The Actors Centre Showcase

Irys Adams

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Irys trained at ALRA. After graduating, she adapted for the stage, and played the role of Cathy in Wuthering Heights at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and The Riverside Studios. Subsequent roles include Lady Macbeth in the late Ken Campbell's Theatre stories at The Cottesloe, Rachel in 24 hr cult classic The Warp, Michaela the psycho in East Anglian Psycho, Solange in The Maids and most recently as Stella Maris from The Illuminatus (The Multiverse of Ken Campbell tribute) at The Olivier directed by Richard Eyre. Screen roles include Frances Howard, and Anne boleyn for the BBC, and femme fatale Tallulah in Maria Micetich's 1940s feature Gin and it. She has also completed a scriptwriting course where she wrote 3 shorts and has since completed a feature length screenplay.

Patsy Blower

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Patsy has performed extensively on the West End stage. Her credits include performances at: The London Palladium, London Coliseum, and Sadlers Wells together with two seasons at the Chichester Festival Theatre. She has played in Repertory Theatre throughout the UK and, whilst living in the USA, Patsy performed in musical theatre on the East coast.

Television has included a number of situation comedies and some regular roles including Ethel in “Upstairs Downstairs” and over eighty episodes as Lynn Hope in “Crossroads”. She is the voice of “Larry the Lamb” in the television series. Radio includes Fanny Brawne in “John Keats writing in water” for the BBC. Film credits include playing opposite David Essex in "That'll be the day".

Patsy is a graduate of The University of Edinburgh, M.A. (Hons)2004, a post-graduate of The University of Birmingham 2008 and trained in London, Paris and Berlin on the European ACT programme (Actors Continuous Training) delivered by The Actors Centre, RADA and the Institute of Performing Arts, Paris during 2009.

Harprit Dhanoa

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Harprit has acted in theatre and half a dozen short films before getting trained as an actor at Central School of Speech and Drama. He has acted out various Asian roles like Ali, the illegal immigrant, in School of Curry, Shahid, the shopkeeper, in Little Gypsy Girl. He also acted out the role of Don Lockwood in a theatrical adaptation of Singing in the Rain.
He has a good command over Hindi, Bengali, Panjabi and Urdu.

Robert Eliot

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London born, Robert trained both in France (Studio Jack Garfein) and the UK (GSA) and worked as an actor in both countries, playing English, American, French and German characters. After a slight lull in his acting career due to the joys of parenting, he now feels the time has come to wholeheartedly pursue wider recognition. Credits include: Mr Hollins (The Bill), The French Hunter (Eastenders), Gendarme in Strayed (André Téchiné), Mr Carp in Golden Boy (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Johnny the Priest in Anna Christie (Riverside Studios), Raymond, the leader of the Crusades in Omar Khayam (Théatre National de la Colline, Paris).

Jukka Hiltunen

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Jukka trained in Denmark. His numerous film and TV credits include: 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, DNA Films), The Beach (Danny Boyle, Figment Films), Blow Dry (Mirage), Spooks (BBC), Second Nature (Granada), Bloodlines (Granada Television).

Nadira Janikova

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Nadira is an Uzbekistan-born British graduate of the Drama Studio London. Her parents are both Soviet classical actors. Nadira’s autobiographical one-woman show, The British Ambassador’s Belly Dancer, sold out its opening run at the Arcola, before transferring to the Arts Theatre and to Ipswich and Edinburgh Festivals. Following her role in The Vagina Monologues at the New Players Theatre. Nadira has just finished recording several characters in David Hare’s new drama Murder in Samarkand for BBC Radio 4 starring David Tennant directed by Clive Brill for Greenpoint Films.

Nadira is from the former Soviet Union with an intriguing look reflecting a mixture of Russian, Afghan and Turkish nationalities.

Dympna Messenger

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In her youth Dympna was a folk singer and ran a folk club. On graduation from Middlesex Poly she founded Time of Our Lives Touring Music Theatre, playing a wide variety of comic roles, from a 1950’s teenager to a Mary Whitehouse type prude. Other acting credits include Mother Lord High Society, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Ma Clancy I’ll Tell Me Ma, London Irish Theatre, Bertha Hedda Gabler, Courtyard Theatre, Miss Prism The Importance of Being Ernest. Royal George Theatre, Harriet Willow, Bless the Bride, Mrs. Durbyfield, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, One Touch of Venus and Mrs Allen, Dark Side of The Moon all at the Kings Head Theatre. Film and TV include Stage Beauty and The Other Man both directed by Richard Eyre and a commercial for IKEA.

Jessie Miles

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Jessie read English at Cambridge University. She returned recently from New York where she was involved in independent film productions. She has been in several productions at the Edinburgh Fringe. She performed comic lead roles in Cambridge Footlights main shows such as the Pantomime and the Spring Revue. Dramatic roles include: Catherine in 'Suddenly Last Summer', Sylv in 'East', Ophelia in 'Hamlet', Charlotte Corday in 'Marat/Sade'. At the Edinburgh Fringe roles include: Elizabeth and Rebecca in 'Five Visions of the Faithful', and Beverly in 'Abigail's Party' (4* Fest). In New York she had the lead roles of Stephanie in 'Lightning' and Brigitte in 'Skylarks' (Siren Complex Productions). Short films include: 'Talking Art' as Caz, 'Awake' as Jen, 'For Eternity' ( Dawn Dog Productions) as Alison and 'Suitcase' (BBC Talent Boost) as Sarah. She is a versatile performer adept at both comedy and drama with an exceptionally good ear for accents.

Duncan Moore

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Duncan recently graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where his credits included Astrov in Uncle Vanya, Aimwell in The Beaux Stratagem, Orsino in Twelfth Night and Agamemnon in Iphigenia at Aulis.

He studied Philosophy at University College London where he performed in numerous student productions both in the Bloomsbury Theatre and the open air Quad. During this time he also trained with the National Youth Theatre and performed in several projects including God Save the Teen in Trafalgar Square.

He has appeared in several short films during his time at Mountview, including the short thriller Bailiffs.

Viola Newbury

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Viola is half Italian and fully bi-lingual, growing up she spent half her time in the Italian Alps and half in the flat fens of Cambridge. She studied at Durham University, where she exploited the rich opportunities of student theatre before completing her training at Drama Studio London.

Theatre Credits include major roles in: Chekhov Shorts (European Arts International Tour); Private Lives (Cambridge Open Air); Peer Gynt (Hackney Empire); Thin Toes (Hampstead Theatre); Strangers (Oval Theatre); Playhouse Creatures (Grange Court Theatre) and Devil in Drag (National Theatre Connections).

Film Credits include; The Symmetry of Love (Fleamarket Productions); Chatroom (Ruby Films); Through the Eyes (NPG) and He Doesn't Love You (Music Video for Barefoot Confessor). Viola is a skilled improvisator and a member of Multistory Theatre Company. She has an excellent ear for languages and is currently developing her singing voice.

Gesella Ohaka

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Gesella trained at The Oxford School of Drama. She made her professional theatre debut in Women Beware Women by Thomas Middleton at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her television debut was in The Bill.

Credits whilst training at the Oxford School of Drama include After Mrs Rochester, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosmersholm, Present Laughter, Black Comedy, Closer and Edmond. Credits at the University of Liverpool, where she studied Mathematics, include The Crucible, Richard III and The School for Scandal.

Chris Waplington

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Despite the fact he sees himself as a young Tom Cruise, Chris has had to face the reality that the rest of the world actually sees him as a young Timothy Spall. After reading Drama at the University of Exeter, Chris went on to train at LAMDA graduating in 2008. Since leaving LAMDA Chris has appeared in numerous shows on the London Fringe and has been on international tour in Much Ado About Nothing.

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Chrys is an award winning writer and theatre director. She began her career as a performer in Rep, touring, West End, TV and radio with regular stints in various soaps and series. She now directs in theatre and sound and writes books, theatre and radio plays, features and documentaries including seven popular books for actors. She is Artistic Director of Bare Boards…and a passion Theatre Company and The Bakehouse, a flourishing arts venue in S.W Scotland. Chrys teaches regularly at The Actors Centre, London.