Ellis Jones is a British

United Kingdom

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 director

Film director

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 and actor

Actor

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. He became known for his role as a young apprentice named 'Hal Adden', a pun that goes some way towards characterising the 1970s children's comedy series Pardon My Genie

Pardon My Genie

Pardon My Genie was a children's comedy series produced by British ITV contractor Thames Television, and written by Bob Block who later created Rentaghost....

.He went on to appear in many other television productions, such as "The Squirrels", "1914 All Out". "King Lear" and "Measure for Measure" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379135/ In recent years he has worked extensively in the field of actor training, and as a theatre director and producer.

Career

Ellis Jones joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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 as Head of Acting in 1993, was the Academy’s Vice Principal from 1998 to 2003, and Creative Director of RADA Enterprises from 2003 to 2009 . He has directed at many UK regional theatres, and from 1990 to 1993 was Artistic Director at Keswick

Keswick, Cumbria

Keswick is a market town and civil parish within the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 4,984, according to the 2001 census, and is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park...

, Cumbria

Cumbria

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. His productions of classic plays featuring RADA graduates are a popular feature of transatlantic crossings on board the Cunard ocean liner

Cunard Line

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, the Queen Mary 2

RMS Queen Mary 2

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. Ellis Jones is currently Lecturer in London Theatre for the New York University Tisch Asia School of the Arts, and during 2010/11 was consultant Director of Acting Programmes for Tisch Asia, Singapore. He is also a guest director at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, China, and in October 2010 directed there the first-ever Chinese-language version of an Alan Ayckbourn play, "Taking Steps". He has been invited to become a Visiting Professor at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Beijing, and is about to host a new website, teachyourselfacting.com.

Acting summary

THEATRE	Role
An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and 1946 in the UK. It is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre...	The Inspector
Abigail’s Party	Laurence
A Midsummer Night’s Dream	Quince
Toad of Toad Hall Toad of Toad Hall Toad of Toad Hall is the first of several dramatisations of Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows. It was written by A. A. Milne, with incidental music by Harold Fraser-Simson....	Mole
Richard the Third	Clarence
The Country Wife The Country Wife The Country Wife is a Restoration comedy written in 1675 by William Wycherley. A product of the tolerant early Restoration period, the play reflects an aristocratic and anti-Puritan ideology, and was controversial for its sexual explicitness even in its own time. The title itself contains a lewd pun...	Sparkish

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TELEVISION & FILM	Role	Director	TV
Cadfael: A Morbid Taste for Bones	Father Ianto	Richard Stroud	ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
1914 All Out	Dr Napley	David Green (ditector)	ITV
Love Story: Wilfred and Eileen	Bennett	David Green (director) David Green (director) David Green is a film director, television producer and media executive.Born in London to Evelyn and Louis Green, he was educated at Bury Grammar School and Trinity College, Oxford, where he gained an MA degree in English Language and Literature...	BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Measure for Measure Measure for Measure Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was classified as comedy, but its mood defies those expectations. As a result and for a variety of reasons, some critics have labelled it as one of Shakespeare's problem plays...	Elbow	Desmond Davis Desmond Davis Desmond Davis is a British film and television director.-Early career:After serving a long apprenticeship as a clapper boy in the 1940s, with Britain's Army Film Unit, Davis eventually worked his way up to focus puller and camera operator in low-budget British films of the 1950s...	BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...	_	The Squirrels The Squirrels The Squirrels are a novelty band based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1984 by lead vocalist Rob Morgan , the band has been through numerous lineups, but has stuck to the aesthetic that Peter Blecha describes as "cross-pollinat[ing] bubblegum sensibilities with punk attitudes."Although most of...	Burke	Shaun O’Riordan	ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
King Lear King Lear King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological...	The Fool	Tony Davenall	ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
Pardon My Genie Pardon My Genie Pardon My Genie was a children's comedy series produced by British ITV contractor Thames Television, and written by Bob Block who later created Rentaghost....	Hal	Daphne Shadwell	ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

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