Richard trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating with a first class honours degree in June
2006. Whilst at Mountview, he was nominated for the 2006 Spotlight Prize and was a commended finalist in the
2006 BBC Carlton Hobbs Radio Competition.
A born-and-bred Blackpool actor, Richard made his professional acting debut in 1997 at the age of 13 with the
Royal Shakespeare Company in their production of Cyrano de Bergerac, with Antony Sher in the title role. His
other theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet (Pilot Theatre - UK Tour); Othello (Frantic Assembly - UK Tour);
Sir Peter Hall's Pygamlion (Old Vic); The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream (UK and International Tours);
The Tempest (UK Tour); In Doggerland and Whispering Happiness (Box of Tricks); A Midsummer Night's Dream
and The Comedy of Errors (Ludlow Castle); The Threepenny Opera (Lyric, Hammersmith) and Murder in the
Cathedral (Southwark Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral) both with the National Youth Theatre of Great
Britain; Brenda Bly Teen Detective (Pleasence Theatre, Islington); The Thickness of Skin (Chelsea Theatre); The
Tale of the Stolen Heart (Improbable Theatre) and appeared in The 24 Hour Plays: Red Bull Sessions (Tabard
Theatre).
Film and television credits include The Insiders (Channel 4 / Twenty Twenty Television), Nadya's Circus (Saloon
Films), The Situation (Lame Dog Productions), Do You Like Star Wars? (Say Yes Productions), Ant & Dec's Push
The Button (ITV), DVLA "Crushed" advertising campaign (Rokkit / Central Office of Information) and Strongbow
"Honours" advertising campaign (Outsider / St. Lukes) as well as the opening film sequence for video game Little
Big Planet (PlayStation Vita / Maverick Media). Richard has also worked as a voiceover artist for BBC Active.
To view Richard's showreel please visit the Video page by clicking here.
2006. Whilst at Mountview, he was nominated for the 2006 Spotlight Prize and was a commended finalist in the
2006 BBC Carlton Hobbs Radio Competition.
A born-and-bred Blackpool actor, Richard made his professional acting debut in 1997 at the age of 13 with the
Royal Shakespeare Company in their production of Cyrano de Bergerac, with Antony Sher in the title role. His
other theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet (Pilot Theatre - UK Tour); Othello (Frantic Assembly - UK Tour);
Sir Peter Hall's Pygamlion (Old Vic); The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream (UK and International Tours);
The Tempest (UK Tour); In Doggerland and Whispering Happiness (Box of Tricks); A Midsummer Night's Dream
and The Comedy of Errors (Ludlow Castle); The Threepenny Opera (Lyric, Hammersmith) and Murder in the
Cathedral (Southwark Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral) both with the National Youth Theatre of Great
Britain; Brenda Bly Teen Detective (Pleasence Theatre, Islington); The Thickness of Skin (Chelsea Theatre); The
Tale of the Stolen Heart (Improbable Theatre) and appeared in The 24 Hour Plays: Red Bull Sessions (Tabard
Theatre).
Film and television credits include The Insiders (Channel 4 / Twenty Twenty Television), Nadya's Circus (Saloon
Films), The Situation (Lame Dog Productions), Do You Like Star Wars? (Say Yes Productions), Ant & Dec's Push
The Button (ITV), DVLA "Crushed" advertising campaign (Rokkit / Central Office of Information) and Strongbow
"Honours" advertising campaign (Outsider / St. Lukes) as well as the opening film sequence for video game Little
Big Planet (PlayStation Vita / Maverick Media). Richard has also worked as a voiceover artist for BBC Active.
To view Richard's showreel please visit the Video page by clicking here.
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Richard is delighted to announce that he will be playing the role of Demetrius in William Shakespeare's A
Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe before heading to Abu Dhabi and Dubai on tour.
Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe before heading to Abu Dhabi and Dubai on tour.
Movement sequence as part of ThickSkin Theatre's Research & Development for Bring Your Own.