Artist Profile

Paul Leyshon

photo of Paul Leyshon Great natural young London voice. Played 'Ollie' in 'Hollyoaks' Trunk in 'Cavegirl' & 'Will' in CBBC's 'Ugetme'. Recently Paul has played the lead role of 'Newt' in the CBBC series 'Muddle Earth' and also played 'Squirt' in 'Mike the Knight' for HIT.

Paul has been acting since he was 8 years old, when he appeared in "Captain Sterrick" for the National Youth Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival. Following an extensive career in youth theatre he landed his first television role as an extra in "Grange Hill". At the age of 18 Paul was cast as Ollie Benson in "Hollyoaks" and he stayed in the role for two-and-a-half years. Following "Hollyoaks" Paul presented "Select" for MTV Europe, Channel 5's "The Mag" and "The Max" for Carlton Kids. He was directed by Danny Peacock in "Cavegirl", for CBBC in South Africa, - showing off his hairy chest and leather skirt!

Paul went onto present "Cruel Summer" for Trouble TV then played the part of "Will" in BBC2's "UGetMe", a 100-part drama series. More recently Paul has presented and created various programmes for NTL Broadband World TV.

In addition to all this, Paul is also an accomplished DJ and singer. Whatever the project, Paul brings it together with his unique brand of energy and enthusiasm.

Experience

 Credits:

2010, Mike the Knight, Squirt, HIT
2009, Muddle Earth Animation Series (Lead Role: Newt)
2008, Five Continuity
2005, Ident, Teacher, GMTV
2004, Television, Presenter, Broadband world TV satellite channel, NTL, Simon Brooke
2003, Television, Will, UGetMe, BBC Television
2002, Television, Trunk the Tasty, Cavegirl, CBBC, Danny Peacock
2002, Television, Presenter, Cruel Summer, Trouble TV
1997, Television, Ollie Benson, Hollyoaks, Mersey Television 95'-97'
Television, Presenter, Select, MTV Europe
Television, Presenter, The Mag, Channel 5
Television, Presenter, The Max, Carlton Kids

 Experience:

Actor, Presenter, Continuity, Commercial, Promos, Animation

Profile

 Presenter Type:

Light Entertainment , Music , News and Weather , Travel , Youth & Children

 Role Type:

White

 Type:

Actor , Presenter , Singer , Voiceover

Appearance

 Age:

25-30 , 30-35

 Eye Colour:

Blue/Green

 Facial Hair:

None

 Hair Colour:

Dark Brown

 Hair Length:

Short

 Height:

5ft 09in

 Vehicle Licenses:

Car , Forklift Truck

Voice

 Accent:

London , RP

 Documentary Styles:

Comic , Informative , Reality

 Languages:

German , Spanish

 Native Voice:

British

 Style:

amusing , animated , bright , cheeky , cheerful , clear , clever , comedic , confident , conversational , energy , engaging , fast , fresh , friendly , informative , lively , matey , mischevious , natural , outgoing , persuasive , playful , positive , trendy , warm , witty , youthful

Skills

 Dance:

Break Dancing , Salsa Dancing , Tango

 Music:

Bass Guitar , Blues , Drums , Harmonica

 Other Skills:

Writer

 Performance:

Audio books , Clown , Comedy , Commentating , Disc Jockey , Master of Ceremonies , Physical theatre , Radio Presenting , Stand-up Comic , TV Presenting , Voice over

 Singing:

Bass , Blues , Jazz

 Sports:

Archery , Basketball , Boxing , Gymnastics , Horse riding , Ice Hockey , Karate , Snowboarding , Swimming

Video

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rmx6n:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rmx6n

Photos

photo of Paul Leyshon

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