Name: Olivia Hespe
Date of Birth: 16/08/1998
Height: 5’9″
Measurements: 34/24/34
Hair: Dark Copper
Eyes: Blue

Strengths:

• Strong and clear voice with stage presence
• Conscientious, hard-working and professional in outlook
• Reliable and punctual
• Takes direction well
• Easy going and friendly on set
• Comedy, period and horror are specialities

Experience:

• Drama performances at Collyer Ferguson Centre and The Sinden Theatre, Kent, Arts Educational Schools, London, The Lyric, Hammersmith, Crazy Coqs in London West End, Marlowe Theatre and Giulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury; Canterbury Institute of Performing Arts, Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Canterbury and Theatre in Education in schools.
• Played roles in a number of feature and short films by independent Directors and commercial production companies.
• Some modelling and TV film work.
• Additional experience at the National Concert Hall for Wales, the New Theatre in Cardiff, at Canterbury Tales visitor attraction and with the Culture and Sport Group of Kent County Council.

Training:

• National Youth Film Academy.
• National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.
• Trained in acting at Arts Educational Schools, London, in conjunction with The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
• Previously trained at Canterbury Institute of Performing Arts, getting Distinction Star/Distinction Star/Distinction in acting.
• Motion Capture Level 1 ( MoCap Vaults, London).
• Gun and rifle handling for film and TV.
• Currently training part time at The Actors Centre and at The Actors’ Guild, London.
• Trained in acting for film and TV, singing, acting technique, stage combat, improvisation, voice, moment and dance.

Additional Skills:

• Motion Capture
• Gun and rifle handling for film and TV
• Dance (Grade 6 ballet)
• Singing (Alto)
• Skiing
• Horse Riding
• Cycling
• Photography
• Athletics
• Variety of accents

Memberships:

Spotlight No. 5896 – 3429 – 3745
IMDB Pro
The Actors’ Guild, London
The National Youth Film Academy
The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
The Actors Centre, London
Mandy.com
Previously a member of The Lyric Young Company and the Gulbenkian Youth Theatre

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON PRIME

Olivia played the lead title role in The Madness of Tellaralette Seville. The film is available on Amazon Prime.

BILLY ELLIOT:

BEST ACTOR AWARD 2016:

Olivia won the ‘Best Actor 2016’ award at Canterbury Institute for Performing Arts. The award was presented by Matt Flint, the West End Musical star, Creative Director and Choreographer for TV, Film and Theatre.

The Arts Ed Schools London:

Olivia was offered and accepted a place on a new one-year, full-time course at Arts Ed Schools, London, which commenced in September 2016. ArtsEd was awarded ‘Best Drama School 2015’ by The Stage in February 2016

 US WEB PILOT

Olivia was cast in one of the six lead roles for an exciting web pilot filming in Brighton depicting six young people sharing an apartment. The production company, i2i Media, has tremendous contacts worldwide with major film and media distributors, and the intention is for the pilot to be taken on by one of those companies and thereafter produced regularly, initially as web-based content, but eventually for TV.

A STRANGE GUEST:

Olivia played the female lead in a film produced in Brighton in April 2017 for the London Sci-Fi Film Festival, through its 48 Hour Film Challenge. Playing the role of ‘Olivia’, the short ‘A Strange Guest’ film by Gareth Lang and Shane Gravestock of Straight Point Films, can be viewed in the Showreels and Voicereel section of this website below.

Spotlight Film:

Shopping and F…ing:

Showreels:

Showreel

A STRANGE GUEST

THEATRE AND STAGE SHOWREEL

CREDITS:

Olivia would be keen to consider work on short and feature films, as well as TV, commercials, training films, modelling assignments and stage/theatrical.

Enquires to:

Telephone: 01233750227
Email: olivia@oliviahespe.co.uk

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