Student & graduate profiles

James Boyle

BA in Acting Degree (H Level)

Height 5′ 8″
Hair Brown
Eyes Blue / green
Native accent Geordie
Pronouns He / him

Year of graduation 2027
Agent Richard Gibb, Markham, Froggatt and Irwin

Productions whilst at RADA

Kostantin Treplev
The Seagull (course project) directed by Beru Tessema

Special skills

Singing: baritone

Dance: mixed at beginner level including period, jazz funk, contemporary/modern, tap

Languages: British Sign Language (fluent), International Sign (fluent), spoken English (fluent, James has a cochlear implant)

Other skills: sign-song (a form of performance that can incorporate dance, combining sign language with rhythm, movement, gesture and choreography), drawing/painting (skilled), swimming, ice skating, dance, photography, filming

Note: James has tattoos on his upper body, arms and hands which are currently undergoing removal.

Previous experience

Film
Matt (leading role and nominated for Best Actor at Deaffest), Retreat, written and directed by d/Deaf director Ted Evans, supported by BBC Films and BFI

Short film
Scott (leading role), Eremos Trilogy (Vol. 1), dirs. Sam Arnold and Samuel Ash

Television
Matthew, Reunion, dir. Luke Snellin, BBC/Warp Films

Theatre
Jake (leading role), The Promise, dir. Paula Garfield, Deafinitely Theatre, tour including The Lyric Hammersmith, Birmingham Rep, Northern Stage and Home in Manchester

Training
Deafinitely Theatre x RADA (twelve-week online course during lockdown)