Genevieve Chenneour

Genevieve is a former Team GB synchronised swimmer who traded the pool for film sets and storytelling. She specialises in underwater stunt work and physical performance, drawing on her athletic background, and is an advocate for women’s safety and empowerment. Outside of work, she’s usually training, writing, or escaping to the sea with her dog, Ralph.

Accents & Dialects: American-California, American-New York, American-Standard, Australian, French, Oxfordshire, RP, Russian

Languages: English*, French*

Music & Dance: Acro*, Aerobics, Ballet, Classical Singing, Contemporary Dance, Lyric soprano, Modern Dance, Percussion

Performance: Actor-Singer, Aerial Hoop, Bare Arms-Theatrical Firearms Course Lv1: Basic, Independent Drama-Firearms: Civilian & Law Enforcement, Independent Drama-Firearms: Military & Tactical, Presenting, Silks, Underwater Filming*

Sports: Boxing, Fitness Instructor (qualified), Freediving, Gymnastics, Resistance Training, Scuba Diving, Shooting, Swimming, Swimming (Open Water), Synchronised Swimming

Vehicle Licences: Car Driving Licence, Motorcycle Licence

Other Skills: Sports/Remedial Massage Therapist (qualified)

* = Native / Highly Skilled

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Racquel Stewart

Racquel has both a law degree and a master’s degree, although these days she spends just as much time in the gym as she once did in the library. She loves watching boxing and will happily chat about it with anyone who will listen. Outside of work, she creates funny curly hair skits online inspired by the daily chaos of managing her long curls. 

Accents & Dialects: American-California, Birmingham*, Cockney, Kent*, London*

Music & Dance: Ballet, Commercial Dance, Modern Dance, Tap

Performance: Comedy, Dancer-Professional, Interviewer (experienced), Musical Theatre, Presenting, Public Speaking, Radio Presenting, TV Presenting, Voice Over

Presenting: Chat Show, Hair, Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle

Sports: Cycling, Hula Hooping, Ice Skating, Swimming, Weight Training

Other Skills: Blogger, Dresser (professional), Fashion Design/Styling (experienced), Hair Model, Hand Modelling, Journalist, Law Graduate, Photographic Model

* = Native / Highly Skilled

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Lauren La Rocque

Lauren, if she isn’t acting in commercials or modelling for a campaign, can be found in the gym, trying out a new workout class or clearing her mind. She is currently volunteering with young women and empowering them to be the best version of themselves. She is definitely your go to person for new restaurants in London as she is currently trying to eat her way through all the cool new spots! 

Accents & Dialects: American-Southern States, Cockney, Jamaican, Lancashire, Liverpool, Multicultural London English (MLE)

Languages: English*, French

Music & Dance: Caribbean Dance, Contemporary Dance, Hip Hop Dance

Performance: Forum Theatre, Immersive Performance, Outdoor Performances, Physical Theatre, Street Theatre, Theatre In Education, Verbatim Theatre

Sports: Cycling*, Netball*, Tennis, Swimming*

Vehicle Licences: Full Driving Licence (Adapted Vehicles)

Other Skills: Bartender, DBS (CRB) clearance, Devising, Drama Workshop Leader, Improvisation, Model-professional, Typing (touch), Workshop Leader, Workshop Leader (Acting)

* = Native / Highly Skilled

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Charlotte Gray

Charlotte is a mam of 3 wonderfully wild boys and spends most of her time on monkey bars and trampolining; she is great at climbing and sometimes getting stuck in trees. She loves to travel, recreating the food she has experienced in the places her family adventureto, and is excited to explore even more. 

Accents & Dialects: American-Southern States, American-Standard, Birmingham, Cockney, Liverpool, London, Northern, RP, Welsh-Northern, Welsh-Southern*

Music & Dance: Aerobics*, Alto, Choreography, Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dancing, Jazz Singing, Period Dancing, Salsa Dancing, Tango, Tap

Performance: Physical Theatre

Sports: Ice Skating, Horse-riding*, Pool, Rollerblading*, Roller Skating, Stage Combat*, Swimming, Yoga

Vehicle Licences: Car Driving Licence

Other Skills: Improvisation, Painting

* = Native / Highly Skilled

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Simon Castle

Simon is an Actor, Writer, Director and Queer Theatre Maker. His debut play, Two Tribes, was shortlisted for the prestigious Tony Craze Award 2022, Soho Theatre. Simon is an alumni of Soho Theatre’s Writers Lab, Soho’s Alumni Group, The National Theatre’s Playwriting Programme, NYT and The PappyShow’s Mentoring Programme.

Accents & Dialects: English-Standard, London, Midlands-West*, Oxfordshire, RP, Yorkshire

Performance: Voice Over*

Other Skills: Writer

* = Native / Highly Skilled

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Melli Bond

Melli is a real water baby who is happiest when swimming in it, rowing through it, skating on it when frozen and sometimes just lying beside it with a good book. She loves being multi-lingual and talks to her mamá in Spanish, her dad in American and her dog Arlo in Lurcher. Melli believes the world should dance like no one’s watching. 

Accents & Dialects: American-New York, American-Southern States, American-Standard*, Latin America, London*, Mid-Atlantic, RP, Spanish

Languages: English*, Spanish*

Music & Dance: Ballet, Choreography, Commercial Dance, Dance (general), Jazz Dancing, Rap, Street Jazz, Tap

Performance: ADR-Additional Dialogue Recording*, Autocue trained/experienced*, Comedy*, Dancer-Professional*, Dubbing*, Motion Capture*, Radio Drama*

Sports: Ice Skating, Mountain Hiking, RollerSkating, Rollerblading, Swimming, Tennis, Yoga

Voice Over : Voice Over + Home Studio*, Voice Over Professional/Specialist*

Vehicle Licences: Car Driving Licence

Other Skills: Drama Workshop Leader, Improvisation, Narration

* = Native / Highly Skilled

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Zishan Afsar

Zishan brings a grounded, culturally rich perspective to his work, shaped by his South Asian heritage and passion for Qawwali music. Off-screen, he runs a charity, loves live music and can usually be found either at the Emirates, or tracking down his next favourite Italian spot! 

Accents & Dialects: Cockney, English-Standard, Essex, Estuary English, Indian*, London*, Pakistani*, RP, Yorkshire

Languages: English*, Hindi*, Punjabi*, Putwari*, Urdu*

Music & Dance: Dhol Drum

Performance: APC Basic Rapier & Dagger, Commedia Dell’Arte, Corporate Roleplay, Immersive Performance, Laban Training, Role Play, Story Telling

Sports: Cricket, Football, Kick Boxing*, Running, Skipping Rope, Yoga

Vehicle Licences: Car Driving Licence

Other Skills: DBS (CRB) Clearance

* = Native / Highly Skilled

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Holly Race

Before becoming a writer, Holly worked as a script editor for various production companies.

She has been a full-time writer since 2020, when her debut Young Adult urban fantasy trilogy, MIDNIGHT’S TWINS was published by Hot Key Books. The sequels, A GATHERING MIDNIGHT and A MIDNIGHT DARK AND GOLDEN followed in 2021 and 2022.

Her adult, Tudor-inspired fantasy SIX WILD CROWNS will be published by Orbit UK and US in 2025.

She is a fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and has been shortlisted for BBC Writersroom and 4Stories.

Jill Worsley

Jill Worsley is a multi-award winning and twice BAFTA nominated film maker. With a career spanning 20 years in the industry, she has directed and scripted a wide range of documentary & drama doc programmes for BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Whatever the genre, she strives to make films with humour and pathos.

In 2019 she was BAFTA nominated for feature documentary ‘School For Stammerers’. The press described it as ‘a remarkable documentary, told simply and respectfully’, and ‘an emotional journey – there are tears all round. Practically drama’. She also directed the first two series of Paul O’Grady’s: For the Love of Dogs, developing the style and tone that won it millions of loyal fans, multiple awards and a BAFTA nomination.

During Covid lockdown, Jill entered a BBC Writersroom opportunity to script a short film to be filmed entirely on Zoom. Of 6800 scripts entered, ‘Fred Gets Feedback’ was one of 8 chosen to be made, and it was the first fiction script she’d written. It went on to win a Rose D’Or for Best Multiplatform. She has now written and directed multiple shorts. Choked Up, a social satire starring Maxine Peake, screened at multiple BAFTA & BIFA qualifying film festivals including Aesthetica, Norwich and LOCO. Horror comedy ARM premiered at Frightfest, played at multiple festivals and won her Best Director at the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival.

Jill is currently developing two feature scripts and a comedy drama series, and completing her latest short film, which definitely isn’t the grief catharsis film that every writer has to write at some point in their career.