Andre L. Maingot

Andre has been involved in performing arts for a number of years. He began singing and dancing at a young age and had opportunities to perform in professional theatrical productions. He performed with the English Youth Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' and IPOP Performing Arts show called 'Strive'. Andre attended Stantonbury Campus where he did his BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts. This gave him other opportunities such as teaching dance and putting together professional productions learning all aspects of performing for stage and film. Andre also makes music and has worked within his community helping students learn how to rap, write lyrics and record music. He has had the opportunity to perform with many established artists both in the UK and abroad. Andre has been a keen martial artist for over 13 years. He has trained in many arts such as Kickboxing, Krav Maga, Keysi Fighting Method and Ninjutsu. He also has experience within the entertainment industry through working as a Close Protection Operative. He is also a trained actor and combatant after completing his Basic Stage Combat qualification with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat which covered unarmed combat and the Rapier and Dagger. He is familiar with various other weapons such as basic firearms, swords and stick techniques. Andre has also featured in various short films including 'Man is Beast' a Chinese Mandarin film and 'Citizen Z' an upcoming zombie webseries. There are also feature film appearances in several projects over the Summer.