James FRENCH

Actor • Stage director

Objective

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (B.A. two year acting course 2003-05)
University of Bristol (B.A. Hons Drama)

Miscellaneous

Edinburgh '06 - Nominated for a Stage Award For Acting Excellence in the "Best Ensemble" category, for Bitches & Money  

Audiovisual

Tube Tube - Ben A Williams Tube Tube Films - James
Twenty8k - Neil Thompson Formosa Films - Zazou
Dracula Bytes - Charlotte Comer Beehive Productions Ltd - So-Yokoe
Hippie Hippie Shake - Beeban Kidron Working Title Films - Poet
5 Summers with Jonny Onion - David Hunter BBC Radio4 - Jonny Onion
Mossad’s Revenge (BAFTA Nom) - Tom Pollock Channel 4/Atlantic - Mossad Assassin
The Kremlin Farewell - Tristan Powell BBC - Sasha Kuibisher

Theatre

The Tempest - Anna Ostergren Greenaway Ariel
Rhinegold - Martin Constantine The Yard/LiveArtShow Tc Wotan
Lizzie (Workshop) - Jessica Swale Red Handed Theatre Co. Various
Les Miserables - Peter Joucla ADG (European tour) Javert/Thernadier
Calais - Tamara Harvey Paines Plough Jaques Fournier
Sunday Morning At The Centre - Amy draper Bad Physics / Southwark Of The World Playhouse / BAC Thrombotic Bert/Dave
Toad (The Wind in The Willows) - Dan Bird Bad Physics Badger
Love of The Nightingale - Simon Pittman Rough Fiction Tereus
Dorian Gray - Linnie Reedman Leicester Square Theatre Basil Hallward
The Duchess of Malfi - Ricky Dukes Lazarus Theatre Co Ferdinand
Twelfth Night - Jarka Heller OOC / India Tour Sir Toby Belch
OOC / India Tour
Bitches & Money - Martin Henshell Edinburgh Underbelly Black Jack
By Parties Unknown:Crypt Project - Gari Jones St Andrews Crypt Sir Edward Coke
Much Ado About Nothing - John Bashford LAMDA Dogberry

Double nationalité franco-anglaise

Domicilié à Londres et à Paris

Français maternel, anglais maternel plus accents américain et autres

Tous les sports

FILM/TELEVISION

Music Video for Winter Roberts Benjamin Johns/ Sidewalk 7Sean Gleeson
Munich : Mossad’s Revenge Mossad AssassinTom Pollock Channel 4/Atlantic
The Kremlin Farewell Sasha KuibisherTristan Powell BBC

THEATRE

By Parties Unknown : The Crypt Project Sir Edward Coke Gari Jones Sincera/St Andrew’s Crypt,
Shushanik Jojik Hanna-Marie Pravda Barons Court Theatre
East of Eden Cal Roger ParsleyTransaction Theatre Co/Tour

RADIO

5 Summers with Jonny Jonny Onion David Hunter BBC Radio4

THEATRE (WHILST TRAINING)

Three Birds Alighting on a Field Yoyo Crispin Bonham-LAMDA Carter
Baal Pschierer/Mjurk John Bashford LAMDA
Black Hands/Dead Section Bommi Fiona Buffini LAMDA
The Crucible Ezekiel Cheever Gadi Roll LAMDA
Women Beward Women Leantio James Kerr LAMDA
The Provoked Wife Heartfree John Link LAMDA
Much Ado About Nothing Dogberry John Bashford LAMDA
Ivanov Borkhin Penny Cherns LAMDA
The Sea Vicar Colin Cook LAMDA
Oedipus Rex Kreon Beatrice Smith Uni of Bristol
Grease Kenickie Benjamin Gerstein Uni of Bristol
Accidental Death of an Anarchist Inspector Bertozzo Mark Overall GST

SKILLS

ACCENTS : R.P. (native), French, Heightened R.P., London, South London, Cockney, Estuary, Dublin, General American, Greek
LANGUAGES : French (bi-lingual)
DANCE :Tap, flamenco, jazz, historic, ballroom (basic knowledge of all)
MUSIC : Guitar (good), violin (grade 4)
SINGING : Baritone
SPORT : Ju-jitsu (green belt)
OTHER : Full driving licence, Advanced certificate of the British Academy of Dramatic Combat (silver)

c/o AgenceA. Monita Derrieux  email : derrieuxm@orange.fr