Jess Darnell

actor clown movement consultant spoken-word poet disco DJ

I'm Jess (he/they) and I'm originally from Nashville, Tennessee. I've lived in London since 2016, with a brief year-and-a-bit interlude in the USA on account of the pandemic and the conclusion of my degree.

Lately, I've been reclaiming my relationship with acting and getting back in touch with the things that I love: I teach theatrical clown, work as a movement consultant, and have been writing some of my own work.

Credits

Charles II, The King's Coronation, History Riot/Tower of LDN, 7-8/05/23
Arnault, Night Before Christmas, Cerebrum Events, 1 week, Dec 2022
William/Glanville, Gunpowder Plot Immersive, Layered Reality, 6 months, 2022
Mr. Wolf, Once Upon a Wentworth Christmas, Cerebrum Events, 1 week, Dec 2021
Spencer Ryan, Casino Royale, Secret Cinema, 5 June - 6 October 2019
Oberon, Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, 1 week, May 2019
Dan/Felix, Anatomy of a Suicide, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, 1 week, March 2019
Ct. Scriczevinsky, Flare Path, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, 1 week, Nov 2018
Nicholas Capulet, Romeo + Juliet, Secret Cinema, 8-25 Aug 2018

Training

BA (Hons) Acting, The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, London, UK. 2016-2019

National High School Institute, Theatre Arts (Cherubs), Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. 2014

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Circus
  • Comedy
  • Film - documentary
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Radio/Audio
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - documentary
  • TV - drama
  • Visual arts

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • DJ
  • Facilitating
  • Movement Direction
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Producing
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

n/a

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