John Last

Agent

• Nina Lee Management
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• Damn Good Voices
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Education

About me

Recent credits inc : HEARTS OF STONE with Oscar nominated director Tom Van Avermaet and Noomi Rapace; ASSASSINS CREED (Audible); ANGREZI MEDIUM with Irrfan Khan (Life of Pi). Theatre experience at the BARBICAN, BUSH and NATIONAL THEATRE STUDIOS.


Actor
In the past, John has won rave reviews for his performance as Leko in the hard hitting and critically acclaimed Chicken Shop at Park Theatre.

★★★★ - The Times - "John Last, oozing jocular menace"
★★★★ - Time Out - “The scenes between Lucy Roslyn and John Last crackle with menace”
★★★★★ - The Upcoming - “John Last leaves the front row in genuine fear for their safety with his terrifying turn as schizophrenic malevolent pimp Leko”
The Stage - “a poisonous and terrifying John Last”
West End Frame - “a chilling character played brilliantly by John Last”

Casting Director, Amy Hubbard
"If I was thinking about bringing John in for a role, I would have no doubt that he could play all sorts of characters across a wide spectrum. Jackpot"

In 2012, John completed his acclaimed performance as Hubert in Phil Wilmott's telling of Shakespeare's King John.

"I enjoyed John Last's beefy 'Hubert' in KING JOHN at The Union last night. Honest, disciplined, heartfelt, intelligent & sincere."
Annie Rowe (Casting Director) @AnnieRoweCasts

"John Last's excellent Hubert"
British Theatre Guide

"assassin Hubert's melting at Arthur's innocence is given heartbreaking form by John Last"
The Public Reviews

John's film roles include starring alongside Marc Warren (Hustle) as the comic support in the feature film, Do Elephants Pray?, as well as two Shorts - Hammered written by and starring Noel Clarke (Kidulthood, Adulthood and Doctor Who) and the short comedy, Brainstorm.

Director

As a Director, John has won multiple awards for his adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John Act IV Scene I, where he also played the lead, Hubert.

Critical Acclaim for King John

Winner
Special Jury Mention, Shakespeare Film Festival, Stratford upon Avon 2014
Special Jury Mention, Asterfest, Macedonia, 2013
Appreciation Award, Yellow Fever Festival, Belfast, 2013

Nomination

Nomination Best Short Film, Baghdad International Festival, 2013

John has also co-written and directed an animation titled, Johnny & George. The pilot can be viewed here https://vimeo.com/76336558.

Voiceover

John has worked extensively in the voiceover field; he currently voices for Discovery Turbo and Tru TV and was lead announcer during the high profile re-branding of Virgin 1, part of the award winning ITV2 Continuity team (receiving the Digital Channel of the Year award 2008) and live announcer for the terrestrial Channel 5.

John also voices promos for various TV channels ranging from brands as varied as Cartoon Network to History.

Accents include Lancashire, Manchester, London, Cockney, West Country, RP, Belfast, Glasgow, American (Southern States), Hungarian, Polish, Eastern European.

John is a friendly, malleable, consistent performer with a cheeky northern hint to his voice and he is regularly re-employed on these factors.
Additional skills:
Accents & Dialects: *=native Lancashire*, Manchester*, Northern*, American Southern States, Belfast, Cockney, Liverpool, London, RP, Scotland-West Coast, Scotland-East Coast, Standard American, Yorkshire
Languages: French (Basic)
Other Skills: Computing, Juggling
Performance: Stage Combat, Disc Jockey, Radio Presenting, Voice Over, PA Announcer
Sports: Football, Pool, Rugby, Skiing
Additional information:
Voice can be heard regularly on TV with Discovery.

Previous voiceover work includes Continuity Announcing for Five and itv2, promo work for Virgin Media, History, CI and Cartoon Network.

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English
Accents/Dialects	English - Cockney, English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Yorkshire & Humber, Hungarian, Irish, Northern Irish, South African, Southern American, Upper-class American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta)
Organisations / Memberships	Equity (UK)