Student biographies

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JACK DERGES

Height 6’ 0”
Hair Dark Brown
Eyes Blue
Nationality British
Natural Accent RP/West Country
Vocal Range Bottom E – Top F
Playing Age 18-25

Awards and Bursaries

Winner of the 2009 Laurence Olivier Behrens Bursary

Roles at Drama School Include

Part Production Director Choreographer Music Director
Ensemble King’s Cross New Writing Project Daniel Bird & Justin Audibert
Jerry Betrayal Ian Kellgren
Mat Burke Anna Christie Aileen Gonsalves
Capulet Romeo and Juliet Zoë Waterman
Cyril Bennett The Stepmother Petra Tauscher
David Kingsley/Billy Stage Door John Abbott
Lord Peregrine Fortune-Mint The Wages of Sin Gary Sefton
Vershinin Three Sisters Elly Green
Edward Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me Jane Harrison & John Abbott
Ensemble Storytelling Jane Harrison & Sabina Netherclift

Film Roles at Drama School Include

Part Production Director Choreographer Music director
Lehiff Intermission Michael Bray
Lip Shameless Michael Bray
Edward The Hours Caroline Jeffries
Agent Extras Caroline Jeffries
Chinese Voice Coach (VO) Work Experience (2008 Graduate Film) Michael Bray

Specialist Skills

Accents West Country (Native), RP, Heightened RP, Cockney, Various American, Various European, Yorkshire, Northern & Southern Irish, Australian, South African
Singing High Baritone
Dance Contemporary, Period, Ballroom, Latin, Modern
Combat BADC Basic - Distinction
Sport Gym training & Nutrition , Rugby, Football, Tennis, Basketball, Table Tennis, Sprinting & Various Track and Field Events, Badminton, Soft Ball, Cricket, Pool, Cycling
Other skills Modelling work since the age of 13, Full clean driving licence

Other Experience

Theatre Roles

Part Production Director Choreographer Music Director
Jamie Territory, Fiddy West Productions Reuben Johnson
Simon Chachava Caucasian Chalk Circle, Footprint International Youth Theatre Natasha Buckley
Romeo Romeo & Juliet, Barbican Theatre Plymouth Matthew Keast

Film roles

Part Production Director Choreographer Music director
Mike Skins (Season 3, Episode 5), E4 Charles Martin
Face The D Team (Devon County Council Road Safety Video), Three Edged Productions Andrew Poulastides
Private Andrew Haydon Casualty (Core Values, 2007), BBC Robbie Del Maestro
Robbie The Perfect Woman, Olympus Productions Debora Groves
Workshops/other experience
Mime
Mask
Mike Leigh style film project
Stand-up
Physical Theatre
Meisner technique
Recorded delivery
Devised theatre
Radio technique

* = highly skilled

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