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Identity School Of Acting
Identity School of Acting is a part-time drama school that was founded in London, England by Femi Oguns in 2003. A second branch and campus opened in Los Angeles, California in 2018. Identity School of Acting began in 2003 with 10 students at the Arcola Theatre in Hackney. Although open to prospective students of all ethnicities, Oguns founded the institution with the intent of reaching out to black and minority actors and promoting the diversity of the real world on stage and onscreen, as well as holding casting directors to account due to the lack of opportunity he had found in his own early acting experiences. The school later moved to Holborn, and then again to Brixton, as well as offering online classes. The school offers part-time acting training starting at age 16. The school is affiliated with Identity Agency Group, which was established in 2006. However, the agency is a separate entity; not all students and alumni are necessarily represented by the agency, and not ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama School
A drama school, stage school or theatre school is an undergraduate and/or graduate school or department at a college or university; or a free-standing institution (such as the Drama section at the Juilliard School); which specializes in the pre-professional training in drama and ''theatre'' arts, such as acting, design and technical theatre, arts administration, and related subjects. If the drama school is part of a degree-granting institution, undergraduates typically take an Associate degree, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or, occasionally, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Design. Graduate students may take a Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Fine Arts, Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Fine Arts, or Doctor of Philosophy degree. Entry and application process Entry to drama school is usually through a competitive audition process. Some schools make this a two-stage process. Places on an acting course are limited (usually well below 100) so those who fare be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaquille Ali-Yebuah
Shaquille Ali-Yebuah (born 26 May 1995) is a British actor. Early life Ali-Yebuah is from London. He trained with Identity School of Acting. Career In 2013, Ali-Yebuah was cast to play a young Steven K Amos in BBC Radio 4's ''What Does the K Stand For?'', and also appeared in Miles Jupp's '' In and Out of the Kitchen'', also distributed by the same network. He went on to pursue numerous British television roles, including CBBC's ''Dixi'', ''Casualty'', '' You, Me, and the Apocalypse'', and a Nike advert for the 2014 FIFA World Cup as part of the "Winner Stays On" campaign, which ended up being the highest viewed commercial on YouTube with over 118 million views and racked up 20 million views within 4 days. In 2017, he appeared in a Netflix original film entitled '' iBoy'', an action thriller also starring Miranda Richardson, Rory Kinnear, Maisie Williams and Bill Milner. As well, he appeared in '' The Children Act'', a film directed by Richard Eyre and featuring Emma Thomps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zackary Momoh
Zackary Momoh (born July 1988) is a British actor. He began his career in theatre and made his feature film debut in ''A United Kingdom'' (2016). On television, he is known for his roles in the Netflix crime drama '' Seven Seconds'' (2018) and the HBO fantasy series ''The Nevers'' (2021). Early life Momoh was born in the South London Borough of Lambeth. He is of Nigerian descent. He participated in talent shows growing up. He began his studies in business marketing at university before deciding he wanted to pursue a career in acting. He trained part-time at Identity School of Acting Identity School of Acting is a part-time drama school that was founded in London, England by Femi Oguns in 2003. A second branch and campus opened in Los Angeles, California in 2018. Identity School of Acting began in 2003 with 10 students at ... (IDSA). Filmography Film Television Stage Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Momoh, Zackary Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahj Miles
Tahj Di Nero Miles is an English actor. He appeared in the first film of the anthology series '' Small Axe'' directed by Steve McQueen, and since 2021, has starred as Marlon Pryce in BBC1's TV series '' Death in Paradise''. Life and work Miles was born in Hackney, London and has Jamaican, St Lucian and Dominican heritage. He attended the Betty Layward Primary in Stoke Newington. "'East London is in my heart'", ''Hackney Gazette'' 12 December 2021 He joined the at the age of seven, then signed for Fiorentini Agency. Miles perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judi Love
Judy Veronica Thomas (born 4 June 1980), known professionally as Judi Love, is an English stand-up comedian and presenter. She began her stand-up career in 2011 but came to prominence as a panellist on the ITV talk show ''Loose Women''. As well as competing on the BBC competition series ''MasterChef'', Love also competed in the nineteenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''; finishing in tenth place, and the thirteenth series of '' Taskmaster''. Early and personal life Judi Love was born on 4 June 1980 in Hackney, London to Jamaican parents and is the youngest of five children. She spent the majority of her youth in and around the East London area. Love studied a degree in Community Arts and Social Science and a Masters in Social Work from the Tavistock Institute. Love has two children, a daughter and a son. Career Love began comedy when she performed a set in front of her class for a module, in which she revealed the comedic side of caring for her mother, who died in 2009 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Mei Li
Jessica Mei Li (born 27 August 1995) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Alina Starkov in the Netflix fantasy series '' Shadow and Bone''. Early life and education Li was born in Brighton, East Sussex to an English mother and a Hong Kong-Chinese father. She grew up in Redhill, Surrey and has an older brother. Li attended Reigate College from 2010 to 2012 and began studying French and Spanish at the University of Sussex, but eventually dropped out. For nearly two years, Li worked as a teaching assistant for children with special needs at secondary school. Li joined the National Youth Theatre in 2015 and trained part-time at Identity School of Acting from 2016 to 2017. Career Li made her professional stage debut in February 2019 playing the role of Claudia Casswell in ''All About Eve'' at Noel Coward Theatre, directed and adapted for the stage by Ivo van Hove, alongside Gillian Anderson and Lily James. In October 2019, it was announced Li would star i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armin Karima
Armin Karima is an Iranian/British actor known for his role as Abdul Bukhari in BBC Waterloo Road, Ant in IBoy, Kasim Al-Yazbek in FOX series Tyrant and Malek Amir in Netflix series Sex Education. Career While training Karima booked his first role, short film TAG for BBC IPlayer. Just before his last college performance Karima landed a regular role in Waterloo Road's final series (10) as Abdul Bukhari. Karima was then cast alongside Shahab Hosseini in feature film Gholam in 2015. He then appeared in Tyrant series 2 as Kasim Al-Yazbek in 2016. Karima then landed a role in BBC Moving on as Safi in 2016. In 2017 Karima played the role of Ant in Netflix's IBoy. Shortly after he landed a role in Fearless for ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan .... Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osy Ikhile
Osy Ikhile is a British actor best known for his roles as Richard Peterson in '' In the Heart of the Sea'' and Milo Rodricks in ''Childhood's End''. In 2017, he appeared in USS ''Callister'', an episode of the anthology series ''Black Mirror ''Black Mirror'' is a British anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Individual episodes explore a diversity of genres, but most are set in near-future dystopias with science fiction technology—a type of speculative fiction ...''. Filmography Filmmaking credits * ''Normal?'' (2014) – directed, produced * ''Clap!'' (2014) – directed, produced, wrote, edited, director of photography * ''Hot Pepper'' Episode: "One-Night Stand" (2015) – director of photography, gaffer * ''The Moor Girl'' (2017) – produced * ''Beauty in the Street'' (2017) – co-produced * ''The Reserves'' (2018) – executive produced Film Television Video games Stage References External links * Living people Black British mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Hopkins
Sophie Lisa Hopkins is a British actress and model. She is best known for her role as April MacLean in the BBC Three '' Doctor Who'' spin-off '' Class'' (2016). Early life Hopkins was born in Singapore and grew up in the East Yorkshire Wolds, England. She attended Woldgate School and then pursued a national diploma in Performing Arts and Musical Theatre at City of York College, graduating in 2009. In 2010, she moved to London where she trained with Identity School of Acting and joined the Fourth Monkey Theatre Company. Career In April 2016, Hopkins was cast in the BBC Three '' Doctor Who'' spin-off '' Class'' as April MacLean. Her character April is a student at Coal Hill School, who Hopkins described as "socially awkward", but also "compassionate, kind", and sometimes "extraordinarily brave". April was advertised as ''the British Buffy''. When Hopkins was first sent the script, she only knew that the series would be similar to '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and decided to audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanya Fear
Pauline Tanyaradzwa Adele "Tanya" Fear (born ) is a British actress and comedian. She had a recurring role on the 2015 television series '' Spotless'' and appeared in the '' Doctor Who'' episode "Arachnids in the UK" in 2018. In 2021 she announced that she would use the name Tanyaradzwa Fear professionally, having previously been credited as Tanya Fear. After not being offered any roles since 2018, Fear announced in August 2022 that she was leaving the film and television industry. Early life Fear was born in London, UK. Her father, Andrew Stephen Fear, is English while her mother, Yvonne Zolisa Marimo, was born in Zimbabwe. Fear used the name Tanya from an early age, a shortened form of her name Tanyaradzwa, which means "we have been comforted" in her mother's native Shona language. While pursuing a degree in Comparative Literature at King's College London, Fear made the decision to pursue her dream of acting, moving to Los Angeles in 2009 for a few months. She then traine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Eve
Amelia Eve is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Jamie in the Netflix original supernatural-horror series ''The Haunting of Bly Manor.'' Early life and career Eve was born and raised in London, England. In 2018, Eve appeared in the BBC comedy series '' Enterprice''. In 2020, Eve had a starring role as Jamie opposite Victoria Pedretti in the Netflix series ''The Haunting of Bly Manor ''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' is an American gothic romance drama streaming television miniseries created by Mike Flanagan, and released on October 9, 2020 by Netflix. The second entry in Flanagan's '' The Haunting'' anthology series, it mostl ...''. Filmography Film Television Music videos References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eve, Amelia 21st-century English actresses English television actresses Living people 1992 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fola Evans-Akingbola
Fola Evans-Akingbola () is a British actress. She is known for roles such as Maddie Bishop in the Freeform series ''Siren'' and American Secret Service agent Chelsea Arrington in the 2023 Netflix series ''The Night Agent''. Early life and education Evans-Akingbola was born in London, to an English anthropologist mother, Gillian Evans, and Nigerian musician father Sola Akingbola (of the band Jamiroquai). She was raised in Bermondsey with her sister and educated at Alleyn's School in Dulwich, graduating in 2012. She received acting training at the National Youth Theatre and Identity School of Acting. Career Before acting professionally, Evans-Akingbola worked as a model. Her first acting credits were for the BBC series ''Youngers'' and ''Holby City''. While appearing on a third BBC series, '' Death in Paradise'', Evans-Akingbola was cast in the popular HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' as the (unnamed) second wife of Khal Moro during series 6 in 2016. Since 2018, she has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
