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Patrick Shearer

MFA Professional Acting


Biography

BOVTS: Richard/Rebel 2/Murderer in Henry VI: Days of Rebellion, M in Lungs, Konstantin in The Seagull, Cassius in Julius Ceaser. Pre-BOVTS: George in of Mice and Men (Ad Astra), DJ Dewer Phillips in Elvis (Bazmark Films), Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Brisbane Shakespeare Festival), Oswald in Ghosts (The Curators), Max Zoric in Harrow (ABC Studios International). Training: Advanced Diploma in Acting for Screen and Stage (Australian Performing Arts Conservatory).

It was always stressed that the contacts you make during your training are incredibly important, and your classmates are likely to end up being on set alongside you in the future. After working with a director of photography on one of the School’s short films, I was invited to work on a project with him outside of Bristol - proving that the professionals we meet via the School, may one day give us a call to action! Muir McFadden, Technical Graduate