The Actors Centre Showcase » 2009 European Act

Nicolas Buchoux

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Nicolas has wide experience in film, stage and TV work, including featured roles in series for Canal + and France2, and the lead role in “A Juicy Turkey”, winner of Best International Short Film at The Raindance Film Festival. Fluent in French, German and English, he has a particular passion for English drama, and sees his experience with European ACT as an integral part of his continuing curiosity in the actor’s craft. He is seeking UK representation

Katja Carvalho

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Katja de Carvalho, 28, was born in France, to a Portuguese father and a
Finnish mother and performs in English, Finnish and French in both theatre
and film. She has played Sophocles’Antigone, the Queen in Alice au Jardin
(adapted from Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland), Katia in Hier, j’ai eu 20ans (feature) and many
other leading roles. She was Assistant Director on a number of film and editor for TV
programmes before training at The Paris 8th Drama Academy and European Act. Katja continues her training in the UK, where
she is now resident, and with The Impulse Company and The Actors Centre,
London .

Susan Crothers

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Belfast Born, Suzy trained at East 15 and has performed in a wide selection of Theatre, Radio and Short Film productions, both in the UK and Ireland. Recent theatre credits include Be My Baby (Lyric, Belfast), What About the Rent (Arcola Miniaturists) and Dancing with the Angels (Union).
With a strong singing voice and an excellent ear for accents- her radio credits include voicing two series’ of Nelly the Monster Sitter for BBC Radio and also some presenting for CBeebies Radio.
Suzy is currently seeking representation.

Dorothy Duffy

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Born in Co.Tyrone and brought up in Donegal in Ireland, Dorothy is now based in London.
Her film credits include Rose/Patricia in The Magdalene Sisters directed by Peter Mullan
Her television credits include many BBC productions such as Holby City and most recently, new drama series Identity for ITV
Her theatre credits include playing Laura in Joe Penhall’s Some Voices at The Young Vic directed by Matthew Dunster.

Dorothy is currently seeking representation.

Kirsty Hamilton

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After graduating from Drama school, Kirsty was selected for an acting fellowship at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre playing Hermione directed by Timothy Walker. She was nominated ‘Best actress’ for a film and television award for her role in ‘Saving Grace’.

Kirsty’s screen credits include Mia in ‘The Hothouse’, Jade in ‘The Strip’ and Catherine in the award winning ‘Eau de la vie’. Notable credits on stage include Rosalind in ‘As You Like It’, Valerie in ‘The Weir’, Juliet in Romeo and Juilet, Silvia in ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’, Dromio of Ephesus in the ‘Comedy of Errors’ and Sybil in ‘Seperate Tables’.

Kirsty recently completed EUROPEAN ACT a two month long actor training intensive run by The London Actors Centre, in association with RADA and under the direction of Matthew Llyod and is seeking new representation.

Vicky Latham Kelly

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Victoria is from Lancashire…Wigan to be precise. She attended Drama Studio London and was one of two students to be awarded honours when graduating. Her recent credits on stage include ‘Road’ (twice – from Wigan…to be expected), ’A State Affair’, (set on a council estate), a tour of ‘The way of the world’, (Foible – cheeky, but clever maid), and ‘Stiletto’ (a one woman play by new writer Stella Willow). Her screen credits include ‘Only the brave’ (street-kid), ‘A & E’ (naughty joy rider!), ‘Out of the blue’ (suspicious girlfriend) and ‘Burn it’ (a northern nurse).

Victoria studied Law at The University of Manchester and is a Pilate’s Instructor.

Tania Kereishi

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Training includes: Drama Centre London (M.A. Screen). The Northern School of Contemporary Dance (B.A. Contemporary Dance). The Laban Centre (O.Y.P Performance)

Film includes: Rotten Apple (Winner of the Berlin Film Festival 07, and short listed for best short at the European Academy Awards 07) The Green Fairy. Liz’s Documentary.

Theatre includes: Delusions Of Doubt: The New End Theatre. The Same Paige: Leicester Square Theatre. Half Way To Stage: The Cochrane Theatre. Suddenly Last Summer: The Bridewell Theatre

Caroline Lennon

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Born in County Wicklow, Ireland. Trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Theatre includes; Chicken Soup with Barley Tricycle and Nottingham Playhouse, Angels Among the Trees & Wonderful Tennessee at Nottingham Playhouse, Dancing at Lughnasa at Watermill Theatre and Greenwich Playhouse, Hay Fever Savoy Theatre and Tour, Clowns at The Orange Tree Richmond, Joyriders at Birmingham Rep, Agammemnon’s Children at The Gate Notting Hill, House of Desires at the BAC and Yerma at Bristol Old Vic.

Radio includes; Siobhan Hathaway on The Archers, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, No 1 Devonshire Street Radio 4, and Madanika in The Little Clay Cart for BBC World Service.

TV includes; Casualty, London’s Burning, The 10%ers, The Great Kandinsky

Film includes; Goneril in King Lear, Accident and Triple Echo

Benjamin Mayet

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Benjamin is a French actor resident in the UK. He trained at the drama school ‘Les Enfants Terribles’ (Paris), graduating in 2005. TV credits include a Racist Taxi Driver in ‘César Lévy’, a Suspect of Murder in ‘L’affaire Trupia’, a Cop in ‘Brigade Navarro’ for TV (France). This summer he played the Vampire’s Husband in his first feature film, ‘Donoma’. Ben continues to train with Eric Viala (Paris) and Susan Batson (‘Black Nexus’ – NYC). This year he graduated from the ‘European Actor’s Continuous Training’ (ACT) (London : Actor’s Centre – RADA / Paris : International Institute of Performing Arts / Berlin : Theatre Hause Mitte).

He is seeking representation.

Freya Møller-Sørensen

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Born in Copenhagen, trained in London at East 15 Acting School, Freya is a bilingual actress.

Theatre: lead roles in classical plays The Tempest and Faustus; lead in Two Precious Maidens Ridiculed by Molière, tour to Cairo Opera House. Leads in Wild is the Wind and People who get Swalloved by Whales

Film/Tv: roles in Emmy-winning and Emmy-Nominated tv-series Better Times and The Eagle, Danish National Television. Lead roles in Wonderkid, Zentropa Productions (Buster Film Festival prize winner), and in Deviation, PVK Pictures, London.

Adam Napier

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Adam trained at The Oxford School of Drama.

Theatre: The Last Confession (Chichester Festival Theatre, tour and Theatre Royal Haymarket); Theseus and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (tour of India); The Maid’s Tragedy, Scratch, I Really Must Be… (all White Bear Theatre); Double Death (Mill at Sonning); Cyrano de Bergerac (Minack Theatre); and lead roles in The Cocktail Party; After the Dance; Pillars of the Community; and Shepherd’s Pie (also writer).

Film: lead roles in The Notebooks of Cornelius Crow (2004), Folie a Deux (2007), and Dance With Me (2009).

Phineas Pett

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Phineas graduated from the Drama Centre in 2008 where he also trained at the Vakhtangov Institute in Moscow. Credits since graduating: Olive Juice (National Theatre Studio), Going Going (Arcola), The Dice House (Hen & Chickens), The Diary (Riverside Studios), A Woman of No Importance (Barons Court), Me and My Girl (London Palladium). Before training he was in the first cast of the 24 Hour Plays at the Old Vic.

Jeanette Rourke

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Following the huge international success of the BAFTA winning best short film, ‘Do Not Erase’ in which Jeanette magnificently captured the lead role of ‘Annie’ a Bolton housewife who records a video diary for her son fighting in Iraq, Jeanette continues to work for both stage and screen. The BAFTA win took Jeanette to screenings around the world and encounters with a wonderful global audience who truly did take Annie (and Jeanette) to their hearts. A Lancashire Lass born and bred Jeanette has played a rich range of roles for both stage and screen, including a dominatrix, teacher, business executive, doctor, unhinged, and a mum.
TV credits include work for the BBC and T4 and both feature and short film work, including the lead role of Emma in ‘Bad Day’ for Screen Yorkshire. Jeanette has just completed filming in the role of Tegs’s mum on the feature film ‘FIT’ directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair

Theatre credits include: Julie, UNDER THE SOFA BY TIM PRICE, Gielgud Theatre, directed by Mathew Lloyd. Josie, in ‘Martha Josie and the Chinese Elvis’ at the Soho Theatre: ‘Clash of the Frightened’ with Ken Campbell Liverpool Everyman. Jean, in ‘Skirmishes’ at the Soho Theatre: ‘Maria, in ‘Twelfth Night’ at the A.D.C Theatre Cambridge. Mistress Page in ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ Open-air Shakespeare

http://www.jeanetterourke.com

European Act

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Harry Burton has been developing scenes with a dozen actors. We will show you high quality performances from an interesting range of artists who we are sure will be useful to you in the casting process.

The performance will take 50 minutes after which, do join us in the Green Room for a glass of wine.