NICHOLAS DUMAS

Recently taken on this cool fella. Thought I might let you know about him:

"Nicholas started his acting career at 16 starring in the feature "Every Saturday". He then got accepted into the Drama School of the National Theatre, the most prestigious drama school in Greece. After he completed his first year he was selected by Theo Angelopoulos, one of most influential and respected directors in the world, to lead in his award winning feature  “Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow”. He is the first Greek actor to be selected by Angelopoulos to lead a film of his, following in a line of actors such as Harvey Keitel and Marcello Mastroianni. For this role, Nicholas was nominated for Best Performance by a leading actor at the Berlin Film Festival.

Nicholas is a member of the National Theatre of Greece and has held leading roles in various acclaimed theatre productions, including a leading role in the “Persians” at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus and Rodolpho in “A View From The Bridge”.

He has become became widely known in his home country for his various television roles. From period drama to sitcoms. His latest work was a leading role in the three season hit “Block of Flats”.

Now firmly based in London he held leading roles in three stage productions, the most recent being the successful adaptation of “Lysistrata” at the Riverside Studios."

Check his reel out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpfc_FMlfW0&feature=youtu.be

He is going to do well!

Oh, I watched the new episode of "Two and a Half Men" last night - Jake chatting to his dad about possible future names of his kids: "Alan, Walden and Jen Jel" "Jen Jel?" "Yes, dad, coz one in every three babies born is Chinese". Genius!! Man, I love that show. Jake then cooked pizza bagels for Walden, so in keeping with what I've decided to do with this blog so did I. Christ they are wrong, all wrong. Like those dreadful microwave Chicago Town mini pizzas. Chewy and tasteless. Binned them immediately and got an American Hot from Pizza Express. Much better

The Christmas Candle

So, more cool MandP news. Elizabeth Kinnear off today to the Isle of Man for a week to shoot her scenes for this movie. Elizabeth plays the angel that saves Christmas! So, having started repping her back in September last year, Elizabeth has played a 19th century prostitute in "The Devil's Violinist", directed by Bernard Rose, an acid house raver junkie (female lead) in "D is for Detroit", then a vampire in NBC's new take on Dracula and now she is playing an angel!! Girl of many guises then!
Here's a little photo from her self tape audition for "The Christmas Candle". Angelic? Hell yeah!

The Idiot

Press photos from "The Idiot"... where Poppy is playing Aglaya.

The Agent's Diary

So..... this blog, as the title suggests, will primarily let the reader know what MandP Artist Management clients are up to. What auditions, what jobs they are fighting for. And, of course, what jobs they are offered and where they are filming or performing… all the idiosyncrasies, excitement and heartbreak of being a London theatrical agent! And for a bit of fun, on evenings that aren’t spent at showcases or theatres (and Alice is asleep!) I will endeavour to watch a film that’s on tele that night … and attempt to cook up one of the meals that is featured in it.

Let’s start with The Godfather II on Film 4 last night. Aaah ... that final camera track in on Al Pacino as he contemplates all that he's done. Murdered his enemies, his friends and his brother. Can there be an actor who portrays such inner turmoil so truthfully as Big Al in that closing shot? Power? Money? Doesn’t translate into happiness. A good lesson there then for all da man dem!

Earlier …. in the flashback sequences, Carmela Corleone dishes out what looks suspiciously like Spaghetti Bolognese to Clemenze, Vito and Sal Tessio as they discuss their options in the face of extortion from Don Fannucci. Simple to start with then … but did you know that the best Bolognese is always made with milk and baked in the oven and not simmered? And the longer the better….

Godfather II and Spaghetti Bolognese? Heaven!

MandP news! As you might or might not know my lovely client, Rebecca Pitkin, decided to give it a go in LA last month. Now, she really is one of the best actresses I know, versatile, intelligent and pretty as a picture. Clever Americans realised this immediately because her first feature film audition and she is offered the lead! Cast by Pam Gilles, directed by Ace Jordan, “Silent Retreat” is a thriller and Rebecca plays the female lead, Meigan! London representing then! Watch this space for more news….

Festival Update

The Dark Touch to premiere at Tribeca film festival

The Dark Prince to be shown at Cannes

Dostoevsky's "The Idiot"

Beautiful Poppy Corby-Tuech in rehearsals for the role of Aglaya in The Idiot, showing
at The Lord Stanley from March 20 till April 10.

Dostoevsky? Thrown in the deep end, she’ll be awesome. Let me know if you wanna come and see her….

Dracula

Elizabeth Kinnear off to Hungary for a week to shoot her scenes for Dracula with Jonathan Rhys Myers. She gets seduced and turned into a vampire by The Prince of Darkness.

Having her neck bitten by JRM? Think she’s quite looking forward to that! 

Haagen Daaz with Bradley Cooper

Jana currently filming new worldwide TV and Print campaign for Haagan Daaz with Bradley Cooper.

Can’t figure out who the lucky one is…… Jana or Bradley!

Think 2013 might be this girl’s year!

Dark Touch

Charlotte Flyvholm filmed “Dark Touch” earlier this year, playing a welfare officer who supports the leading lady (Missy Keating) through the madness that is erupting in the village that they live.

Directed by Marina de Van, we have just  learnt that “Dark Touch” will be released at Cannes 2013.

30 and counting

Beautiful, sexy and charming it is not hard to see why Jana Perez lands a lead role in Sky TV comedy pilot “30 and Counting”.

The premise is three geeky thirty somethings invent their perfect woman through an online dating site.

Guess who Jana is playing then? Think Weird Science meets The InBetweeners.

The White Room

Beautiful, cool and multi-talented Poppy Corby Tuech has landed the supporting role of Angela Smith in new London based psychological thriller, The White Room.

The film tells the story of a Columbian immigrant who begins to see signs everywhere, most prominently on the clients he massages, signs that will eventually lead him to his destiny.

Nice one, Poppy. Two films in two months.Bit of trivia: Poppy also plays keyboards in electronic band, Genuflex.

D is for Detroit

Elizabeth Kinnear off to Ibiza this week to shoot the female lead in cool new film, “D is for Detroit”.

Produced by Jay Hanson, “D is for Detroit” is a film about a young Londoner on a season in the White Island.

Elizabeth plays “Viola”, a posh West Londoner that succumbs to the drugs and music.

Knight Of The Dead

Vivien Vilela confirmed as the female lead in fun action romp, “Knight of the Dead”.

Vivien plays a zombie killing undead witch, who helps said knight on his quest to deliver the cup of Christ through a plague and zombie infested land.

Good luck!

Simply Supermarket & Sedita Biscuits

Just taken on this lovely Spanish actress, Marta Belmonte and she comes over for a week and books two commercials!

Think she’s moving to London in January.

Yay.

The Dark Prince

In her first ever film audition, lovely  Poppy Corby-Tuech lands the role of Demetria, one of Dracula’s sexy vampire brides, in “The Dark Prince”,
directed by Pearry R Teo.

This girl has a bright future ahead of her.

Gridiron UK

Sassy London chick, Rebecca Pitkin has just finished shooting Universal’s “Gridiron UK”, directed by Gary Delaney.

Rebecca plays the female lead, Kym, in this Northern 80s comedy set in the very un-English world of American Football!!

Cinema release is 29th November and to see IMDB page to find out more about the project click here

The Dark Prince

Ben Robson in his first feature film audition smashes it. Ben gets the young male lead in the new Dracula movie,“The Dark Prince”, directed by Pearry R Teo.

Cast by Carolyn Mcleod, Ben plays “Lucien”, leader of a gang of thieves and robbers who finds his true calling when called upon to hunt down and kill the Prince of Darkness!

Ben gets to act most of his scenes with Oscar winner Jon Voight and will be shooting in Romaniafor three weeks.

Cool…

The Devil's Violinist

Elizabeth Kinnear just back from Munich where she was shooting “The Devil’s Violinist”, the story of the 19th century violinist, Paganini, who rumour has it sold his sold to the devil to become the world’s greatest fiddler!

Directed by Bernard Rose, Elizabeth plays “Lizzie”, an ex-chorus girl forced to turn tricks to make ends meet.

Jeans Generation

Lovely Barbra Petarka, super hot and from Slovenia in her first feature film audition lands the role of “Nana”, in the film “Jeans Generation”, starring Jason Flemyng, Armand Assante and directed by Nikoloz Khomasuridze.

This film tells the true story of the hijacking of Aeroflot 6833 by 7 young Georgian artists and doctors in order to escape the Soviet Union, Barbra plays one of the hijackers girlfriends who helps smuggle them on board.

Summer

Gorgeous Spanish actress Jana Perez off to Cornwall next week to play the role of “Yara“ in the sweet short film comedy “Summer”, directed by Radoslaw Charun.

Jana plays the object of affection for a group of young teenage boys who dare each other to see who has the nerve to ask the lovely Yara out.

Level headed and grounded and very talented, this girl could do well.

Senseo Coffee (Commercial)

Nikita shoots cool spot for Senseo coffee through MandP models.

Cast by Sasha Robertson and directed by Tim Brown through 15 Badgers.

One Month Early

New signing Ben Thomas recently back from Edinburgh Fringe where he was acting in “Madame Virtual”.

Ben is wonderfully talented and a handsome chap too!

LG (Commercial)

Poppy Corby
Tuech shoots lovely little comedy spot for LG.

William Hill (Commercial)

Lovely Evie Brodie (note name change!! Married lady now) finished  shooting new William Hill spot, directed by Emnet Mulugeta and cast by Belinda Norcliffe.

Evie plays a sexy croupier!

Lindt (Commercial)

Ice cool antipodean actress, Lucy Edwards just back from Paris shooting. She shot the very stylish new spot for Lindt!

Cast by Sasha Robertson and directed by Miranda Bowen through 2AM Films.

BT Commercial

Puerto Rican and Italian mix Dafne Amazingly hot Dafne has just finished shooting new ad for BT.

Dafne plays a sexy moody Latino popping round to use the three flatmates’ internet connection.

Cast by Belinda Norcliffe and directed by Jonny Campbell (Eric & Ernie, Dr Who, Shameless etc)

BT Infinity - Hola

THOMSON HOLIDAYS (COMMERCIAL)

New signing Rebecca Pitkin fast out the blocks and confirms landing a nice Thomson Holidays spot shooting in Tenerife next week. Cast by Lesley Beastall and directed by Eric Flynn through Partizan.