Ahoy hoy! Yes, that shiny looking face belongs to me, not David Cameron. I’ve just finished filming a new Specsavers ad for Mustard films down in Portsmouth. All I can say is that get a camera crew, a bunch of lairy actors, some dry ice and some baby oil, and you’ve got yourselves quite a […]
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Finished my first VO as a Joneses client last week. It was a doc for Dragonfly Productions called Goldsmiths – This Is Modern Art, and it follows a group of artists from Goldsmiths as they struggle to create art for their final masters’ show and make a name for themselves in the months that follow. […]
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Just finished filming the new Strongbow ad. It’s a follow up to the successful “Final Push” campaign from last year, once again directed by the rather excellent James Rouse working with Outsider. Met some great people and I really enjoyed being involved in what promises to be a more epic concept this time out. I’m looking […]
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2010 gets off to a great start with the news that I now have a new voice agent. I’m happy to say that I’ll be working with the rather excellent Annette Parnell at The Joneses. So if you know anyone who needs a reliably dulcet quaver to sell Tunes, or a dulcetly reliable tune to […]
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The BBC have just confirmed the transmission date for Victoria Wood’s Mid-Life Christmas. It will be on Christmas Eve at 9pm. I think it’s up against Midsomer Murders. Go on. Do the right thing. Make your Christmas a Nettles free zone.
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I’m delighted to announce that I now have a new professional home. It’s warm and cosy and it goes by the name of Amanda Howard Associates. They’ll be looking after me for both acting and writing, so I’m looking forward to consolidating a lot of my work over the coming months, knowing that there will […]
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51 years in comedy taught Dad that this was the best pose to strike on the jacket of your new book of anecdotes. Yes, it’s that time of year again. Christmas is coming and the shelves are getting fat with (stocking shaped) autobiographies. Butterfly Brain (by the old fella) is available as a portable […]
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I’m proud to announce that I’ll be appearing in Victoria Wood’s Mid-Life Christmas, a 60-minute special for BBC One. I’ll be coming live from Brentford as Victoria’s co-host of the much anticipated Mid-Life Olympics 2009. Victoria Wood’s Mid-Life Christmas also features the popular costume drama Lark Pies To Cranchesterford and the further adventures of soap star Bo Beaumont, […]
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The complete first series of the FX channel’s sketch show NO SIGNAL is now available on DVD. I’ve also posted my contributions to the show on this site. Just go to the TV section on the VIDEO page. Apologies for the request for a date of birth, but apparently I have to regulate the clips due […]
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Hello and welcome to my new website. Or rather my new hybrid. The beast that is half blog and half website. I hope that it can not only be a valuable resource for those interested in my acting and writing work, but also a chance for me to publish thoughts, news and pieces of work […]