I’m on set today!!!
@itvcorrie
If you’re not, don’t worry, you will be soon. Things are slowly starting to happen, be patients, be kind to yourself and it will come. 💫
20yrs Ago today I lost my Dad on my sister’s 18th birthday (I was 15), who subsequently took her own life age 26. I have a lot to be grateful for, but today is a double whammy of shit.
There’s lots of opportunity/emphasis for young/new actors to be ‘discovered’ and for their careers to take off. But can/do actors who are older and been acting a while still get ‘discovered’? I still feel like a newbie after 9yrs.
Today marks is a big milestone for me; I start my first ever paid directing job! For my own production company!!! 😱
@part_luck
Wish me luck, I’m nervous/excited, want to do it/want to run away, want to eat/not hungry… all of the above!
On route to a recall, a young lad in a Spiderman costume with a group of friends shouted
"Hi! You've got lovely hair"
...'that was nice', I thought- "Cheers!" 😊
"I hope you're successful in life!"
..."Thanks, you too!" I shouted back.
I then booked the gig.
Thanks Spider-kid
Don’t make me feel like the bad guy for asking when I can expect my fee to be paid after non-replies to previous emails and after 6 weeks when the fee was expected after 30days.
Some actors audition well and some just don’t
It’s still risky giving someone a job on the back of a good audition, and the best person can be missed because they don’t audition well.
I’ve always thought I’m in the ‘bad auditioners’ category.
I lost my sister to suicide.
She was 26.
I was the one who found her.
I failed to resuscitate her.
During
#lockdown
1 I raised money for
@PAPYRUS_tweets
a
#SuicidePrevention
charity, and it’s by some karmic coincidence that I am part of this film, and I’m very proud to be.
'Suicide is not something I ever thought would be a part of Mark's life'
We don't want any stories left unfinished, help us save more lives by donating to PAPYRUS today.
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#UnfinishedPlans
Let’s make a movie!
Excited to get going tomorrow on the first ever micro-short I’ve written and am producing (as well as staring, obvs).
I’ve made a commitment to MAKE MY OWN WORK, and this is the start of it 🥳
On this night 2008 at 21:41 I had to make the phone call to my Mum to say that she’d lost her daughter to suicide. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.
2020 has been hard for so many. You can only make things better if you’re still here to try.
Stay Strong.
Talk about it
Here's my
@DoorDieStudios
#CastMeComp
entry.
Had loads of fun interpreting
@_MillieAustin_
script; Hiding In Plain Sight. Was getting all the super power/mutant militant vibes.
Yay to creative play!
@HannahEllisRyan
I’ve been cast in Corrie for 2 eps, if that puts a pep in your step.
Been reluctant to share it though, as I’ve not wanted to make people feel bad. X
Career bucket list item checked off.
Having been a fan of Silent Witness, I’m very grateful to have be in last night’s episode. You’ll see me again tonight as Se24 concludes.
A small role that I’m very grateful to
@sethmason
@AndyBCasting
@lawrencetill
for.
Today is the first day I’ve hit a real slump. Think all the stress and adrenaline that has been keeping me going has crashed.
Send help, I feel rubbish.
I’m on set today!!!
@itvcorrie
If you’re not, don’t worry, you will be soon. Things are slowly starting to happen, be patients, be kind to yourself and it will come. 💫
What a crap day! Feel completely backed into a corner and can’t see any way out of it. I want my days to be fulfilling and joyful, not full of fear and feelings of worthlessness. What has my life become? I feel lost. I need a new direction.
I don’t know what I hope to gain from posting this, or what the point is, but for the first time in my life, I’m seriously considering leaving the industry. I feel defeated and sad 80% of the time.
CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT!
Delighted to be able to introduce our cast for Don’t Tell Me, say hello to
@OliverDevoti
as Alex
@rosiesteel
as Holly
Patrick J. Maxwell as Hugh
Wendy Barrett as Sylvia
Mark Baddon as Barry
Can’t wait to get started, this is going to be a blast!
Whatever people feel about the royals, our Queen was undeniably an incredible human being.
It was an honour to have served in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces.
Oh I love a good twist and turn and a big reveal!
#Sherwood
is still brilliant! Yep, I’ll keep banging on about it.
Also (geek moment) - I’m in love with the precision of this final image; the arrow lining up through the three targets in the background is pure perfection.
Does anyone else feel like it’s always you that reaches out to people? I swear, if I didn’t message anyone I’d be a lone wolf for the rest of my days. 🐺 🌙
I have decided to go
#SelfRepresented
after 11 loyal years with
@diamond_mgmnt
Thank you to Jean for a wonderful partnership.
I’m excited for the next part of my journey.
Sorry in advance for the abundance of emails you’ll be receiving from me.
#gizajob
Was great to be here this time last week for my first proper meeting as a director.
I incredibly grateful to the New Work dept
@NationalTheatre
for taking the time to meet with me.
Fun times ahead.
Bereavement anniversaries have this way of making you question your whole existence. So many of life’s joyful moments are tainted with sadness for me.
I cried a lot today. It’s ok to be vulnerable.
Thanks for all the
#ShowreelShareDay
#Love
today guys. I’ve been overwhelmed with the support thankyouthankyou
To all my
#NewFollowers
... it’s gets incredibly less interesting from here on out. You’ve been warned 🤫
My brain is fried. I’m out. Peace.
Gushy, self celebration moment during a period of doubt and loathing to remind myself just how far I’ve come, how much I’ve endured in a life full of troubles, and how far I’ve yet to go.
Be your own motivation.
#AwardWinner
Got ADR coming up for this soon, after a long time since wrap (thanks Covid). I’m actually nervous to see it, feel like I’ve grown a hell of a lot since then.
Finding people in this industry who believe in you and support you is key to success and happiness.
So if anyone wants to interview for this role with me, form an orderly queue…
#tumbleweed
😅
🚨 This is NOT a drill! The Tourist, The Responder, Vigil and Time - four of the BBC’s biggest dramas from the past year - are returning for a second series on
@BBCOne
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@BBCiPlayer
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Watch series one ➡️
You see something you’re BANG ON for and hope, just HOPE that producers and casting directors consider you and other actors who aren’t as well known to them.
There has to be an equal footing for opportunities, otherwise how are us without profile or connections meant to progress
I want to learn filmmaking/directing/producing; is it too late? Am I too late? Would courses be the best... course, to take, or getting knowledge from online?
Don’t normally do this, but this time I will; 2 tapes done and sent to kickstart 2024.
I’m not letting the demons win this year, this is the year I break through.
When breakdowns say “own accent” I freak out because my accent is all over the place and changes from word to word. I don’t really know what my accent actually IS!
I’m incredibly proud of this knee taking, rainbow armband wearing, school children feeding band of young lions.
I team full day of grace and passion. We came up short tonight against a team of seasoned veterans, but we have so much to cheer about.
Well done
@England
*Big Sigh*
Today was a good day… and I smashed it, but nothing got smashed!
Thanks for all the love 🥰
Does this mean I can put “director” in my bio now…?
#thanks
#bio
#director
Today marks is a big milestone for me; I start my first ever paid directing job! For my own production company!!! 😱
@part_luck
Wish me luck, I’m nervous/excited, want to do it/want to run away, want to eat/not hungry… all of the above!
Manchester based male actor needed for a wonderful short. Paid (low)
Clean cut, boy next door late 30s/early 40s likeable.
Link your reels below and I’ll pass them on.
I mostly auditioned via self tape even before the pandemic. It’s been sooo long since I’ve been ‘in the room’.
It’s going to be a wild ride when I do; my awkwardly poor social skills have rapidly diminished during Covid. Prepare for over sharing and unnecessarily loud laughing.
One of the toughest things to manage as a jobbing actor, I find, is juggling the day job with auditions. You don’t want to let people down, have to beg around for cover and end up overworked to make up for the cover you get.
Any side hustle inspirations/suggestions welcome