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ABOUT CHRIS COURTENAY
WHERE'S HE FROM, THEN?
I grew up by the sea in Folkestone, Kent, where I developed my love of theatre through going to the local repertory theatre (the Arthur Brough Players, and then the Charles Vance) and appearing in school plays. I continued acting as a student at Cambridge and then London universities. Cambridge contemporaries included Simon Russell-Beale, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery - though it was only Tony that I acted with. After a long break from acting, including a spell teaching English in Sicily and working in publishing in London, I took up professional drama training first at Morley College and then the ArtsEd. Photograph copyright Claire Grogan
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DRAMA TRAINING
Advanced Certificate in Professional Acting, Arts Educational Schools (2001-2002). Teachers included: Adrian James, Andrew Viznevski, William Trotter, Jane Briers
Morley College Theatre School, Waterloo (2000-2001). Teachers included: Tamara Hinchco, Damien Goodwin.
Other educational: MA (Cantab); PhD (London)
SPECIAL SKILLS
Accents: RP; native Kent (non-standard); Northern; Geordie; standard American; Italian; French; German; Swedish; Icelandic; Arabic
Languages: excellent Italian; good French and German; beginner-level Icelandic, Swedish and Arabic
Music: bass guitar (jazz, rock, classical)
Singing: baritone
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