Jack William Carter occasionally known simply as Jack Carter, is a British film, stage and radio actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

. Particularly noted for his comedic performances, he is perhaps best known for his roles as Sitcom in the horror film

Horror film

Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

 Sparrow

Sparrow (2010 film)

Sparrow is a 2010 Polish-British slasher horror film, directed by Shaun Troke, written by Matthew Mosley and Justin Di Febo, and produced by independent filmmaker Wojciech Stuchlik. The film stars Jack W. Carter, Alexis Jayne Defoe, Eric Kolelas, Sarah Linda, Thomas James Longley and Faye...

 and as Jason in Rough and Ready 1, released in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

Early life

Carter was brought up in Leeds

Leeds

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 where he attended nearby Brighouse Secondary School

Brighouse High School

Brighouse High School is an outstanding Academy School in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England.-Admissions:It has approximately 1,400 pupils. The school contains around 1,050 pupils while the Sixth form contains around 350 pupils. The school is a Business and Enterprise College, rated 'outstanding'...

. While a teenager, he appeared in a number of theatre tours with the Waring Green Players, alongside his then future Sparrow

Sparrow (2010 film)

Sparrow is a 2010 Polish-British slasher horror film, directed by Shaun Troke, written by Matthew Mosley and Justin Di Febo, and produced by independent filmmaker Wojciech Stuchlik. The film stars Jack W. Carter, Alexis Jayne Defoe, Eric Kolelas, Sarah Linda, Thomas James Longley and Faye...

 co-star Jordan Greenhough

Jordan Greenhough

Jordan Paul Greenhough is a British actor and formal provincial footballer.- Early career :Greenhough was born and raised in Leicester until his family moved to Yorkshire when Jordan was eight years old, Greenhough has German, Israeli, American, and Welsh ancestry...

, whom he also appeared with in Adam Curtis' acclaimed stage production of It Felt Like a kiss. The play was presented with an award from the Manchester Evening News

Manchester Evening News

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.

Carter also featured in a myriad of independent short films

Shorts

Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they are a shortened...

 including as John in Wash'n'Go and as Petal in The Rivals. Most of his early screen work, including the above mentioned, was initially released via social networking and online video sharing mediums. He also featured as Andy in a radio production of A Retale for Radio HUDD.

Feature film work

In March 2010, Carter was cast as Sitcom in Shaun Troke

Shaun Troke

Shaun Troke is a British director and former actor. He first came to attention in the late nineties after appearing as Pippin in The Adam and Joe Show...

's horror Sparrow

Sparrow (2010 film)

Sparrow is a 2010 Polish-British slasher horror film, directed by Shaun Troke, written by Matthew Mosley and Justin Di Febo, and produced by independent filmmaker Wojciech Stuchlik. The film stars Jack W. Carter, Alexis Jayne Defoe, Eric Kolelas, Sarah Linda, Thomas James Longley and Faye...

. Filming took place in Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, where he stayed for the duration of the film's principal photography. The film is set for its British premiere early next year. After filming Sparrow, Carter was cast as Jason in Jim Dickinson's gangster comedy

Comedy

Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...

 Rough and Ready 1 opposite Roger Lloyd-Pack. The first film in the predicted Rough and Ready film franchise, it is set to be released early-to-mid 2011.

External links

• Jack W. Carter at the Internet Movie Database
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• Jack (W.) Carter at Facebook
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