Early life

Born in Bradford

Bradford

Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

, he attended The Poor School

The Poor School

The Poor School and Workhouse Theatre is a drama school situated in King's Cross, London, England.It was created in 1986 by Paul Caister, in response to the need for a first class acting training which was financially within the reach of all or almost all...

 in King's Cross, London, England.

Career

Jason Croot's Acting career started back in 2000 when he completed an NCFE in Performing Arts in his native City of Bradford

Bradford

Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

, Jason moved to London in 2002 to continue his training at The Poor School

The Poor School

The Poor School and Workhouse Theatre is a drama school situated in King's Cross, London, England.It was created in 1986 by Paul Caister, in response to the need for a first class acting training which was financially within the reach of all or almost all...

. He also completed a Drama Diploma at Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It offers many Master's and Bachelor's degree programmes that can be studied either part-time or full-time, though nearly all teaching is...

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2006 saw Jason move forward in the Independent Film

Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 scene and since then he has acted in 11 feature films. In 2009 Jason starred in Freight (2010), an Action Packed Movie where he takes on the role of Losef a Romanian Criminal playing alongside Andrew Tiernan

Andrew Tiernan

Andrew James Tiernan is an English actor.-Theatre:Tiernan began acting with the Birmingham Youth Theatre and moved to London in 1984 to study a three-year Diploma in Acting at the Drama Centre London run by Christopher Fettes and Yat Malmgren...

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In 2009 Croot played Gilles De Rais

Gilles de Rais

Gilles de Montmorency-Laval , Baron de Rais, was a Breton knight, a leader in the French army and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known as a prolific serial killer of children...

 in The Death of Love Video for the Extreme Metal Band Cradle of Filth

Cradle of Filth

Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...

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Jason also plays alongside Tamzin Outhwaite

Tamzin Outhwaite

Tamzin Maria Outhwaite is an award-winning English actress. She became known for her role as Melanie Owen in the British soap opera EastEnders, whom she portrayed from 1998 until 2002.-Early career:...

 as a Bulgarian Assassin, Ivano Popov, in series 2 of The Fixer, a drama for 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...

 by Kudos

Kudos (production company)

Kudos Film and Television is a British independent film and television production company. It has produced television series for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, and its productions include Spooks , Hustle, Life on Mars and its spin-off Ashes to Ashes, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard and M.I. High...

 Productions which was directed by the highly acclaimed Sam Miller

Sam Miller

Sam Miller is an English television director. He is best known for his work on the BBC television dramas Cardiac Arrest and This Life. -Filmography:-Actor - Filmography:...

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He made his Directorial debut in 2010 with Le Fear

Le Fear

Le Fear is a 2010 British comedy film, and the directorial debut of actor Jason Croot who also features in a supporting role. Shot on an ultra-low budget of less than £2,000, and filmed over the course of just three days, the film stars Kyri Saphiris, Spencer Austin and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty,...

 a cult Comedy featuring Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty

Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty

Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty is a British television and film actress, dancer and singer. She is sometimes credited as Lucinda Rhodes or Lucinda Rhodes Flaherty...

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Le Fear II: Le Sequel is currently shooting and will be released in 2013.



Jason has also Directed several other productions including Demons & Doors, a unique Thriller in which the lead female character is played by 40 different actresses.

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