Fine Time Fontayne
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Fine Time Fontayne is an English character actor and stage director, including a successful production of Sleeping Beauty at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester
, Essex, UK, in December 2007 and January 2008.
Fontayne has played a variety of roles in British TV series such as All Creatures Great and Small
and Emmerdale
, is a frequent voice in BBC Radio drama (including The Blackburn Files) as well as a stage actor and director, and has appeared in films including Butterfly Kiss
.
During 2011 he played the role of Claudius in the touring Northern Broadsides production of Hamlet.
is Ian Crossley. He was born at Wombwell
, South Yorkshire
in 1951. He took the stage name
Fine Time Fontayne when he began singing and playing at a local folk
club in South Yorkshire, early in his career.
Mercury Theatre, Colchester
The Mercury Theatre is a theatre in Colchester, built in 1972. It originated with the Colchester Repertory Company, formed in 1937. After considerable campaigning and fundraising a theatre, designed by Norman Downie was constructed...
, Essex, UK, in December 2007 and January 2008.
Fontayne has played a variety of roles in British TV series such as All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small (TV serial)
All Creatures Great and Small is a popular British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot.-Background:...
and Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
, is a frequent voice in BBC Radio drama (including The Blackburn Files) as well as a stage actor and director, and has appeared in films including Butterfly Kiss
Butterfly Kiss
Butterfly Kiss is a 1995 British film, directed by Michael Winterbottom and written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. It stars Amanda Plummer and Saskia Reeves...
.
During 2011 he played the role of Claudius in the touring Northern Broadsides production of Hamlet.
Early life
Fontayne's birth nameName at birth
The name at birth is the name a child is given by his or her parents, according to a generally universal custom, and legal requirement. What happens subsequently about this name has a substantial cultural component....
is Ian Crossley. He was born at Wombwell
Wombwell
Wombwell is a small town near Barnsley, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 15,180.Its name's origin may mean "Womba's Well", or "well in a hollow"....
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
in 1951. He took the stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Fine Time Fontayne when he began singing and playing at a local folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
club in South Yorkshire, early in his career.