Robert Blackwood trained
under Alan Dunnett at the RSAMD in Glasgow and
then went to
work in Italy as a TIE actor, co-artistic director, workshop
presenter
for two years. He has recently co-written, produced and performed
in the unimportant history of britain at Baron's Court Theatre.
Skills
| Accents | American-California, American-New York, American-Southern States, American-Standard, Belfast, Cockney, Cornwall, East European, Essex, French, German, Glasgow, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Lancashire, London, RP, Russian, Yorkshire |
| Dance | Ballroom Dancing, Highland Dancing, Period Dancing |
| Languages | French, Italian |
| Music | Baritone, Piano |
| Performance | After Dinner Speaker, Clown, Comedy, Commentating, Compere, Dubbing, Mask, Musical Comedy, Repertory, Story Telling, Voice Over, Writer/Director - Comedy Fringe |
| Sports | Athletics, Cricket, Fencing, Football, Horse-riding, Pool, Rowing, Running, Squash, Tennis |
Credits
AWL
Acting Credits
| Writer | Play | Role | Director |
| Robin Miller | Murder on Cue | Gareth | Kenneth Michaels |
| Harry Saks | The Death of Jess Docker | Tristan Carnaby | Martin Cort |
| Dermot Murphy | Kidnap in the Andes | Roberto | Simone Vause |
| Wally Sewell | Shooting the President | Secret Service Agent | Carolyn Pertwee |
| Liam O'Grady | Nyktomorph | Shelby | Wally Sewell |
| Albert Njindou | Test | Dr Alex Taylor |
Alan McCormack |
| Harry Saks | A Notting Hill Murder | DC Mitchell | Martin Cort |
| Ronald Fernee | A Clever Disguise | Barry/Frank/Wesley | Martin Wimbush |
| Anthony Murphy | One Way Ticket to Palookaville | Bernard O'Rourke | Carolyn Pertwee |
| Ian Buckley | The Moment We Met | Alan Woodson | Carolyn Pertwee |
| Robert Blackwood & Nicholas Cowell | The Unimportant History of Britain | Various | |
| Michael Mullen | The Killing of Justine | Shem | Jez Bond |
| Paddy Gormley | Misanthrope II | Philinte | Martin Cort |
| Gilles Cremonesi | “Bomber” | Nichols | Gareth Pilkington |
| Chanoine Webb | Hero’s Engine | Les | Peter Mair |
| Anthony Murphy | A One Way Ticket to Palookaville | Bernard O’Rourke | Carolyn Pertwee |
Acting Credits (Sketches)
| Writer | Sketch | Role |
| Judy Forrest | The Quiet Evolution | Dolphin 1 |
| Julia Haythorn | Ghost Train | Man |
| Penny Culliford | Where’s George? | French Life Guard |
| Dermot Murphy | Stick to the Rules | Geoff |
Writing Credits
| Play | Director |
| The Unimportant History of Britain | Nicholas Cowell |
Film
| Lunar | Claude | Sebastian Canning | Canning Productions |
| I Know What I'm Doing | Robert Selby | Robbie Moffat | Palm Tree |
| Short Film | Anthony Graham Folds | Andi Reiss | Interrupt the Routine |
| Harry Brown | Lawyer | Daniel Barber | Marv Films |
Radio
| The Unimportant History of Britain | Various | Nicholas Cowell | Bush Baby Productions |
| Brick & Magda's Radio Spot | Brick Back 'n' Sides | Robert Blackwood | Blackwood |
Television
| Dispatches | Journalist | David Alter | Channel 4 |
Theatre
| The 2 Worlds of Charlie F | Capt Angus Watson | Stephen Rayne | Bravo 22/Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| Sherlock Holmes & the Missing Opera | Sherlock Holmes | Robert Blackwood | Break Theatre |
| Upsetting the Coalition Applecart | George Osbourne | Christine Eccles | BLP |
| Stories of World War II | Wing Commander Freddie Fellows | Robert Blackwood | Interrupt the Routine |
| Uncle Lubin | Uncle Lubin | Joe Hancock | Burn the Curtain |
| Mischievous Maximus and the Mysteries of Hampshire | Mischievous Maximus | Nicholas Cowell | Interrupt the Routine/Hampshire Archives |
| Sherlock Holmes & The Mystery of Time | Sherlock Holmes | Robert Blackwood | Break Theatre |
| Wind in the Willows | Toad | David Gooderson | Farnham Rep |
| The Unimportant History of Britain | Various | Nicholas Cowell | Bush Baby Productions |
| Love's Labour's Lost | Dumaine | Nicholas Young | Rainbow Shakespeare |
| Henry V | Gower/Bardolph | Nicholas Young | Rainbow Shakespeare |
| The Unimportant History of Britainll | Enoch Nelson/ Young Stalin and others | Nicholas Cowell | Interrupt the Routine |
| Robin Hood & the Legend of the Weeping Willow | Robin Hood | Chris Diacopoulos | Illithuba Productions |
| The Untitled Project, Comedy | Various | In the Meantime | |
| Soiree Pompette | Finale Singer (Jacques Brel) | Pompette | |
| The Quite Enjoyable, Relatively Painless Fringe Show | Various | Robert Blackwood, Naomi Bowen, Kevin Haney | ITM |
| Pret-a-Porter | Compere and Singer | Robert Blackwood | Interrupt the Routine |
| Bard & Roses Comedy Night | Henry VIIIth | Nick Cowell | Interrupt the Routine |
| Peter Pan | The Croc | Amanda Noar | PHA |
| Peter Grimes | Fisherman | David Alden | ENO |
| Beauty & The Beast | Understudy | Nigel Wild | Paul Holman Assoc |
| Dr Atomic | Corp Johnson | Penny Woolcock | ENO |
| Animal Farm | Boxer/Moses | Barry Goldman | Tour de Force |
| Kolbe's Gift | Kommandant/Doc | Robin Marchal | Ten Ten Productions |
| Joining The Club | Tom | Ross Livingstone | OSO |
| No Exit | Waiter | Mark Woolgar | Act First Glance |
| Mamet's "The Old Neighbourhood" | Joey | Ross Livingstone | OSO |
| Happy As A Sandbag Revue Show | Various Roles | Dudley Rogers | Isleworth Actors' Company |
| An Evening With Gary Lineker | Ian | Ross Livingstone | OSO |
| The Taming Of The Shrew | Grumio | Ross Livingstone | OSO |
Voice Over
| Social TV | Narrator | Will Dixon | Brook Lapping |
Contact
Spotlight
7 Leicester Place
London, WC2H 7RJ
T: 020-7437 7631 F: 020-7437 5881
E: enquiries@spotlight.com
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