News
1st July 2010
JOHN TO APPEAR AS 'FIRK' IN BLACKSUN THEATRE'S PRODUCTION OF 'THE SHOEMAKERS HOLIDAY'
Directed by Jemma Gross and in association with the RSC, John will be performing in August and September in Dekker's bawdy 17th century play.
29th June 2010
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? WINS AUDIENCE APPRECIATION AWARD IN THE PHUKET INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
15th June 2010
JOHN RETURNS FROM THE PHUKET INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AFTER A HARD WORKING WEEK AWAY.
19/05/10
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER ARTICLE ON DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? HERE
18/05/10
JOHN PENCILLED IN FOR DREW CULLINGHAM'S FEATURE, 'BOLIVIA'.
Details aren't all finalised, but John is looking forward to working with Drew in the movie, 'Bolivia'.
17/05/10
JOHN TO ATTEND THE PHUKET INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
John is pleased to announce that he will be making an appearance at the Phuket International Film Festival with Jonnie Hurn. Do Elephants Pray? will be making its Asian premiere and is up for the People's Choice Award. Click here for more info.
16/05/10
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? WINS BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE AT THE SANTA CRUZ FILM FESTIVAL.
07/05/10
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? WINS A FEATURE FILM SILVER AWARD AT THE MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL.
25/04/10
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? WINS BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM AT THE INDIE SPIRIT AWARDS.
01/04/10
JULIE DRAY WINS BEST ACTRESS IN THE METHOD FEST FILM AWARDS FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN DO ELEPHANTS PRAY?
Many congratulations to Julie for her deserved win!
31/03/10
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? ACCEPTED IN VARIOUS FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE
Do Elephants Pray? has been accepted and nominated for awards in festivals this year. For more information, please click here.
02/03/10
NEW ACTING SHOWREEL
Click here to see John's new actor showreel. More showreels are on their way including new voiceover reels. Watch this space.
15/02/10
Well that was a big holiday! John's back in circulation after visiting Bali, Australia and Singapore.
27/11/09
DISCOVERY TURBO BEGINS
Voicing sessions have now begun for Turbo. You will be able to hear John in the rebrand on the 9th December 2009.
26/11/09
'THE LOSER'
John has completed a successful performance of The Loser. The show was well received and there are hopes for a longer run in the near future.
04/11/09
DISCOVERY TURBO
John has confirmation that he will be the voice of the rebranded Discovery Turbo. You can hear him on the channel in December.
01/11/09
JOHN TO PERFORM WITH SCENEPOOL IN 'THE LOSER'
John will perform a one off performance of 'The Loser' at the Camden People's Theatre on the 26th November 2009 (time TBC). A newly written play set in Oldham, John will play 'Mark', a 90's indie star returning to his roots.
17/10/09
THE HINDSIGHT SAGA WAS VOTED THROUGH TO THE FINALS OF THE OFF CUT FESTIVAL AND WAS VIEWED BY MANY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
01/10/09
OFF CUT FESTIVAL
John is performing in the Hindsight Saga as part of this festival.
4 original, 15 minute plays are chosen, performed and voted on by the audience to form 8 finalists. The plays are then performed in the finals for the week beginning the 12th.
Performances (October 2009)
OLD RED LION THEATRE, ANGEL
Tuesday 6th,
Thursday 8th,
Saturday 10th (Performances at 7.30pm)
Sunday 11th (Matinee: 3pm)
Directed by Jemma Gross
Starring:
John Last
Tom Carter
Steven Rostance
http://www.theoffcutfestival.com
DRIVING LICENCE
John has recently passed his driving test and now has a full, clean driving licence.
VIRGIN 1 REBRAND
John will be the lead voice of Virgin 1's rebrand, starting Tuesday 9th June 2009 at 9pm. Make sure you don't miss it!
CANNES 2009
John has returned from the Cannes Film Festival.
SINGLE FARE TO ZURICH (May 5th)
John will return as Colin in Single Fare to Zurich for one night only as part of the Lost One Act Festival at New End Theatre. A black comedy based on real events, about desperation, dignity and Dignitas.
Cast: Alexa Brown, John Last, Robert Lightfoot, Ashlea Kaye.
NEW END THEATRE
27 New End, Hampstead, London NW3 1JD
May 5th @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £13/£10
Box Office: 0870 033 2733
Book Online: www.newendtheatre.co.uk
As part of a triple bill on their respective nights. The ticket is for the evening.
CANNES 2009
John will be attending the Cannes Film Festival once again this year helping to promote the Short Film, A Sporting Jaunt and also the feature Do Elephants Pray?
John is currently in the market for an acting agent. If you think that John suits your agency, then please contact John to view his showreel in a hidden part of the website (the showreel contains unreleased material and therefore cannot be displayed freely on the site).
John had a last minute call to voice for Sony Bravia which will be part of the promotional campaign for the Motionflow 200hz TV during the Cannes Film Festival. Click here to watch.
A SPORTING JAUNT TEASER TRAILER
The teaser trailer is now availble in the Projects Section or by clicking here
NEW SHOWREEL IS AVAILABLE IN THE AGENTS ONLY SECTION.
Please ask for the link or ask for a file to be sent to your email address.
REVIEWS OF BRIGHTON BEACH SCUMBAGS ARE ADDED HERE
John is delighted to announce that he will be performing on the 16th - 21st December at the King's Head Theatre on 115 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1QN in the role of TED.
For more information and to book, click here
*************NEW SHOWREEL AVAILABLE SOON!***************
JOHN THE VOICE OF NEW VIRGIN MEDIA FRAUD CAMPAIGN
If you've been watching Virgin Media through illegal boxes, then beware, John heads a new campaign to warn those off. The clip is now available to view both in the Voiceover Section and the Video Voiceover section.
John has new photos which have been uploaded. He'd like to thank Klaus Kalde for the session which was a great success. Visit here to check out his website.
A one-off theatre performance directed by Benet Catty on October 14th will see John appear alongside Alexa Brown, Emma Carver and Robert Lightfoot.
Tickets £10. Each night a double bill.
Hammered was wrapped in late July whilst A Sporting Jaunt wrapped at the end of August. Both shoots were great to be involved in and should both be appearing at various film festivals (in particular, Cannes) next year. More info in Projects.
RETRO PROMOS UPLOADED IN THE VOICEOVER SECTION
John found lots of old promos that he's done and decided to compile them together in a Retro Promo reel, but that wasn't enough! So John's got together a whole Promo reel with old and new. Check it out in the Voiceover Section.
John has just finished filming Hammered written by Noel Clarke (Kidulthood, Adulthood, Doctor Who) and will soon be filming, A Sporting Jaunt in Ireland. Visit Projects for more information.
John is back from a successful Cannes Film Festival.
John has a new acting reel for you to view with clips from Do Elephants Pray? Unfortunately, due to contractual reasons this cannot be streamed on the general website until after release. So if you are an agent wishing to see John's new reel, then please get in Contact and we will either send it to you or give you the link to the 'Agent Only' part of the website.
John has just finished filming the movie, 'Romanika' in Romania with long term collaborator, Jonnie Hurn and Dougal Porteous. Click here to see what it's all about!
