Richard Janes
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Richard Janes is an English actor
, film
and theatre director.
From the age of 11 Janes was brought up spending his summers at The Cannizaro Park
Open Air Theatre in Wimbledon, London
where his parents ran the bar as an off shoot from their wimbledon based café and catering business. Janes started as a child actor working on a wide range of television programs such as The Demon Headmaster
, Kavanagh QC
with John Thaw
and Longitude
where he played opposite Jeremy Irons
.
Deciding he also wanted to work behind the camera Janes went back to school studying an intensive two-year degree at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
, the centre for excellence in Professional Broadcasting in the UK. Whilst studying and gaining experience in all areas of production he worked under some of films top directors from Terry Gilliam
and Tarsem to Sharon Maguire
.
As part of his graduation Janes produced and directed his first film based short film titled Representative Radio. Based on a radio DJ who receives a phone call from a distressed man on the edge of suicide the film dealt with cause and effect of media spin. Representative Radio went on to receive a nomination for best student film in the non-factual category of the 2002 Royal Television Society
Awards.
After leaving Ravensbourne, Janes was then approached to direct a three-week London run of R. C. Sherriff
's classic Journey's End
. The play ran at the Courtyard Theatre with some of the best attendance figures the venue had ever seen. Fakers
a sharp, fast moving tale of blackmail and forgery set in the upper echelons of the international art society marks Janes' feature length directorial debut.
In 2007 he won a Los Angeles area EMMY for his work as Director and Co-Producer on the Documentary series "Behind the Lyrics"
In 2008 Janes launched Film industry bloggers an online blogging community of film industry professionals from around the world.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and theatre director.
From the age of 11 Janes was brought up spending his summers at The Cannizaro Park
Cannizaro park
Cannizaro Park is a park in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. It is located to the south of Wimbledon Common and is known for its ornamental landscaped gardens with ponds and sculpture.-History:...
Open Air Theatre in Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
where his parents ran the bar as an off shoot from their wimbledon based café and catering business. Janes started as a child actor working on a wide range of television programs such as The Demon Headmaster
The Demon Headmaster (TV series)
The Demon Headmaster is a British television series based on the children's books by Gillian Cross of the same name. Made for CBBC, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998...
, Kavanagh QC
Kavanagh QC
Kavanagh QC is a British television series made by Carlton Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. It has been shown on ITV3 as recently as August 2011; series 1–6 are available on Region 2 DVDs....
with John Thaw
John Thaw
John Edward Thaw, CBE was an English actor, who appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles, his most popular being police and legal dramas such as Redcap, The Sweeney, Inspector Morse and Kavanagh QC.-Early life:Thaw came from a working class background, having been born in Gorton,...
and Longitude
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
where he played opposite Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy John Irons is an English actor. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969, and has since appeared in many London theatre productions including The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the...
.
Deciding he also wanted to work behind the camera Janes went back to school studying an intensive two-year degree at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Ravensbourne is a university sector college innovating in digital media and design, with a vocationally focused portfolio of courses, spanning fashion, television and broadcasting, interactive product design, architecture and environment design, graphic design, animation, moving image, music...
, the centre for excellence in Professional Broadcasting in the UK. Whilst studying and gaining experience in all areas of production he worked under some of films top directors from Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...
and Tarsem to Sharon Maguire
Sharon Maguire
Sharon Maguire made her name as a film director when she landed the job of directing Bridget Jones's Diary. The film was based on the book by her close friend Helen Fielding, and one of the main characters - Shazzer - is actually based on Maguire.Raised as a Roman Catholic, Maguire studied English...
.
As part of his graduation Janes produced and directed his first film based short film titled Representative Radio. Based on a radio DJ who receives a phone call from a distressed man on the edge of suicide the film dealt with cause and effect of media spin. Representative Radio went on to receive a nomination for best student film in the non-factual category of the 2002 Royal Television Society
Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
Awards.
After leaving Ravensbourne, Janes was then approached to direct a three-week London run of R. C. Sherriff
R. C. Sherriff
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's classic Journey's End
Journey's End
Journey's End is a 1928 drama, the seventh of English playwright R. C. Sherriff. It was first performed at the Apollo Theatre in London by the Incorporated Stage Society on 9 December 1928, starring a young Laurence Olivier, and soon moved to other West End theatres for a two-year run...
. The play ran at the Courtyard Theatre with some of the best attendance figures the venue had ever seen. Fakers
Fakers
Fakers is a 2004 British film directed by Richard Janes and starring Matthew Rhys as con-man with a big debt to pay off to wanna-be crime lord Art Malik. It was produced by Richard Janes Claire Bee and Todd Kleparski, three graduates from Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication...
a sharp, fast moving tale of blackmail and forgery set in the upper echelons of the international art society marks Janes' feature length directorial debut.
In 2007 he won a Los Angeles area EMMY for his work as Director and Co-Producer on the Documentary series "Behind the Lyrics"
In 2008 Janes launched Film industry bloggers an online blogging community of film industry professionals from around the world.