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1991-2005

 I was born in Malaga, Spain, November 1991 and lived there until I moved to the United Arab Emirates at the age of seven and then came to England in 2004. I immediately joined several acting groups in my local areas one of which was ‘The Television Workshop’ in Nottingham through whom I got professional work being a background artist in the award winning film ‘This is England’ by Shane Meadows, and later, a lead in a short educational film with ‘Atmosphere’.

2005-2007

 Over the next few years I joined more youth theatres and drama groups and so I got to play many weird and wonderful roles in a variety of different shows such as ‘Wind in the Willows’, ‘Kiss Me’, ‘Bugsy Malone’ and ‘Peter Pan’ with the Derby Pantomime where I was working alongside Gary Wilmot. I got my first singing lead roll as Tony Manero in ‘Saturday Night Fever’, followed by The Argentinean in and adaptation of ‘Moulin Rouge’ and  Reecey in the Madness musical ‘Our House’ with the Television Workshop.

2008

 In 2008 I joined ‘Utopian Artists’ where I met the founder of the company, Robert Scott; a writer, producer and director. I played the leading man in his first play, ‘Truth of a Lie’ and later went on with the company to perform Robert’s new musical ‘Moonlit Sky’ for one night only at ‘Her Majesty’s Theatre’ in the West End, London.

2009

 Through the college I was studying at, I managed to audition for a film that ‘The Co-Operative British Youth Film Academy’ was producing called ‘The Perfect Burger’, being directed by Todd Carty. It was at the BYFA that I got my first main role in a feature film and learnt a lot more about the craft of acting. Once I had finished filming I went on to produce and direct my own musical, ‘INTERTWINED’ at a local theatre venue. I gathered up a team to put the musical on and we spent a few months rehearsing and preparing for the 11th of December where the show was met with a full house and a standing ovation.

2010-NOW

 The following summer I joined up with the BYFA once again to film another feature film; William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ where I played Cassius. The film is being sent to all the major film festivals around the world, watch this space to find out what happens. I’ve now moved down to London and started training at one of the top drama schools in the world, ‘The Central School of Speech and Drama’ where I’m doing a 3 year BA (Hons) in Acting (Musical Stage).

 


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