John Travers
About: Previous winner of the Cherbourg Film Festival Best Actor Award.
John began his career at 13 years old after being cast as a lead in the acclaimed Irish film ‘Song for A Raggy Boy’. He has been working consistently in the industry ever since, spanning Film, Theatre, T.V and radio. The films he has worked on have accumulated 33 awards worldwide.
John began his career at 13 years old after being cast as a lead in the acclaimed Irish film ‘Song for A Raggy Boy’. He has been working consistently in the industry ever since, spanning Film, Theatre, T.V and radio. The films he has worked on have accumulated 33 awards worldwide.
Playing Age: 20s-30s
Height:5’9″
Hair: Brown
Build: Slim/Toned
Eyes: Blue
Skills:Acting, Accents, Multi-Role, Improvising, Reading ,Writing, Meditation, Memorisation, Work-Ethic, Sports, Athletic, Boxing (Amateur Ulster CX2, County Antrim CX2, All Ireland Finalist X2), Football, Shooting, Archery, Fitness, Swimming, Gym, Running, Fishing, Food, Chess, Snooker and Pool.
Accents: Northern Irish.Belfast (Native),General Irish, North and South, Dublin, Cork, General English, RP, London, Manchester, Yorkshire, General Scottish, Edinburgh, Glasgow, General American, East and West Coast, Australian and Various European. A general aptitude for accents.
Showreel: https://vimeo.com/171630838
Stage
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Arts Show (Coming Soon) | Billy Boy | Matt Faris | Eastside Partnership |
| Brenda’s Baby (Workshop) | Multiple | Tom Finlay | C21 Theatre Company |
| Time of Your Life | &Benny/Multiple | Fintan Brady | Partisan Productions |
| We Taught Out Children How to Lie | Multiple UDR ex-Soldiers | John Travers | A.C.T Initiative/ Etcetera Theatre Company |
| Albino Parts | Crotty | Kieran Griffiths | The Derry PlayHouse |
| Vivarium (Edinburgh and Dublin Fringe) (5* Reviews) | Father (Paul) & Son (Euan) | Don McCamphill | BruisedSky Productions/DistanceRetina |
| We’ll Walk Hand in Hand | Vincent | Lyric Theatre / GreenShoot Productions | |
| Police Stop and Search | John/Male 1 | Stephen Kelly | C21 |
| PlayCraftLive | Liam O’Connor | Kieran Griffiths | The Derry Playhouse |
| The Laughter and the Tears | Robin Williams | Kieron Magee | Tread The Boards |
| Forum Arts Show | Multiple | Fintan Brady | Partisan Productions |
| Under the Hawthorne Tree (Workshop) | Michael | Paul McEneaney | Cahoots NI |
| 1916 Rising | Multiple | Don McCamphill | Tinderbox Theatre Company |
| The Postman | Postman | Fintan Brady | Partisan Productions |
| The Journey of a Volunteer | Volunteer | Fintan Brady | Partisan Productions |
| Rules of the Game | Multiple | Fintan Brady | Partisan Productions |
| The Rugged Path & The Summit | Sean Tansey | Ian McElhinney | The Lyric Theatre |
| Tartan | T.C | Patrick McCoey | Ectera Theatre Company |
| I Never See the Prettiest Thing | Paul | Fintan Brady | Partisan Productions |
| From the Shipyard to the Somme | Douglas | Fintan Brady/Lisa May | Partisan Productions |
| Basra Boy (Workshop) | Speedy | Tony Devlin | Brassneck Theatre Company |
| Herons | Scott | Patsy Hughes | Lyric Theatre/Pintsized Productions |
| Switching Time (Workshop) | Mike | Emma Jorden | Prime Cut Productions |
| The School Underneath | Eric Bland | Anna Newell | Replay Theatre Company |
| Underage Drinking | Drinking Teen | Gary Wilson | C21 Theatre Company |
| Not a Game for Boys | Tony | Peter Quigley | C21 Theatre Company |
| Sign of the Whale (1 win) | Tony | Mike Duke | Tinderbox Theatre Company |
| Choices (workshop) | Vinnie | Peter Quigley | C21 Theatre Company |
| Eat Sleep Part | Terry | Mick Duke | &Tinderbox Theatre Company |
| Black Box Readings/Extracts | Multiple | Paul Kennedy | Jigsaw Theatre Company |
| Jonnymeister and the Stitch (Edinburgh & Dublin Fringe) (5* Reviews) | Jonnymeister | Paul Kennedy | Jigsaw Theatre Company |
Film
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| NightRide (Filming) | Lefty | Stephen Fingleton | VillageFilms |
| Kettle (Short) | Officer Frazer | Dominic Curran | PoliProductions/N.I Screen |
| Black Medicine (post production) | Jason | Colum Eastwood | N.I Screen |
| Reunion (Short) | Man | Stephen Fingleton | VillageFilms |
| Silent Parades (Pilot Trailer) | Shea | Thomas Pollock | FrontierPictures |
| Frankie (Short) | Frankie | Ken Clay | FleetOfClayProductions |
| Special Couple | Police Officer | Lie Huang | ZephyrSpecialCouple LTD |
| Invisible (Short) | Eddie | Don McCamphill | Tinderbox/N.I Screen |
| My Name is Emily (4 wins) | Eoghan (Square Head) | Simon Fitzmaurice | Newgrange Pictures |
| The Truth Commissioner | Rory Gilroy | Declan Recks | Big Fish Films/Samson Films |
| Shooting for Socrates | Frankie | James Erskine | New Black Films |
| Fishbowl City | Steven (co lead) | Martin McCann | The Imagination Bureau |
| Mommies Vs Zombies (Short) | Husband | Hole in the Wall Gang | BBC |
| Good Vibrations (4 wins) Bafta Nominated | Mutt | Lisa Barros D’sa & Glenn Leyburn | N.I Screen / BritishFilms |
| A Division at the Somme (Short) | Trench Soldier | Jonny Waite | LuxbravoFilms |
| Two Dogs Caged (Short) | Paul | Jonny Waite | LuxbravoFilms |
| Belfast Story | Youth 1 | Nathan Todd | N.I Screen |
| Five Day Shelter | Robbie | Ger Leonard | ShelterFilms/BoardScannaNaEireann |
| Sundays | Colin | Alana Riddell | BritishFilmCouncil |
| Latte | Café Punter | Matt Curry/Barry Etherson | N.I Community Relations Council |
| Grand Mal | Pavel | Michael Corish | Steven Dawn/NI Screen/Silver Sombrero Pictures |
| Red Lights (Short) | Young Lover | Redmond Entwistle | Belfast City Council |
| Peacefire (5 Award Wins) | Colin | MacDara Vallely | MayFly Entertainment |
| Closing the Ring | Young Quinlan | Lord Richard Attenborough | Scion Films |
| 48 Angels | James | Marion Comer | Fantastic Films |
| Wilderness | Davie | Mike Bassett | Momentum Pictures |
| The Mighty Celt (1 award win) | Spacer | Pearce Elliott | Treasure Films/Green Park Films/BBC Films |
| Man About Dog | Boy | Paddy Breathnach | Pot-boiler Productions/Treasure Entertainment |
| Everything in This Country Must (Short) (Oscar Nominated) | Fiachra | Gary McKendry | Larry Gold/6 Mile Production |
| Oranges are Blue (Pilot Trailer) | John | Lab-Ky-Mo | Kalm Boy Films/Littlewing |
| Song For A Raggy Boy (19 International Awards) | Liam Mercier | Aisling Walsh | Subotica Entertainment/Winchester/LoloFilms/Cape Clear Productions |
TV
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Locals Guide to: The New Lodge Road (Documentary) | John Travers/Self | Ally McKenzie | BBC-1 |
| The Break T.V Series ‘Last Night in Belfast’ – BBC III Shorts | Love Interest | Aiden Largy | BBC- III |
| Manchester to Belfast (Music Vid Ad) | Garry Cinnamon | Ally McKenzie | Sideline Films |
| Its4Women.co.uk Car Insurance (Valentine YouTube Ad) | Bad Boyfriend | Phil Ball | PhoenixMedia |
| Invest NI | Boyfriend | Phil Crothers | SpotOn |
| Anti-Knife-Attack (Cinema) | Burnsey (lead) | Stanley Davidson | 10 Genesis / SpotOn |
| Anti Litter Campaign (T.V Ad) | Dublin Boy | David Edwards | QMP Publicis |
| Youth Justice Conference | Andy | Andrew Keil | Inferno Productions LTF |
| Cracking Crime – Missing Persons – Aengus Shanahan (Reconstruction) | Aengus | John Carlin | Sterling Studios/RTE |
| Adidas F50+ (Delacroix) (T.V Ad) | Chav Boy | Fredrik Bond | MJZ/180/Sky |
| In Cold Blood – The Murder of Timothy Sullivan | Timothy | Steve Lenhoff | Sterling Studios/BBC NI |
| BT Broadband (T.V Ad 2) | Paperboy | Mark Black | A.V.Browne |
| Invest NI (T.V ad) | Boyfriend | Phil Crothers | SpotOnFilm & TV/UTV |
| Insight – Cabin Hill 1993 (Docudrama) | HeadBoy | Steven Riley | UTV |
| HARP Inclusion Education | Michael | Grainne McGuinness | Morrow Communication |
Voice/Other
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work Plus Civil | Engineer | Simon McCormick | Damage Audio Belfast |
| Lyle Bailie Demo Voice Over 2016 | Various | Sonia Laughlin/Sound House | Lyle Bailie |
| Lyle Bailie Demo Voice Over 2014 | Various | Sonia Laughlin/Sound House | Lyle Bailie |
| Across The Narrow Water Radio Play | FaceAche/Ratso | Tom Kelly/Brian Murray / BBC Blackstaff | BBCRadio |
| Suicide Prevention | Victim | Soundhouse | Shell-like Downtown |
| Anti0Knife Attack | Perpetrator | Soundhouse | Genesis/SpotOn |
| NSPCC | Boy | Soundhouse | Shell-like/Downtown |