Over thirty years operating in performing arts, I have established a professional profile as an actor, director, educator and trainer where my expertise & outputs span the UK, Ireland, and worldwide, embracing both established and emergent performance practices. Holding an MA from Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, I've taught in leading institutions, including Royal Central, Rose Bruford and Institute of the Arts Barcelona. As Head of Acting, I designed Falmouth University's BA (Hons) Acting degree. I am the founding director of Living Acting Studio and formerly Nervousystem Theatre Lab (2012-2022). I am an associate editor for the international journal of Theatre, Dance & Performance Training.

My research interests include processes and practices of Actor Training, Holistic Approaches to Acting & Performance Training and pedagogies of Performer Training in the University and Conservatoire.

PROFESSIONAL OUTPUTS 

Director/Theatre Maker (Selected)

• 2024 Her Naked Skin, 3rd year BA (Hons) Acting & Performance Graduates, LSBU
• 2023 Spent, 2^nd yr BA (Hons) Acting & Performance, LSBU. Rose Theatre
• 2021 Dividing the Estate, 1^st yr Ba Acting, Institute of the Arts Barcelona
• 2021 Evita, 2^nd yr BA (Hons) Musical Theatre, Institute of the Arts Barcelona
• 2020 The Lower Depths, 1^st yr BA Acting, Institute of the Arts Barcelona
• 2020 Burning Embers on a Broken Precipice (devised) MA Acting IAB
• 2018 A Little Princess, 2^nd yr BA Music Theatre, Institute of the Arts Barcelona
• 2019 Picnic, 1^st yr Ba (Hons) Acting, Institute of the Arts Barcelon
• 2018 Hamlet, 2^nd yr Ba (Hons) Acting, Institute of the Arts Barcelona
• 2018 Festen, 3rd year BA (Hons) Acting Graduate performance as part of AMATA Festival Falmouth University (Academy of Music and Theatre Arts),
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 3rd year BA (Hons) Acting Graduate performance as part of AMATA FestivalFalmouth University (Academy of Music and Theatre Arts),
• The Seagull, St. Peter’s Church, Preston, Lancashire. 3rd year BA (Hons) Acting Graduate performance.UClan (University of Central Lancashire),
• 2015 Henry VI (Parts 1,2 & 3), Ivey Arts Theatre Guildford, UK. 3rd year BA (Hons) Acting Graduate performance.GSA (Guildford School of Acting/University of Surrey)
• 2014 The Possibilities, showcase for adult professional students, Courtyard Theatre, London Identity School of Acting
• Loaded Assistant director to Sinéad Rushe Jackson’s Lane Theatre, London. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London
• 1999 Play by S. Beckett, Dublin, The Worstward Theatre, Dublin
• 1997 The Two Noble Kinsmen, Liberties College (Theatre Studies), Dublin

2002 – 2012. Nervousystem Performance Laboratory (NPL). Founder and artistic director. Dublin-based international performance laboratory. As well as directing the company’s critically acclaimed repertoire of performances, I also designed and evolved a detailed and comprehensive daily actor-training praxis for the ensemble.

• 2010/11 Weaving the Cry, original work, Nervousystem (Spain, Poland & Italy). Nominated ‘Best Play’ of 2010 by The Irish Independent newspaper.
• 2006 The Myth and The Flesh (1^stphase) Dublin, by Marián Araújo, Director.
• 2005 Park Action/Malta Action, original work, Dublin, Nervousystem, Director,
• 2004 Aversion The I-Eye, original work, Dublin, Nervousystem, Director,
• 2003 The Only Jealousy of Emer by W.B. Yeats, Dublin, Limerick.
• 2003 Aversion, original work, Nervousystem, Director,
• 2002 Fire Face, Dublin, Nervousystem, Director/Actor, Dublin.

Actor - Theatre & Performance (Selected)

• 2016 Talhiya Lapse, The Shooter, dr. Paul Regan, Caberet Voltaire, Zurich
• 2015 Worstward Ho, Mouth on Fire TC, C. Quinn, Theatre X Chai, Tokyo
• ‘12/13. That Time/Ohio Impromptu, Mouth on Fire TC, Irl & Russia
• 2008 Holy Fool, auto-composed & performed, Nervousystem, Dublin
• 2003 The Only Jealousy of Emer, Brichriú, Dublin & Limerick, Nervousystem,
• 2002 Measure for Measure, Angelo, Dublin, Joe Devlin, Dublin
• 2002 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oberon, Kristian Marken, Dublin
• ‘01/02 Alone It Stands, Various, Lane Productions Irish & UK tour, John Breen
• 2001 Mansfield Park, Henry Crawford, Rattlebag TC, Joe Devlin, Irish tour
• 2001 Of Mice and Men, Slim, The New Theatre, Tim Mc Donnell, Dublin,
• 2001 Women Beware Women, Sordido, Ibhla Illdanach, John O’ Brien, Dublin
• *2000 Julius Caesar, M. Antony, J Devlin (ITA Award Nominee–Best Sup Actor)
• 2000 Hamlet, Horatio, Second Age, Joyce Branagh, Dublin
• 1999 Endgame, Clov, Crowned Child TC, Catherine Fletcher, Los Angeles
• 1998 Hum, Man 1, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Gormly
• 1998 Something About Us, Michael, Michael Scott, Dublin
• 1996 Troilus and Cressida, Patrocolus, Theatreworks, Dublin
• 1995 King Lear, Fool, Second Age, Alan Stanford, Dublin
• 1995 The Oresteia, Orestes, Theatre Of Joy, Dublin.

Film, T.V. Commercial (Selected)

• 2017 Escape (Short Film) Dad (Lead), Director Alex Falconer.
• 2011 Game of Thrones (Season 2) Lannister Captain (supporting) HBO TV
• 2011 Love Eternal (Feature) Tim (Supporting) B. Muldowney Fastnet Films
• 2009 Kerrygold – The Sod, Commercial (Lead), Sonny Films, Jeff Labbé
• 2009 The Tudors (Season 4) English Officer (Supporting), Jeremy Podeswa
• 2006 Fair City, Anthony Cannon (Supporting) R.T.E. (Paul Fitzgerald)
• 2005 The Big Bow Wow, Tim (Supporting) R.T.E. (Anthony J.Quinn)
• 2004 On Home Ground, Victor (Supporting) R.T.E. (Kevin Liddy)
• 2001 Irish Tourist Board, (Lead) Joy Films (Mehdi Norowzian)
• 2000 Dead of Night, German Sniper (Lead), Grove Films (Tom Cosgrove)
• 1999 Saving Private Ryan, 3rd Private (Featured), Dreamworks (S. Spielberg)

Voice Overs 2000-Present (Selected)Eircom (Telecommunications), Becks Vier, Nescafe, Volta (Independent films on Demand)

RESEARCH & EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES

June 2024 (Forthcoming) Lead Editor (Training Grounds) for Special Issue – Training & Agency – International journal of Theatre, Dance and Performance Training.

January 2024 Conference Presentation Training the Whole Actor; Towards A Pedagogy of Principles, International Platform for Performer Training (IPPT), Tampere, Finland.

December 2021 Author of article ‘Training and Buildings: Leaving the Building’ international Journal of Theatre, Dance & Performance Training https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rtdp20

January 2021 Author of article 'The Speaking Image: That, There, Then…Now’ in the international Journal of Theatre, Dance & Performance Training due for publication in https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rtdp20

2020/21 Editorial co-author for Training Grounds on Volume 11, issues 1-4 and volume 12 issue 1 in the international Journal of Theatre, Dance & Performance Training https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rtdp20

March 2021 Associate editor of article Unrehearsed Futures: A series of public conversations on theatre pedagogy hosted by Drama School Mumbai in the international Journal of Theatre, Dance & Performance Traininghttps://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rtdp20

Feb-March 2020 Co-teacher of Presencia en Acción | Jugar con la Gravedad y Momentum workshop series hosted by DuquesnayLavrennikov at Wellco, Barcelona,  https://www.facebook.com/events/612440269596574/

September to December 2020 Participant in Unrehearsed Futures: webinar talks series on theatre pedagogy. https://dramaschoolmumbai.in/unrehearsed-futures-drama-pedagogy-in-the-post-covid-world/

October 2020 Chair/convener for the talk; From a Distance: Elevating the Covid-trained Performer as part of Unrehearsed Futures: webinar talks series on theatre pedagogy https://dramaschoolmumbai.in/unrehearsed-futures-drama-pedagogy-in-the-post-covid-world/

October 2020 Guest speaker on The Convergence #3, On Actor Training, part of an ongoing international webinar series on theatre arts hosted by 5toMidnight. https://www.5tomidnight.org/single-post/the-convergence-3-31st-oct-2020

September 2020. Founder and artistic director of Living Acting Studio, a Barcelona-based international acting training and coaching studio https://www.livingactingstudio.com/about 

July 15th -19th 2019 Author of review article Michael Chekhov Advanced Masterclass at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in the international Journal of Theatre, Dance & Performance Training. Published March 2020. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19443927.2020.1715629

Jan - Sept 2012 The Yoga Hub, Dublin. Senior Yoga Teacher. Teaching Vinyasa Flow, Yin & Restorative yoga. Also lead numerous workshops on Meditation, Chanting, Pranayama & Yoga Nidra

Sept – June 2011/12 Pearse College, Dublin. Teaching Yoga to students and staff of the Holistic Therapies course

2002–‘12. Nervousystem Performance Laboratory, Dublin. Leader of open-research worksessions. Outreach programme offered to Dublin-based performing artists from Ireland, Greece and France.

2007 Linea Transversale; a yearly International theatre and cultural exchange coordinated by Teatro Proskenion, Italy. Invited to demonstrate and deliver a presentation on Nervousystem’s research work.

2007 University of Eurasian Theatre, Lamezia, Italy, directed by Eugenio Barba. Invited as special guest to address a talk on the topic of Culture, Space and Territory.

2005 Teatr Breton Caffe, Poland. Invited to lead three-week intensive worksession Body and Voice in Action with actors and dancers.

2004 Daghdha Dance, Limerick. Invited to lead a one-day worksession on physical and vocal training with the company’s dancers.

Deputy Course Leader BA (Hons) Acting & Performance/BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen 
Level 6 Lead Tutor - BA (Hons) Acting & Performance
Marketing and Recruitment Lead - BA(Hons) Acting & Performance

Module Leader:
Classical Acting, Scene Study, Voice & Movement (VAM 1+2) Advanced Acting

Scene Study (Module Leader) Advanced Acting (Module Leader) Classical Acting (Module Leader) Acting for Screen, Advanced Screen Acting, Final Major Project.