Austin Spangler

14, Crieghton Avenue N10 1NU

07990915175

austinspangler@hotmail.com

British Citizen

DOB; 27/11/81

AMC MANAGEMENT

31 Parkside, Welwyn, Hertfordshire AL6 9DQ

Phone: 01438 714652
Fax: 01438 718669
E-mail: anna@amcmanagement.co.uk

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Film

Title; ‘A Good Year’

Director; Ridley Scott

Starring; Russell Crow

Character; Austin. Investment banker who is professional friend to ‘Max’ (Russel Crow) who works for a rival European bank. We meet at the Criterion in London for social meeting over drinks. Austin can put on a professional face for Max but deep down envy and hate is riddled within him for Max is far more successful.

Release Date; Spring 2006

Television

Title; ‘Eastenders’

BBC 1

Character; One of Mo’s boys. Goes to the beauty salon to flirt with Minty’s girlfriend to make him jealous and appreciate what hes got but while hes there he gets a make over.

Release Date; Autumn 2007

 

Title; ‘Road to Nowhere’

Short Film 2008

Director; Peter Bartlett

Part; Stephen (lead male)

We come into Stephen’s life when he is on the verge of tipping over the edge. A long sufferer of alcoholism he stands on the edge of returning to the dark days of drink and drugs for salvation. We follow him on the journey that will take him to the end of his will, his hope and perhaps his life.

Released for Summer British Film Festivals

 

Title; ‘Ed id Dead’

Short Film 2008

Bulldog Productions

Director; Adam Hutchings

Part; Evil Ed (lead male)

The character of Ed is suddenly thrust into a world of kidnapping and enterigation. Where dark secret’s and unknown powers want secrets to be kept hidden and information to stay hidden. My character steps into the place of our goody two shoes hero to see how good he really is.

Released for Summer British Film Festivals

 

Title Alternative Medicine

BBC Science

Series Producer; Neil Fergosun

Head of Photography; Tim Cragg

Televised Date; November – December 2005 BBC 1 and 2

Part; Leading male face for series including nude for all anatomical and muscular shooting. Character consisted of bringing life to what is perceived to be a very stiff subject working in improvised states experimenting with different professionals from each field. Role demanded full nudity, blue screen work and improvisation in front of camera.

 

Title; Dick and Dom in da Bungalow

BBC 2

Aired; Live every Saturday and Sunday mornings

Assistant Floor Director; Lucy, Julia, Rob.

Characters; A selection of characters from childhood fantasy hero’s of footballers, pirates, sailors to crazy and insane characters such as , good will, muck a mucks, bungalow head, reindeers. Highly demanding work, working in front of live cameras, on you toes team work with highly developed improvisational skills in a professional environment. Consistent call ups because of professionalism and quality through out my work

 

Title; For Love or Money

Short Film 2006

Bournemouth University

Director; Jenny Williams

Part; Edward, Supporting Male, Georgian period drama based around the emotional battle between servant and his master and the choice between marriage for love or a marriage for money and the love that tears two men apart for each other.

Released for Summer British Film Festivals

 

Title; Awakening

Short Film

Brindle Productions

Directed and Written by Evan Brindle

Producer; Adam Woulds

Character; Alex Lorenzo (Lead role)

Character Profile; Set in modern day Watford, Alex Lorenzo is a man whose grip on reality has gradually vacated over many years of sleep related disorders and numerous verities of medication. Since the age of nine years Alex’s ability to dream has been replaced with over powering and disturbing nightmares.

 

Title; Couch Commando

Sony Enterprises Lt. (commercial)

Maverick Productions

Aired; February 2006

Product; Sony Playstation

Director; Alex Norris

Producer; Eva Blesky

Character; Commando (lead role), leader of a crack team of men that struggle through thick jungle to engage the enemy, all set in the safety of ones couch where I play real life through a playstation and head set. Intense and heavy with a massive slice of comedy.

 

Title; Unbelievable Stories

Nippon Television

Celt 21 ltd

Executive Director; Natsuyo Searle

English Producer and Translator; Christian Searle

Japanese TV

Aired August 2005

Story of Dutch Priest who dies for his faith in a bizarre and weird way

Part; Priest (lead role)

 

Commercials

 

A Taste Explosion-Wrigley's

2008, Commercial

Futuristic Fruit Reveler

Director; Unknown, information Coming

Usage; North America for 1 Year

 

Old el Paso

2007, Commercial

Mr Jalapeneo (Lead)

Quite Storm

Director; Trevor Robinson

Usage; UK for 1 Year (Ended)

 

Sun Slik

2007, Commercial,

Good Looking Boyfriend,

Film Republic

Director; Martin Aamund

Usage; Europe not including UK for 1 Year (Ended)

 

Couch Commando Playstaion

2005, Commercial

Commando

Sony Enterprises

Director; Alex Norris

Usage; Computer game trailers (Ended)

 

Pantene Ice Freshness

2005, Commercial

Barman,

Pantene,

Director; Ricky Villabona

 

Theatre

Directed by; Deborah Warner

Assistant Director’s; Douglas Rintoul

Lead Roles; Raulph Fiennes, John Shrapnel, Fiona Shaw and Anton Lesser

Barbican Theatre from February – May 2005

Part; Roman Citizen, Plebeian and Soldier, working dynamically along side Ralph Fiennes and Anton Lesser in this classic epic tale set in 21^st Century society. Parts entailed group and individual work. Rehearsing heavily in mass stage celebration, violence and chaos while dealing with the delicacy of individual anger and confusion when working alongside Brutus and Anthony.

 

Universal Citizens Theatre Venture; April-2008

Director; Rob Watts and Kate Mcgregor

Stratford Circus

Devised Physical Theatre blended with Absurd Theatre

Part; Mr Willis, forseen as the bad evil wolf of the building but actually mistaken is a kind troubled soul who is only lonely and has a good heart

 

Universal Citizens Theatre Venture; July – August 2007

Director; Ray Downing

Stratford Circus

Devised Physical Theatre blended with Absurd Theatre

Parts; Customer in Cheese shop, Tribal Leader, A Child

August 2007

Director; Toby Clarke

The Tabbard Theatre in Turham Green

Absurdist Theatre

Part; The Doctor

When the king is loosing his mind the doctor tries to step in and over throw him with clever manipulation of the mind all while trying to steel his queen to boot.

 

August 2006

Director; James Christianson

HaHa Bar and Restaurant Bath

Part; The Stranger (Lead Male)

The Stranger is there to give hope, comfort and answer all the questions we all want to know about religion and to help his wonderer threw to difficult time.

 

Theatre; Venture July – August 2005

Director; Ray Downing

Tour Manager; Kathy Schicker

North African Tour of Tunisia and East London, Stratford Circus

Devised Physical Theatre blended with Absurd Theatre

Parts; Dave the Explorer, Poet, Traveller, Horse Rider. Parts entailed singing, dancing, physical and dynamic work, improvisation, devising.

 

Central St Martins

Written and Directed by Austin Spangler-Downing

Byam Shaw Theatre North London May – June 2005

Part; Jimmy (Lead role)

Performance Art; Telling the story of Jimmy’s internal thoughts through video, image, projection, installation and staging. Part focuses around Jimmy’s life in the mundane and every day in a simplistic and subtle style. Performance envelopes the audience in site, sound and mind.

 

Part of the Conflictions festival

Theatre Venture January – March 2005

Director, Ray Downing

Venue, Stratford Circus

Parts; Hamlets Brother, Poet, Rude boy, Sperm, a piece of shit.

Physical Theatre mixed up with Absurd theatre binding the ideas of movement, energy, ensemble and in your face modern genre.

 

Theatre Venture July – August 2004

Director; Ray Downing

Toured with the NAYT Summer Festival of theatre in East London

Parts, Hamlet, Big Brother, Police Officer, Old Women, Worrier

 

Written and Directed by Alex Dunwoody

Venue, Byam Shaw Theatre North London June – July 2003

Part: Lead Male Joseph

 

Voice Work

2008, Recording

Poet, Howl, Alan Ginsberg

Edward Rapley and Austin Spangler

 

2007, Narrator, Boy with Three Lungs,

Orbit Monkeys, Johnny Horne

 

2007, Voice Over,

Wild Boar Body Spray

HUEY’S DAY OUT

Touch of Genius Productions, Jeremy Barchus

 

2007, Voice Over,

Pizza Delivery

HUEY’S DAY OUT,

Touch of Genius Productions, Jeremy Barchus

 

2007, Narrator

Australian, Kanga-Moo,

Orbit Monkeys, Johnny Horne

 

2006, Voice Over,

Narrator, Alcohol Advertisement,

Horne Productions, Jonny Horne

 

2006, Voice Over

BI-POLAR POLAR BEAR THE BI-POLAR PARTY BEAR,

Horne Productions, Jonny Horne

 

2006, Voice Over

Various Roles/Lead Role,

Big World Sound, Doug Paterson

  

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Training and Education

 

Central St Martins College of Art and Design 2002-2005

• Specialising in Performance and Writing, graduating with BA Honours.

• Studying and practising through scripted work, devising installation installed pieces, practising in environment based projects where audience is placed within the piece and not put out side it.

• Self study training included the arts and disciplines of characters and play writes such as Chekhov, Stanislavski, Lucky (from ‘Godot’), Alan Ginsburg, Becket, Brecht, Shakespeare, the infamous ‘news reader’ and psychological characters of the ‘Jekyll and Hyde’

 

Central School for Speech and Drama 2003-2004

• Completing intensive training in advanced voice and speech

• Techniques acquired in warm up, Alexander, pace, rhythm, control, breathing for use in stage and film.

• Poetry, monologue and choral techniques honed and refined with techniques in story through text interpreted in body and voice.

 

Reigate College for Acting 2001-2002

• Foundation degree studying technique, genres, styles. Improvisation, roll play, devised theatre, physical theatre, absurd, stage fighting and intensive training.

• Completed with highest award with Distinction

 

Godalming College 1998-2001

• Drama A’ Level. Studying the works of Chekhov, Beckett, Berkoff, Breckt, Arto, Shakespeare while at the same time working in cast productions and on individual pieces, works include ‘Waiting for Godot’ and ‘Caucasian Chalk Circle’. Passed with A.

 

• Dance A’ Level. Training in modern, contemporary movements with looks into Ladan notation. Exploring dance such as support work, pairing, choreography and extensive studies into anatomy. Passed with ‘B’

 

As a youth performed with the NAYT, with connections sponsored by BT in production of ‘Dog House’ as the lead male of ‘Danny’ (eldest brother brutally abused by his father in extreme poverty in south Ireland struggling to keep his family together)

 

Voice; Deep clean voice with unique twang, RP Native, Southern British, Cockney, East Coast American, Central American, Dutch, Russian, Old Women, Old Man.

 

Sports; Highly skilled in; Skiing, Swimming, Rock and Mountain Climbing, Cycling. Other activities include; Football, Rugby, Yoga, Licensed Scuba Diver, Running, Surfing, Bungee Jumping, Golf, Frisbee, Cricket.

 

Full and Clean Driving Licence

 

Measurements;

Short Brown Hair (wavy/straight), Green Brown eyes, athletic build

5’11, size 10 shoes, 33 waist, 31 inside leg, 39 chest, 15 neck, 11.5 stone

 

References

Doug Rintoul (Assistant Director for Julius Caesar)

Ray Downing (Director at Theatre Venture)

Aled Rhys-Jones (Director, Drama Association of Wales)

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