I am James Christian. A twenty-year-old Actor, Musical Theatre Director and Music Media Production Director originating from Nottingham, England with theatre credits spanning across the United Kingdom. These credits include- but are not restricted to: Prince Herbert in Monty Python’s: Spamalot, Terry in Jon Conway’s: Boogie Nights, Fat Sam in Alan Parker’s: Bugsy Malone and Duke Vincentio in Shakespeare’s: Measure for Measure and many more.
It is noticeable that I have several different forms of theatre within my theatrical credits, spanning from Musical Theatre performances to Shakespearean plays and I aim to continue with this as I progress within the field.
To kickstart my Performing career, I started Musical Theatre training at the age of eleven. This took place at the leading Academy of the Spencer Academies Trust- George Spencer Academy. This training allowed me to find my feet in terms of many different aspects of Musical Theatre: acting, singing and dancing.
As well as this, I have also been an active member of many different Acting and Musical Theatre societies, including Erewash Musical Society, Long Eaton Operatic Society and Nottingham Arts Development Academy (NADA); through these different societies and academies, I have built the confidence and knowledge to work towards a degree within the performing industry.
My directorial debut was in 2017 when I directed a small group of different actors in a music video which screened at the Broadway Cinema, Nottingham to members of the general public. After this music media production directorial experience, I then progressed and directed a full-scale production of ‘We Will Rock You’ at the same location in which I trained at: George Spencer Academy. This certainly provided me with a platform for future opportunities, using the skills and talents I have previously achieved.
After these eleven years of training, I decided to progress further by completing a BA(Hons) course in Acting and Performance at Sheffield Hallam University. Through this course, I aim to become more established within the Acting industry and increase my knowledge of the Acting field in general. More specifically, I aim to raise awareness of socio-political stereotypes within modern societies through different theatrical mediums.
[Photographic rights belong to Alysha Gomes for the image to the left, Chris Renshaw for the image to the right and Ryan Yates for the headshot]
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