Stuart Sessions

Stuart's first roles were as a child actor in original practice Shakespeare productions. He played Paulina in Winter's Tale and the Duchess of York in Richard II. While still at school he directed Richard Curtis, amongst others, and acted in a play written by Andrew Rissik, "Suffered Under Pontius Pilot". Careers in the British Army, where he was an officer in the 2nd Gurkha Rifles, and as an overseas aid worker followed, leaving little time for acting. The experiences were powerful, however. As an aid worker he witnessed at first hand the aftermath of the Rwanda tragedy and subsequently worked in Liberia, where he was held hostage on two occasions trying to establish relief missions in the north of the country, Sierra Leone, Lebanon during the 1996 war and, based in Sarajevo, became responsible for Oxfam's operations throughout the former Yugoslavia. His acting career started some 10 years ago following a summer course at RADA, which proved inspirational. He completed a diploma in acting at Birkbeck College in 2005. Stuart been working with increasing intensity every since. Recent credits include Duke Vincentio in Measure for Measure (Rose Bankside) and Jaques Rene Hebert in Trial of Marie Antoinette (Courtyard Theatre). He recently finished as understudy to the lead in the long-running West End hit, "Woman in Black". Roles in films in post production include the villainous Dennis in "The Catch". Stuart has just completed a flagship commercial for the German market, launching Vodafone's new home internet service.