Caspar Berry is a motivational and keynote business speaker specialising in the subjects of risk, decision making, innovation and leadership. He has previously worked as an actor, screenwriter for film and television,

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, entrepreneur and professional

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player.

Education

Caspar Berry was educated at the Royal Grammar School,

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, before reading economics and then

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Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

Early career

During his

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, Berry was selected for the lead role, Gill, in the first two series of the

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series ''

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''. Berry also appeared in the

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winning film ''The Black Velvet Gown'', the BBC television drama ''

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'' and the British comedy film ''

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''.

Writer

Berry subsequently went into writing and directing. His first screenplay, ''

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'', (which he wrote whilst still studying at Cambridge) was produced in 1996 by

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and starred

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. He went on to write '' Killing Time'' (1997) for

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and ''The Crow: Salvation'' (2000) for

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and

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. Berry also wrote for a number of television dramas, including ''

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'' and ''

''.

Poker player

Berry changed careers at age 25 and became a professional

player in

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for three years, where he made a living in the $10–20 and $20–40 games in

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Broadcaster

Berry was the presenter and poker expert on a number of TV poker shows, most notably ''

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'' (2005–2007) and ''

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'' (2007–2009), where he was one of the technical analysts. He also appeared on ''

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'' and was the poker strategy writer for ''Flush'' magazine. Berry was an uncredited poker adviser on the 2006

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movie '' Casino Royale'', along with his credited ''Sky Poker'' co-host Dr Tom.

Twenty First Century Media

Having returned to the UK in 2002, after his professional poker spell in Las Vegas, Berry co-founded the

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Twenty First Century Media. He managed the company for several years (in partnership with his colleague Sam Morton) before selling it in 2008 to

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Business speaker

Following the sale of Twenty First Century Media, Berry began working as a trainer for The Mind Gym, before setting up his own speaking and training company where he now works with a range of businesses – predominantly as a speaker on calculated risks, decision making and innovation.

Notes

External links

Speaking Agent – The Insight Bureau
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