kenneth collard
Height:5’4”
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Spotlight: 915
Training :Birmingham School of Speech of Drama
Skills: Performance Certificate of the Society of British Fight Directors at ADVANCED level, basic Horse riding.
Full Driving Licence. Good ear for accents & dialects: Authentic German. Native Kent. Qualified Electronics Engineer. Strong on improvisation.
Kenneth was born in Germany and raised in England. He has dual nationality. His mother is German/Czech and his father is English/Greek. German speaker.
Kenneth’s TV credits include THE TUDORS for BBC playing D'Annebaut; LIFE OF RILEY for BBC; Various characters in DANIS HOUSE for the BBC, HOMETIME for BabyCow (BBC2), THE WRONG DOOR for BBC3; MY HERO for the BBC; CALL ME a new Comedy Pilot for the BBC; CAVEGIRL for the BBC playing the regular role of CHIEF; various guest leads in HARRY & COSH for Channel 5. MORRIS 2274 for Channel 5, playing the regular role of MR BUSBY.
Film credits include CREEPING ZERO based on the short story by Jeff Hoon; IRONCLAD for Mythic; ALBATROSS for Cinema NX; SWINGING WITH THE FINKELS; TORMENTED for BBC Films/Slingshot Films, HIPPIE HIPPIE SHAKE for Working Title, 12 in a BOX which won the audience prize for best film of the Zurich International Film Festival; A PASSION IN THE DESERT for Fineline, playing Dogeraux, a French Officer in Napoleon’s army; THE YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES for Lucas Film, playing Pierre a quirky scientist and PICCADILY COWBOY currently on limited release in the USA.
Radio credits include THE ARCHERS for BBC Radio 4, STRANGERS & BROTHERS for BBC Radio 4 playing Willy Romantovski and STALINGRAD KISS for BBC Radio 3 playing Albert and Boris.
Theatre credits include West End and No. 1 tour of THE WITCHES: EVERYMAN at the National Theatre, Dijon as part of their international season; the award–winning TWO GENTLEMEN OF SOHO and touring Canada and the UK, playing Will Kempe, Shakespeare’s clown; the controversial SHADING THE CRIME, playing a torturer, which received its world premiere at the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford, Also at Hereford ABIGAIL’S PARTY (Laurence), ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE (ED), Most recently, he played Laertes in THE AL-HAMLET SUMMIT, a multi-media production, which was performed in Kuwait, as part of the Gulf Festival and went on to tour to The National Theatre of Tunisia, The Edinburgh Festival, where it won a Fringe First, for outstanding theatre, The International Festival in Cairo, representing the UK where it won best production and best director.
As a presenter Kenneth co-presented ON THE HOOF, a pilot arts programme for Channel 5, the Wandsworth Film Festival, Volcano Film Festival & the Croydon Film Festival. He recently interviewed Brian Croucher, (EastEnders) in front of a live studio audience in CROUCHER’S BACK as part of the Wandsworth Arts Festival. He was also a presenter on SPICE TV.
Kenneth has also worked extensively in the corporate sector as a role-player.
