness Model for Purify4life Media Ltd, Hackney Wick, London

2020
ACTING EXPERIENCE
• Nov 2020 - TV Commercial for AXA, background, Kensal Green, London, UK
• Oct 2020 - TV Commercial for Tesco, Shopper, Stevenage, Herts, UK
• March 2020 - Unforgotten TV series, Passer by, Cambridge
• Jan 2020 - Short film title - Bend - Middle class after dinner party guest, Beckhamstead,
Kent
• Jan 2020 - Corporate film for Vinci Airports - Airport Traveller, Gatwick Airport

2020
MODELLING EXPERIENCE
• Nov 2020 - Stock photography (lifestyle) outdoor photoshoot, still & video photography with Alessandra Merlo, London
• Sept 2020 – Lifestyle & fashion outdoor still photoshoot, John Walsh Photography, Bedford
• Sept 2020 – Beauty/ glamour model for TransformHER Beauty, Hackney, London, still & video photography
• Aug 2020 – Fashion still photoshoot, The Art of Duplicity Photography, Cambridgeshire
• Aug 2020 - Studio still lifestyle photo shoot with John Moore Creative Photography, Bassingbourn, Cambs
• Jul 2020 – Fashion and lifestyle outdoor still photoshoot, John Walsh Photography, Cambridge
• June 2020 – Outdoor still photoshoot, The Art of Duplicity Photography, St Ives, Cambs
• Jan 2020 – Studio 240 – Headshots, Willingham, Birmingham
• Jan 2020- Studio fashion photographic shoot, John Walsh Photography, Aura Studio. Newmarket, Suffolk

2019
ACTING EXPERIENCE
• Dec 2019 - Twist Feature Film, Sky Cinema - Featured Wedding Guest, London
• Nov 2019 - EE TV commercial for 5G - Platform Performance - Telephone Hero, Birmingham
• Nov 2019 - Christmas promotion online advert " Carol All The Way" for Church of England
Diocese - Featured Choir Member, Hatfield, Herts
• Nov 2019 - Badoo Dating App - Honest Dates Video Series "Mum Walks In" - featured Family Member,
South Woodford, London
• Nov 2019 – The Generation Gap quiz pilot by NFTS at Sky TV Studios – heavily featured and
major contributor as a quiz contestant, Isleworth, London
• Oct 2019 - Transatlantic TV commercial for BP (British Petroleum), support artist in British pub
and passer-by scenes, filmed in Wheathampstead, Herts
• Oct 2019 – CBBC TV (Children’s BBC) – support artist as a passenger for “Own It” advert,
filmed in Barnet, London
• Sept 2019 - BBC TV Doctors (soap) - support artist as a Patient, filmed in Birmingham
• Sept 2019 - Medical simulation actor for student doctors at Samson Plab Academy -
featured speaking roles as patients Julia Roberts aged 65 and Emily Friend aged 20,
London
• Aug 2019 – Think 25 training film for M&S (Marks & Spencer)– speaking part as a Team
Colleague, Northampton
• Aug 2019 - Corporate Cyber Security training film for Lloyds Bank - Office Worker, filmed in
London
• Aug 2019 - Short dark comedy film Miss Fortunate - background extra with featured part
as a Mourner & Pallbearer, London
• June 2019 –Short comedy film extra – dancing party guest, filmed in London
• May 2019 - BBC TV Eating with my Ex, extra as featured background diner, filmed in
London
• April 2019 - The Way Back (set in 1966), filmed by Thomas Thomas Films, London for
dementia sufferers - Barber Shop and Dance Hall Extra roles

2019
MODELLING EXPERIENCE
• Nov 2019 - Woman Magazine still photo shoot, Parsons Green, London
• Oct 2019 - Model for still photographic shoot with John Walsh Photography at Saracen
Studio, Old Stratford, Bucks
• Sept 2019 - Signed for representation by Eden Model Management, Northampton
• Aug 2019 - Additional still photo shoot for Live Well with Memory Loss products marketing
campaign, with James Kenny Photography Thrapston Northants
• Aug 2019 – Lifestyle model for Live Well with Memory Loss advertising campaign -
Stamford, Lincs - still photo shots, commercial video with featured speaking role. (Being
advertised in selected Boots the Chemist, national supermarkets and company website in
association with Alzheimer's Society)
• July 2019 - 1940s hair styling model for Creative Media Skills, Pinewood Studios, Bucks
• July 2019 - Agency still photo shoot, Studio 240, Birmingham
• July 2019 - Still photo shoot with John Walsh Photography, Bedfordshire
• July 2019 - Brand Ambassador for Heritage Live, Audley End, Essex
• July 2019 – TFP still photo shoot with N Jay Photography in Stamford, Lincs
• June 2019 – Ms Curvaceous Modelling Workshop, London
• June 2019 – Modelling for Spratton Photography group at Northampton & Lamport Steam
Heritage Railway as 1940/ 50s railway passenger
• May 2019 – 2-day TFP still photo shoot in Cambridgeshire with John Walsh Photography
• May 2019 - Signed for representation by Wilkins Castings, Birmingham (support artist and
modelling agency)

Television experience:
• Oct 2021 – ITV The Confessions of Frannie Langton, Soiree Guest in 1826, Sledmere, Yorkshire, UK
• Feb 2021 – BBC 1980s production – My Name is Leon, background, Coventry
• Mar 2020- ITV Unforgotten, Series 4, Episodes 1 & 2, - support artist, passer-by x 2, Cambridge
• Nov 2019 – The Generation Gap quiz pilot by NFTS at Sky TV Studios – heavily featured and
major contributor as a quiz contestant, Isleworth, London
• Oct 2019 – CBBC TV (Children’s BBC) – support artist as a passenger for “Own It” advert,
filmed in Barnet, London
• Sept 2019 - BBC TV Doctors (soap) - support artist as a Patient, filmed in Birmingham
• May 2019 - BBC TV - Eating with my Ex - Background Diner, London

Specific skills:
* Improvisation skills
* Able to learn short scripts
* Presentation skills
* Typing skills
* IT skills
* Management skills

Interesting past experiences:
* Published 13 times in news papers, magazines and online websites
* Re-trained as an Air Hostess at the age of 58 following early retirement

My interests & Hobbies:
* Particularly interested in commercials, corporate work, life style and also period costume drama
* Genealogy (including DNA research), gardening, keep fit, walking, international travel

Skills

Years in industry	3 to 6 years
Languages Spoken	English
Accents/Dialects	English - Cockney, English - General, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England
Driving License	Yes