About Peter Ferris

Peter trained for three years at the Italia Conti Academy of performing Arts in London where, in his third year, he became head boy of the academy and received his teaching diploma becoming an Associate of the London Academy of Dramatic Art.  He maintains very close links with the Academy, where he taught from 1988 - 1995.

Peter’s acting career has included television roles in Heartbeat, London’s Burning, The Bill, Grange Hill, Nobody Here Knows and Sorry Sarah, the final two playing the lead.

Ferris Entertainment also owns two acting colleges Nutopia Actors Studio, London, and Peter Ferris Actors' Studio, Cardiff with the courses delivered designed by Peter himself.

Having taught for over twenty years, Peter specialises in camera technique, screen acting and audition technique and some of his past pupils include

* Gabrielle Anwar (Scent of a Woman, Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead)

* Martine McCutcheon (Love Actually, Eastenders)

* Louise Redknapp (Eternal / Solo Artist)

* Claire Goose (Casualty)

* Claire Sweeny (Brookside)

* Sheree Murphy (Emerdale)

Peter's own film roles include Shoot to Kill, Skulduggery and You, Me and Marley.

Stage performances include Over the Bridge, Rough Beginnings and Too Late To Talk To Billy.

In the latter only two actors have ever played the lead role of Billy, Peter and a lesser known actor named Kenneth Branagh!

Peter has appeared in the lead role in commercials for Harp Lager, Knorr Products, All Aboard and Vodafone (with Kyle MacLachlan, Desperate Houswives).

As a Voice Artist, Peter voiced the characters of the Rapping Cockroaches in Felix, an animated feature film for Universal Pictures, which was number one at the box office in Germany beating The Aviator.

Peter has performed in two Rock and Roll theatre shows: Imagine and Sgt. Peppers Magical Mystery Trip, on both occasions portraying the role of George Harrison singing and playing guitar on more than seventy Beatles songs per show.

The band headlined The Independence Day Show in Lubbock Texas in front of 110,000 people!

Peter's directing credits and composing music for film and television credits are listed below.

Directing - Film

High StakesDirector Nutopia / Chang / Garlandstone Films

Unusual RequestsCo- Director Continent Films / Hollywood Classics

Directing – DVD

FHUK (Comedy)Director Fhunky Medics

 

Directing - Television

Snail TroubleCo- Director BBC

Directing - Music Videos

Bringing Me Down Then Came Bronson

Jack Union Jack Union

Free Ride Jemma Krysa

Can’t Wait Love Rocket

John’s a Dinosaur Psychic Spies

Road to Vegas Aurora

Pink KnickersOn Your Knees

Black Haired Witch Angelic Demons

Flowers Mea

Through The Grapevine Sam Spokes

Im Only SleepingBen Jenkins

Missing YouKatie Morgan

Lipstick GirlSarah Louise

Directing – Corporate

Copthorn Hotel Director Sound and Vision Wales

Music for Television

UEFA Champions League ITV + 40 countries Worldwide

Composed the music for 97-98, 98-99 and 99-2000 seasons (More than 60 tracks)

Live and Kicking BBC

Composed the menu music for these series 1999-2000

Felix - Ein Hase auf Weltreise (animated series)

Co-composed theme tune and various songs for the series

The Nimbols

Co-composed theme tune and various songs for the series

Music for Film

Felix - Ein Hase auf Weltreise (Feature Film)

Co-composed theme tune and 8 songs for the film, which went to number one in the German box office beating “The Aviator"

Peter Ferris' Past Pupil Claire Goose

Peter Ferris' Past Pupil Claire Sweeney in Chicago