Curriculum Vitae of Tony Rotherham

Name: Tony Rotherham Contact information: 43 Isandula Road Basford, Nottingham NG7 7ER England Tel: 0044 (0) 795 7949 742 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.tonyrotherham.co.uk MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/tonyrotherham

Date of Birth: 9th February 1967 Playing age: 40 Height: 6’3 (1.91m) Weight: 11st. 0lb. (70kg) Hair colour: Black Hair length: Long Eye colour: Brown Build: Medium Ethnicity: White/Caucasian Skin colour: White Facial characteristics: Goatee, moustache Native accent: English Driving licenses: Motorbike

Education: History A, Biology C, Art A, Geography B, Drama B, English Literature C, Chemistry C. Ma, Ba. Phd in Medieval History with Drama and Art. Experienced in: Film (Professional), music videos, Living History, teaching, acting, re-enactment, fight choreography, Robin Hood

Accents UK: Birmingham, Black Country, Cockney, Geordie, London, Northern Irish, Scottish, Scottish Highlands

Accents US: Boston, Californian, New York City

Additional Courses / Training: o Lichfield Performing Arts - 3 year course o Andrew Van Der Hauser Sword School - 5 year Diploma course o Lichfield Martial Arts Academy o Harrison Karate School – 1984-6 Superfoot Champion o Seed of Legend Stage Combat School – Instructor

o Karate - black belt 3rd Dan o Shudokan Aikido - brown belt o Tang Soo Do - First degree black belt

Singing skills: Tenor (solo) Musical skills: Drums

Additional skills: o Acting o Fight choreography o Fully trained in the use of sword (ancient & medieval), the use of guns (black powder & modern) and a fully accomplished archer. o Accomplished horse rider (also Jousting) o Stunts o S.W.A.T. o Fire & glass walking o Living History o Character modelling

Additional information: o Historian o Lecturer o Experienced in costume making and technical support o VIP bodyguard

Founder of Associations; o The Spirit of England Medieval Theatre Company o Stand & Deliver The English Highwayman’s association o Seathieves Pirate Association o The Company of the White Boar

Characters: o Robin Hood o Pirate o 18th century highwayman o Guy of Gisborne o King James Available for: o Acting o Fight choreography o Living History lectures & entertainment o Entertainment o Re-enactment o Teaching courses o Character modelling

Perform nude: No

Appearances & other work

Film involvement;

o Merlin the Quest begins - with Jason Connery and Gareth Thomas o The Bruce - with Oliver Reed and Brian Blessed o Macbeth - with Jason Connery and Helen Baxendale o Chasing the Deer - with Brian Blessed and Ian Cuthbertson o Gods Desk - Independent o Highlander 1 & 2 - with Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery o - with Brian Blessed o Braveheart - with Mel Gibson o Mr. Sweetheart o Pax Imperium o No Bounds

Stage involvement;

o Henry IV part I - Derby Playhouse o - Ludlow Castle Festival o Macbeth - Nottingham Community Productions - Romeo & Juliet - Elvaston castle

Theatre Work;

Spirit of England Medieval Theatre Company (Co-founder and Director Film Premiers), Star City Birmingham. Including; - Pirates of the Caribbean - Tomb Raider II - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - Peter Pan - Kingdom of Heaven Television involvement;

o Big Breakfast - Channel 4 o ITV Telethon - ITV o By the Sword Divided - BBC o Robin Hood Documentary - Satel Doc Productions o Myths and Legends Series - EM Productions Robin Hood & King Arthur o It’s a Mystery? - CITV o Norman Period Documentary - World Wide Productions o Battle of Crecy Documentary - World Wide Productions o The Conquistadors - World Wide Productions o Mary Queen of Scots - Café Productions o English Language Programme - English Film Service Legend of the Isles o Robin Hood Documentary - Discovery Channel o Battle of Bosworth - History Channel o War of the Roses - Cromwell Productions o Waterloo - History Channel o Sword and Sorcery Weekend - Disney Channel o You Know You Wanna Do It - Sky One o Edward II - UKTV History o Our House - BBC o Blue Peter - BBC o Robin of Sherwood - Goldcrest Productions Series 1,2 & 3 o Real Life Documentary - Channel 5 The Real Dick Turpin

Video involvement;

Campaigns in History Collection – W.H. Smiths. Including: - Agincourt - The Crusades - War of The Roses - Flodden - Joan of Arc - William Wallace

Robin Hood Documentary - EMDee Productions, Biography Lord of the Rings Documentary Channel - Big Pig Production, North American Television

Museum Displays Constructed;

• Judge Dread - Galleries of Justice • Spellbound - Galleries of Justice • Pirate Tavern - Galleries of Justice • WWII Air Raid Shelter - The Caves of Nottingham

Worked with & for people such as; • John DeLancy (Star Trek next generation) • Bruce Boxleitner (Babylon 5) • Tyler Main (X- Men) • Robert Trebor (Xena, Hercules) • Andrew Robinson (Dirty Harry, Deep Space nine ) • Amber Benson (Buffy the vampire Slayer) • Jo Marriott • Brian Blessed • Jason Connery

I have worked as a specialised fight choreographer and actor for over 25 years which has assisted in honing a myriad of other skills. I can and have offered my services to film, television and stage productions as a military and historical adviser, often working closely with the renowned Richard Rutherford-Moore (historical advisor for ITV’s Sharpe and Hornblower).

My pass-times run parallel with my professional life as I have performed historical shows and presented museum stands Living Histories all over the country as well as abroad. I have a keen interest in history that has lead me into many years of independent research, studying military and civil life in many and varied time periods. I have presented many lectures and displays for schools and I also help co-ordinate authentic Living History groups including; ‘The War of the Roses Campaign Society’, ‘Company of the White Boar’, ‘Seathieves Pirate Association’ and ‘Stand and Deliver the Highwayman Association’.