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James Barriscale, born May 11th, 1969, is an English actor, writer, director and voiceover artist, who is best known for his starring role as Desk Sergeant John Swift [1][2][3]in WPC 56. Notably, Barriscale has recently finished filming The Hurricane Heist[4], a blockbuster from Rob Cohen, Director of The Fast and The Furious, due out in 2018.

Television, Film and Theatre

Barriscale trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School[5], graduating in 1993, at which point he began his professional career by touring alongside Alan Cumming in a production of Hamlet, directed by Stephen Unwin, with English Touring Theatre (ETT). The production toured the UK before playing at Donmar Warehouse in the West End. From 1994-1995, Barriscale was part of Royal Shakespeare Company, with which he appeared in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, directed by Ian Judge; The Wives Excuse, directed by Max Stafford-Clark; and The Broken Heart, directed by Michael Boyd, all of which were performed at the Stratford-Upon-Avon, Newcastle, and London Seasons, as well as during the Royal Shakespeare Company’s brief spell at The Young Vic Theatre

Barriscale has undertaken many guest roles in popular television shows[6], including Eastenders[7]; The Bill – as two different lead guest roles – Vince Foster and latterly The Real Gabriel Kent[8] opposite Todd Carty’s psychopathic imposter Gabriel Kent[8] over six episodes which culminated in a live finale[9]; Messiah'' (TV series); Cherished; Banana[10], for which Barriscale was interviewed by Red Carpet News channel[11]; The Vice'' (TV series); Spooks'' (TV series); A Touch of Frost; Murphy’s Law''(UK TV series); The Broker’s Man and five times in different guest roles in both Casualty'' (TV series)[12] and Holby City[13]. In 2007, Barriscale portrayed Princess Diana’s bodyguard, Kez Wingfield[14][15], in television movie Diana: Last Days of A Princess. Barriscale is a television season regular on popular CBBC show, Wizards vs Aliens, in which he plays Mr Fisher[16], a science teacher at King’s Park High.

In 2007, Barriscale played the role of Duke de la Trémouille[17] in George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan, directed by Marianne Elliot, at Royal National Theatre. He was invited to stay with The National with their new show War Horse [18]playing Bone, Carter, Strauss and various other roles during two runs at The National, and then at New London Theatre in the West End, performing more than a thousand performances over a four-year period. Since then, he has appeared on our TVs once again as a grieving suspect in Silent Witness[19][20] , as well as back on stage as headmaster Chris in the Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)'s production of the hard-hitting drama, Mogadishu'' (play).

Barriscale has two films in post-production. In the first, Armando Iannucci’s period comedy-drama film The Death of Stalin – which chronicles the events that transpired after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 – Barriscale plays The General. Barriscale is also starring as Deputy Michaels[4] in Rob Cohen’s Hollywood blockbuster The Hurricane Heist, due out 2018.

Voice Artist

Since 2008, Barriscale has been a voiceover artist with Hobson's Voices International.[21]

Video Games Voice Work

Playing Cassius in Assassin’s Creed Origins, due out in October 2017

Sheri, the talking dog in Professor Layton’s Layton’s Mystery Journey, due out in October 2017

Bernard Laredo in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[22]

Richard Clutterbuck in Assassin’s Creed III

Various characters in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed Unity[23], Unity Dead Kings [24]and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

Mad commentator Franklin in The Last Story

A host of characters in Fable III[25], Killzone 3, and The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn[26]

TV, Radio and Cinema Voice Work

Barriscale is a regular voice on Classic FM (UK)[27], and voiced the second season of BBC1’s The Sheriffs Are Coming[28], as well as many adverts on TV, radio and cinema, including Cadbury[29]; Check My File; Esso[30]; Betway[31]; Peugeot; Barclays[32]; HSBC[33]; Knorr[34], Voltarol[35] and BBC Breaking News[36].


Other Work

Director

Barriscale directed One Day[37], a 15-minute short film shot on 35mm, starring Tim McInnerny, Tanya Franks and Toby Stephens. It was produced by Stock-pot Productions and is Available on iTunes.

Writer

James is currently writing his first animated feature film and novel.


References

  1. ^ "Series 1, WPC 56 - Desk Sergeant John Swift - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  2. ^ "Barriscale: WPC 56 for my ancestors". BT.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  3. ^ reactionshowreels (2014-02-09), James Barriscale talks WPC 56 Season 2, retrieved 2017-09-13
  4. ^ a b Cohen, Rob (2018), The Hurricane Heist, Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, retrieved 2017-09-13
  5. ^ Kite, John. ""The Diana Kite Award" at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. DianaKiteAward". www.winterbourne.freeuk.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  6. ^ "BBC - Search results for james barriscale". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  7. ^ "11/06/2015, EastEnders - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  8. ^ a b "List of The Bill characters (E–L)". Wikipedia. 2017-09-03.
  9. ^ "The Anniversary, Part Two". Wikipedia. 2017-06-27.
  10. ^ Banana, Fisayo Akinade, Freddie Fox, Vincent Franklin, retrieved 2017-09-13{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ^ Red Carpet News TV (2015-02-10), James Barriscale Interview - Banana, retrieved 2017-09-13
  12. ^ "Buried Alive, Series 30, Casualty - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  13. ^ "I'm Sticking with You, Series 14, Holby City - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  14. ^ Stewart, Susan (2007-08-11). "Diana: Last Days of a Princess - TV - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  15. ^ Diana: Last Days of a Princess (TV Movie 2007), retrieved 2017-09-13
  16. ^ "Friend or Foe, Series 1 Omnibus, Wizards vs Aliens - Credits - BBC - CBBC". BBC. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  17. ^ "Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw on stage in London - theatre tickets and information". www.thisistheatre.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  18. ^ "War Horse cast changes from 14 April at the New London". London Theatre Guide. 20160608. Retrieved 2017-09-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ Hay, Andy (2012-04-22), Redhill: Part 1, Nicole Davies, Simon Muller, Leo Gregory, retrieved 2017-09-13
  20. ^ Hay, Andy (2012-04-23), Redhill: Part 2, Juliet Aubrey, Juliette Cheveley, William Gaminara, retrieved 2017-09-13
  21. ^ Hobsons. "Hobsons - voiceover artists". www.hobsons-international.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  22. ^ Badowski, Adam; Kopocinska-Bednarek, Elzbieta (2011-05-17), The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Doug Cockle, Jacek Rozenek, Adam Bauman, retrieved 2017-09-13
  23. ^ Amancio, Alexandre (2014-11-11), Assassin's Creed: Unity, Dan Jeannotte, Catherine Bérubé, Julian Casey, retrieved 2017-09-13
  24. ^ Sacre, Florent (2015-01-13), Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings, Dan Jeannotte, Eamon Stocks, Lisa Ryder, retrieved 2017-09-13
  25. ^ Fable III, John Cleese, Michael Fassbender, Stephen Fry, 2010-10-26, retrieved 2017-09-13{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  26. ^ Exertier, Jacques (2011-12-06), The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Ewan Bailey, James Barriscale, Mark Bazeley, retrieved 2017-09-13
  27. ^ reactionshowreels (2016-01-31), James Barriscale Classic FM Live Voice Over, retrieved 2017-09-13
  28. ^ "The Sheriffs Are Coming". Wikipedia. 2017-07-21.
  29. ^ Showreels, Reaction (2015-12-25), James Barriscale Voice Over - Cadbury Advent - Xmas Day - 22 sec version, retrieved 2017-09-13
  30. ^ "New Esso 'Energy Lives Here' TV Voice Over". James Barriscale. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  31. ^ reactionshowreels (2013-01-23), James Barriscale Betway.com Voice Over, retrieved 2017-09-13
  32. ^ Showreels, Reaction (2014-02-17), James Barriscale Voice Over Barclays TV Advert, retrieved 2017-09-13
  33. ^ reactionshowreels (2013-01-23), HSBC Voice Over by James Barriscale, retrieved 2017-09-13
  34. ^ reactionshowreels (2013-10-27), James Barriscale Voice Over Knorr Gravy Pots Commercial 2013, retrieved 2017-09-13
  35. ^ reactionshowreels (2014-07-28), Voltarol Dancing UK Ad - James Barriscale Voice Over, retrieved 2017-09-13
  36. ^ reactionshowreels (2015-01-08), BBC Breaking News Voice Over by James Barriscale, retrieved 2017-09-13
  37. ^ Barriscale, James (2007-09-12), One Day, Hayley Carmichael, Caroline Fitzgerald, Tanya Franks, retrieved 2017-09-13
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