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previously worked with:
Actor, Director.
Robert Cavanah
Robert has had an extensive career on stage and screen for the previous 27 years and is still working. Known for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), Sahara (2005) and Take Down (2016), more recently seen in Outlander, Shetland, Silent Witness.
Theatre roles include, Scandal in Love for Love (Royal Shakespeare Company), Macbeth in Macbeth and Men Should Weep (Royal National Theatre.)
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Robert has now co-created workshops and acting training services called London Acting School (LAS).
Actor, Teacher
Stephen Billington
Stephen trained at the Drama Centre London, and was an unknown when chosen from hundreds who auditioned to play the lead part of Lysander Hawkley in The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997). He has gone on to work with many leading film directors, including Peter Greenaway, Franco Zeffirelli, and Mel Gibson. He also now teaches at the London School of Dramatic Art, the Drama Centre London, the Method Studio, London, and the City Literary Institute.
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In 2011 he took to the stage to play John Proctor in Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the York Theatre Royal. In 2013, he joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks playing Danny Lomax.
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Stephen has now gone on to create acting classes, courses and workshops - London Acting School (LAS).
Casting Director
Jeremy Zimmermann
Jeremy Zimmermann is one of the UK’s leading casting directors and has worked on international productions for the past twenty years with such notable directors as Peter Yates, Ron Howard, Guillermo del Toro and Richard Attenborough. He was also nominated for an Emmy in 1995 for an ‘Outstanding Individual Achievement Award’.
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What Jeremy said about working with YPS:
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"The students from The Young Pro School of Acting
show great promise and enthusiasm, and it's workshops like these that refresh my excitement for the future of the industry."
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Fight Tutor
Marcello Marascalchi Walton
Marcello is an actor and fight specisliast. He is a fight tutor for prestigious drama schools such as Mountview and Rose Bruford, also an education practitioner at Shakespeare's Globe theatre.
Marcello trained as an actor in London. From there he went on to perform in numerous theatre productions around the country. He has performed at the RSC, The Globe, Reagents Park. Most recently you can see Marcello in "Captain America" "Inteview with A Hitman" and the upcoming Formula 1 film by Ron Howard "Rush"(working title).
Screenwriter
Niall Johnson
Niall wrote and directing 2005 film, 'Keeping Mum.' Black comedy starring Rowan Atkinson, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Patrick Swayze. It won the 2006 HBO Comedy Arts Festival Screenplay Award in 2006. “British comedy at its very best”,
Voice & Accent Coach
Christine Mottram
Trained and professionally active in the UK and the US, coaching actors who feature in major theatre and international film and TV productions, tailored communication workshops with corporate clients and industry associations, as well as private sessions with individuals, such as doctors, business professionals, diplomats and teachers. Additionally, having been a voice and dialect coach in some of the UK's top drama schools, including ArtsEd, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, LAMDA and East 15.
Actor
Marina Tapakoudes
Marina is Italia Conti trained and specialises in movement, physicality and comedy. Marina has worked consistently across stage and screen since leaving drama school. Represented by First Talent Agency. Having worked on various professional film sets and production companies such as Peracals Productions, Pi Productions and Pinewood studios.
Marina's background is in theatre and even toured theatres as a rep with companies such as Instinct Theatre, performing in spaces such as “Leicester Square Theatre”, "Southwark Playhouse" and “The Kings Head Theatre”.
Actor
Alexander Tol
Alexander is a bilingual Dutch/American actor. He trained at LAMDA. After graduating from drama school, he was cast to play "Hibbert" in a 4 month national tour of "Journey's End", one of the most iconic WWI plays in history. Since his theatre debut in "Journeys End" Alexander has worked consistently in television and film, playing American, British, and Dutch characters.
Filmmaker and Actor
Yusuf Bhaimia
Yusuf Bhaimia is a British Indian actor, writer, director, producer and filmmaker who has over 10 years of experience within the media production field. Yusuf has trained extensively, including studying acting at the Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio in Los Angeles, California in 2017 at their prestigious summer school conservatory program.
Yusuf also expanded his skillset in filmmaking.
Yusuf is now currently working on his own web series project called ‘Blood Inc’ which he has written, produced, directed and started in as one of the supporting roles. Blood Inc. is planned to be released 2022.
Actor, Tutor and Artistic Director
Lotte Ruth Johnson
MA from Central School of Speech and Drama in Actor Training and Coaching, Lotte is now Artistic Director at Blink Theatre and founder of The Actors Cove.
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Lotte works in a way that is encouraging, inclusive, fun and will help actors to reach goals they never thought were possible. All with one key ingredient; Commitment!