Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Film/Theatre/Music Video Experience
Accomplishments
References
Timeline
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SEAN R. LAWTON

St. John's,NL

Summary

Accomplished Actor with stage and screen experience. Possesses strong improvisation and vocal skills, aptitude for memorizing lines, and passion for inhabiting characters. Adept at engaging audiences and conveying range of emotions.


English, Canadian, Irish and Indian Citizenship

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Stand in for game show

BBC
08.2023

Worked alongside BBC producers for a new game show in testing, required confidence and great listening.

Turing House School

Lighting FX for school play
04.2023
  • Created and performed original lighting design for the school play ‘WE WILL ROCK YOU’.

Sales and Marketing

Online Business
12.2022 - Current
  • Started my own online business from scratch, learning how to sell and manage products online
  • Learned how to do sales and how to target specific markets and demographics through social media platforms such as: YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok
  • Built multiple websites to sell my products
  • Successfully made viral creative short form videos to advertise products on social media

Home

Music video production
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • Produced and edited a music video which I also performed in as a school project
  • Includes high-end editing skills
  • Received an A
  • Grade

The Rose Theatre

Co-director + assistant
08.2022
  • Teaching and assisting cohorts of children to perform a ‘show in a week’
  • Required great creativity with set, sound, lighting and acting
  • Organization and communication skills to put on a show

Turing House Hockey club

Hockey Assistant
11.2021 - 11.2022
  • With my own experience from playing hockey for 8 years, I teach the skills to students in the school club.

The Rose Theatre – Rose Collective Project

Actor
11.2021 - 07.2022
  • Exclusive alumni club for creative young people, only 10 selected annually
  • Gained confidence in acting, expressions and speaking skills

Twickenham Stadium

Fanatics
10.2021 - 08.2023
  • Selling the official merchandise for England Rugby during match days
  • Required good customer service and time management

Turing House leadership team

Senior Prefect
10.2021 - 07.2023
  • Frequent meetings with the head of year, discussing projects and activities for the school
  • In addition to leadership skills, This helped develop my Microsoft Office Skills, use of spreadsheets and allows me to host and create events for the school
  • Library duties once a week to scan books and safeguard younger peers

Drama + Music Assistant

Turing House School
07.2021 - 10.2021
  • Teaching year 10 Drama and music students once a week during free periods at sixth form
  • Developed confidence and ensuring all students were learning and improving with their own confidence and performing skills
  • Teaching Drama and helping young students to attain their ambitions
  • Requires Good communications skills and creativity

Film Course

Reading Scholars University Programme
01.2022 - 07.2022
  • A course that let me work with professionals in Film, Theatre and TV
  • Included a residential stay for 4 days.
  • Researched, Scripted, directed and filmed an original short film on censorship with a team of four.
  • Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.

Soho theatre – National Connections Project

Theatre performance
12.2019 - 03.2020
  • School play called ‘the IT’ devised and performed in the Soho Theatre.

Teaching karate to students

Karate Assistant
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • As a black belt, taught students of all ages as part of DofE qualification
  • Volunteered coaching at a local martial arts club

Angel’s Newsagents

Paper Rounds
03.2018 - 03.2019
  • 5:30 A.M every morning, 7 days a week one year to deliver newspapers to 40 houses before school
  • Proved my ability to be on time and dedication to delivering papers

Education

Diploma - Television And Film Creation

College of North Atlantic
St. John's, NL
01.2025

A-Levels - Psychology, Sociology And Media

Turing House School
Whitton, London, UK
07.2023

GCSE's - Drama, Music, Computer Science, Geography, English

Turing House School
Whitton, London, UK
07.2021

Skills

  • Proficient in editing various media forms (premier pro and Photoshop)
  • Built my own Desktop Computer from scratch
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
  • Experienced user of iMovie and other editing software
  • Meisner Technique
  • Dramatic Performance
  • Strong emotional range
  • Cold Reading
  • Television and film experience
  • Acting
  • Character Study
  • Script Development

Certification

  • WHMS
  • Physical First Aid
  • Mental Health First Aid

Film/Theatre/Music Video Experience

From Beyond - Actor

Full Circle - Actor

IMovie - Actor

School Night - Actor

The Big Knocker - Actor

Party Monster - Actor

Time With You - Actor

Paper Chase - Actor

Accomplishments

  • Jack Petchey Award
  • Best student in Media class
  • Best student in Tutor
  • Black belt in Karate
  • Hockey Club - finished 2nd in south of England hockey tournament
  • Grade 4 piano
  • Bronze DofE award


References

References available on request

Timeline

Stand in for game show

BBC
08.2023

Turing House School

Lighting FX for school play
04.2023

Sales and Marketing

Online Business
12.2022 - Current

The Rose Theatre

Co-director + assistant
08.2022

Home

Music video production
06.2022 - 09.2022

Film Course

Reading Scholars University Programme
01.2022 - 07.2022

Turing House Hockey club

Hockey Assistant
11.2021 - 11.2022

The Rose Theatre – Rose Collective Project

Actor
11.2021 - 07.2022

Twickenham Stadium

Fanatics
10.2021 - 08.2023

Turing House leadership team

Senior Prefect
10.2021 - 07.2023

Drama + Music Assistant

Turing House School
07.2021 - 10.2021

Soho theatre – National Connections Project

Theatre performance
12.2019 - 03.2020

Teaching karate to students

Karate Assistant
01.2019 - 01.2020

Angel’s Newsagents

Paper Rounds
03.2018 - 03.2019

Diploma - Television And Film Creation

College of North Atlantic

A-Levels - Psychology, Sociology And Media

Turing House School

GCSE's - Drama, Music, Computer Science, Geography, English

Turing House School
SEAN R. LAWTON