CHRIS CLARKSON
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Height: 5ft9½" Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
Accent: East Midlands/RP; London, Liverpool, Yorkshire; American (N & S); very good ear for all accents
TRAINING:
Bretton Hall College - BA Hons Theatre Acting 1999-2002 Musical Theatre Course at Mountview. Qualifications in Drama Workshop leading (OCN scheme)
SKILLS:
Baritone singing voice ranging over two octaves, bottom F to G above middle C. Contemporary Dance, Juggling, Stilt Walking, Poi, Stage Combat (BADC: Basic Plus), Basic Acrobatics and Aerials. Living Statues. Magic. Golf, Rugby, Cricket, Football, Snooker, Horse-Riding, Swimming, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Badminton. Improvisation, devising skills. Full clean driving licence. Master of Ceremonies, Presenting, Compering, Voice Over.
THEATRE:
| Brewery Arts, Kendal |
Aladdin |
Wishy Washy |
Martin Lamb |
| Alton Towers (Scarefest) | The Field of 1000 Screams |
RAF Officer (hero) |
Karl Phipp |
| Alton Towers (Scarefest) |
The Boiler House |
Handyman |
Michael Haynes |
| Downtown Productions | Aladdin | Wishee Washee | Anthony Williams |
| West End Property Prod | Soul Traders | George | Christopher Dunham |
| Bill Kenwright | Blood Brothers | Eddie (u/s) & Perkins |
Bob Tomson |
| One From the Heart | Cinderella | Dandini | Richard Frost |
| Warner Brothers | Wacky Races | Peter Perfect | Jem Frazer |
| PMA Productions | Beauty & the Beast |
Papa / Snivel / Claude the Wardrobe | Arnie Breen |
| PMA Productions | Cinderella | Prince Charming | George Critchley |
| Oddsocks | The Taming of the Shrew | Lucentio | Andy Barrow |
| Oddsocks | Macbeth | Macbeth | Andy Barrow |
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Pele Productions & The Lowry |
Cinderella | Dandini | Viv Wells |
| Q20 Theatre | Summer Snowman | Max (male lead) | John Lambert |
| Q20 Theatre | A Midsummer Nights Dream | Oberon | John Lambert |
| Oddsocks | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | Elli Mackenzie |
| The Belgrade, Coventry | Sleeping Beauty | Prince Michael | Nigel West |
| Q20 Theatre | The Shoppertainers | Tom (male lead) |
John Lambert |
| Alton Towers | Cadburys Halloween Spooktacular | Eddie Wizzard | Wendy Finley |
| CragRats | Cinderella | Buttons | Rachel Cartwright |
| Castle, Wellingborough | The Ideal Gnome Expedition | Securidog & Wacker | David Bown |
| Leicester Haymarket | Carousel | Snow Child | Paul Kerryson |
TELEVISION/FILM:
| Granada |
Coronation Street |
Event Organiser |
Duncan Foster |
| YTV | Emmerdale | Clerk of the Court |
Piotr Szkopiak / MarkMcKillop / Adrian Bean |
| Lime | Hollyoaks | Solicitor | Penny Thales |
| ITV | The Royal Today | Paul Jenkins | Chris Corcoran |
| Oddsocks | Much Ado About Nothing | Don Pedro | Andy Barrow |
| BBC | The Chase | Sid | Ian Bevitt |
| YTV | Emmerdale | Glynn Walsh | Alan Wareing |
| Screen Yorkshire | Would LikeTo Meet | Sam | Debbie Howard |
| BBC | Crimewatch | Robber | Lee Salisbury |
| YTV | Emmerdale | Policeman | Henry Foster |
| ITV | A Touch of Frost | Policeman | Roger Bamford |
| YTV | My Parents are Aliens | Chubby the Bear | Angelo Abela |
| ITV | A Touch of Frost | Policeman | Paul Harrison |
| YTV | The Quest | Dancer | David Jason |
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Numerous appearances on BBC Grandstand and Sky Sports Rugby, as the Leicester Tigers Mascot! |
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TV PRESENTING:
| BBC | The One Show | Presenter (self) | Hardeep Giani |
| BBC | The One Show | Presenter (self) | Brian Stanley |
| BBC | The One Show | Presenter (self) | Katie Greaves |
| BBC | The One Show | Presenter (self) | Steven Eker |
VOICE OVERS:
| Lime | Hollyoaks | TV Presenter | Chris Johnson |
| Continuum Group | The Deep (Hull) | Mike / Rover | Davinder Saggu |
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Recordings for English Language Listening exams for Middle Eastern countries |
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COMMERCIALS:
| Kronfli Duliba |
LighterLife | Presenter | Julian Kronfli |
| vStream |
AXA |
Young Worker |
Niall O'Driscoll |
| RSA Films |
Co-op/Somerfield |
Dad |
Luke Scott |
| The Basement |
Ronseal |
Ronseal Man |
Rick Griffiths |
| The Gate |
BrightHouse |
Sales Assistant |
Dave Mills |
| Ink Films |
DFS |
Sofa Salesman |
Greg Clark |
| Buckmark Productions | Kutchenhaus | Kitchen Salesman | Steve Wright |
| Noelle Pickford | DHL | Delivery Man | David Stewart |
CORPORATE FILMS:
| CentreScreen | Art of Engagement |
Ed |
Steve Hewitt |
| CentreScreen | English Partnerships | Chris | Rick Griffiths |
| Co-operative Bank | Banking | Banker | Vanessa Cutts |
| The University of Sheffield | Working with Older People | Nurse | Graham McElearney |
| Oddsocks | Face Values | Colin | Andy Barrow |
HOSTING/COMPERING:
| Maynineteen |
'Best of British' with BGT Winners Spelbound |
Presenter |
| Ainsworth & Parkinson |
Redrow.tv News |
Presenter |
| XS Productions |
Midsummer Place Fashion Show |
Presenter |
| Maynineteen | Celebrity Style Challenge with Calum Best and the Brit Chix |
Presenter |
| Disney/Fend Corp. |
Disney Princess Wishes Event |
Compere |
| Fashion Live |
Childrens' Fashion Show (3 days) |
Presenter |
| Key 103 & Magic 1152 | Cash for Kids Zip Wire Event, Salford Quays |
Compere |
| Warrington Council |
Town Centre Christmas Lights Switch on 2008 |
Compere |
| Debenhams | Peaches Geldof Fashion Launch | Presenter |
| Boots | Compering the Suncare and Fashion Brands annual conferences | Compere |
| British Heart Foundation | Blind Date spoof at Sheffield College | Host (as Cilla!) |
| Poundland | Hosting 11 store openings around England, Scotland and Wales | Entertainer |
| British Gas | Annual Leeds Conference | Compere |
WORKSHOPS:
| English Touring Opera | The Wind, Innkeeper & Children | North Wind/Inkeeper | Tim Yealland |
| Full Body & the Voice | Boxing Clever | Jez | Jon Palmer |