Neil Reidman
Encyclopedia
Biography
The youngest of 6 children, Reidman was born in Birmingham, England. His parents were from Jamaica. At the age of 13 he began attending Birmingham School of Speech and Drama where he was first exposed to serious training in theatre and stage. Soon after, he auditioned for the Central Junior Television WorkshopCentral Junior Television Workshop
The Central Junior Television Workshop is a British organization that offers free training for young people in performance skills for television, film, radio and theatre...
. That audition landed him a spot at the Midlands Arts Centre. Later, he trained in method acting at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London. Like many aspiring actors, Reidman began performing live in staged plays. His early work included roles in productions of Prince of Morocco, Merchant of Venice, and Pinocchio. Though his career has offered Reidman diverse roles in a wide variety of shows, he is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Atillo in the popular 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...
drama Dr. Who.
Television Credits
Reidman made his television debut in 2000 with a walk-on role in the show Tough Love where he appeared as a driver. Later that year, he had a recurring role in three episodes of The BillThe Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, where he played the part of Daryl Gilchrist.
2001 saw him in the role of Neil for a single episode of Doctors. Then, for the 2002-2003 television season, he appeared in 3 episodes of Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
where he held the role of DC Windsor.
In 2007, Reidman achieved his most prominent role to date when he appeared as 'Lieutenant Atillo' in Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
where he worked alongside David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
, John Barrowman
John Barrowman
John Scot Barrowman is a Scottish-American singer, actor, dancer, musical theatre performer and media personality. Born in Glasgow yet growing up in Illinois after his family emigrated to the United States when he was eight years old, Barrowman was encouraged to further his love for music and...
, Freema Agyeman
Freema Agyeman
Freema Agyeman is a British actress who is best known for playing Martha Jones, former companion of the Tenth Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and itsspin-off series Torchwood...
and Sir Derek Jacobi.
Other television appearances include EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
playing opposite Martin Kemp and Michael Greco and roles in Body Story, Casualty, Crimewatch File, Nature Boy, Come Outside which starred Lynda Baron (Open All Hours), and All About Me with Jasper Carrot.
Film Credits
In 2007, Reidman appeared in The Birthday Treat and Fast Break. His work in the lead role of Darren in 'The Birthday Treat,' brought him the Best Male Actor award at the 9th BFM International Film Festival. The film went on to receive awards for Best Screenplay and Best Film. That same year, he starred in Fast Break (Fierce Productions), which won the First Light Film Awards.In 2008, Reidman returned to the BFM in Win Lose or Draw with a nomination for Best Actor. Though he did not win that award the picture won Best Film.
Most recently he starred as Ricky in Sh*t Happens, a motion picture he wrote and directed himself for FourthWall Productions.
Stage
In 1999, Reidman won the role of Mesrou in The Dispute, a play which was produced by Neil Bartlett at The Other Place in Stratford-Upon-Avon. In 2008, he appeared opposite the singer known as Yaa in the musical The Big Life (directed by Clint Dyer).Radio
- 'Memory Lane' (Dr Who audio release),
- Redeeming History (Radio 3)
- Fruit Salad (BBC Radio 4)
- 'This Bitter Sweet Earth' (BBC Radio 4)
- 'Trauma' (BBC Radio 4)
- 'The Big Life' (BBC Radio 4)
- 'Shades of Black' (BBC Radio 4)
- 'Hands' (BBC Radio 4)
- 'Top Story' (BBC Radio 4)
Related Awards
- First Light Film Awards 2007, Best Drama 2007, for the film Fast Break (Fierce Productions)
- National Television AwardsNational Television AwardsThe National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public. Because of the way the awards are decided, winners are...
, Best Drama 2007, for the series Dr Who - Birmingham International Film Festival, Best Drama Documentary 2007, for Win Lose or Draw (ODAC)
- 9th BFM International Film Festival, Best Screenplay, 2007, for Birthday Treat (2hotfilms)