JOHN TOWNSEND
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 71 - 81
- Height
- 6' 3" (1m 91cm)
- Weight
- 14st. 4lb. (91kg)
- Hair Colour
- Brown
- Eye Colour
- Brown
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2014 |
Stand in for Brendan Gleeson
Film |
Suffragette |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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About me
20+ years experience standin body and hand double featured SA photographic work. Guitar and banjo player on cameraremoved
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townsendj@ blueyonder.co.uk
Skills
Languages Spoken | English, English |
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Accents/Dialects | English - London, English - London |
Vocal Types | Baritone, Baritone |
Additional Skills | Acting, Acting, Modeling, Modeling |
Highlights
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High And Mighty catalogue and poster photographs
(6'4" in height - fit and in good shape for 67 years old) -
I have worked in film, TV and photographic work in England and abroad on location for 20 years . During recent years I have been a stand in/body doubIe - see CV below and have had featured roles in Chuckle Brothers, Lenny Henry Show,Aer Lingus commercial,John Smith Commercial(guitar player for Engleburt Humperdink) all on U-tube. Following an earlier career as a professional folk singer I have recently had a credited role as a banjo playing singer in Sadie J for CBBC.
CV for John Townsend – Stand-In/Body Double
Height 6’3”
2014 Brendan Gleeson - stand-in Suffragette Dir Sarah Gavron, 2ndAD Bryn Lawrence
2012 Stephen Fry - stand-in on Visit Britain commercial
2010-11 Stephen Fry – stand-in – Sherlock 2 Dir Guy Richie 2nd AD Danny McGrath
2008 Clive Russell – body double – Sherlock Holmes Dir.Guy Richie 2nd AD Jo Tew
2008 Alfred Molena Stand-in Prince of Persia, Dir. Mike Newell, 2nd AD Will Dodds –
2007 Jonathan Ryland –Stand-in The Dark Knight Dir. Christopher Nolan
2007 Stephen Fry – Body double - Walkers Crisps Ad.
2007 Jim Carter – Stand-in - The Golden Compass Dir. Chris Weitz
2006 Pedja Bjelac – Body double/stand-inHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Dir. Mike Newell
2005 Liam Neeson –Stand-in Batman Begins Dir Christopher Nolan
2003 Liam Neeson – Body double - Love Actually, Dir Richard Curtis
2002 Jim Carter –Body double - Dynatopia, Dir Marco Brambilla
2000 John Laraquette – Stand-in/body double10th Kingdom Dir.David Carson,
Herbie Wise
(Filming in England, Austria and France)
1999 Clive Russell –Stand-in Hope and Glory BBC
1997 Jon Goodman – body double, hand double for SFX – The Borrowers
Dir. Peter Hewitt -
Professional folk singer for many years playing guitar , banjo recorded LPs CDs Cassettes. British, Irish American songs. Played clubs, concerts, radio, TV