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Menu Background Actor & Voiceover Showreel Facilitator & Coach Current Projects Podcast Contact Chris Grimes Actor. Voiceover. Facilitator. Coach. My all time comic hero is Stan Laurel . He was the 1st comedian, comic actor and 'vaudevillian' that really made me laugh. I was 7 years old and living in Uganda at the time and I've been grateful to Stan Laurel for his positive influence ever since.
As my inspiration, compass and as a general 'style guide' to everything I do, Stan Laurel reminds me to keep it funny and engaging - to keep it clear and accessible - and above all else - to keep it kind , underpinned by generosity, humility and warmth.
I trained initially as a Drama Teacher at the Central School of Speech & Drama in London, before going on to do the 2 Year Postgraduate Acting course at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , from where I was awarded the Peter Akerman Prize for Comedy .