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 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare's Globe); Romeo and Juliet (Pilot
Theatre - UK Tour); Othello (Frantic Assembly - UK Tour); Sir Peter Hall's Pygmalion (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 Tale of
the Stolen Heart (Improbable Fiction); 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 (Pleasance Theatre, Islington); The Thickness of Skin (Chelsea 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 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare's Globe); Romeo and Juliet (Pilot
Theatre - UK Tour); Othello (Frantic Assembly - UK Tour); Sir Peter Hall's Pygmalion (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 Tale of
the Stolen Heart (Improbable Fiction); 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 (Pleasance Theatre, Islington); The Thickness of Skin (Chelsea 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 he will be working with Oscar winning director Danny Boyle, performing in the
opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games on the 27th of July.
Richard is delighted to announce he will be working with Oscar winning director Danny Boyle, performing in the
opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games on the 27th of July.
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