About
Manasa is a British-Polynesian actor from Salisbury and is a recipient of the Leverhulme Trust Scholarship. Alongside acting, he is an experienced dancer and choreographer and has also developed an interest for radio work. Manasa can be seen next year in an independent short film, The Common Man.
Bio:
Pronouns: He/Him
Height: 6’0″
Playing Age Range: 18-28
Nationality: British
Scholarships Awards: Leverhulme Trust Scholarship
Skills:
Accents: London, Multi-Cultural London English (MLE), RP, Yorkshire, American (African American), American (Californian), American (Standard), Cockney, Glasgow, Heightened RP, Jamaican
Dance: 6 Step (Breakdance Move), Choreography, Commercial, Dance (General), Freestyle, Hip-Hop
Movement: Lecoq, Mask
Singing: Tenor Baritone
Previous Qualifications: UAL Level 4 Extended Diploma in Performance
Other: Acrobatics, Bartender, Improvisation, Mixologist, Survival Skills, Writer
*Denotes high proficiency or native accent
Work Experience:
Five, After Life, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (dir. Emily Reutlinger)
Tom, Earthquakes in London, dir. Joanna Bowman
Orsino, Twelfth Night, dir. Kolbrún Björt Sigfúdóttir
Jack, The Luna Squad (TV), Cinalight (dir. Leon Mitchell)
Dancer, Tuesdays and Fridays (Feature Film), Bhansali Productions (dir. Taranveer Singh)
Smelvin, Smelvin (Short Film), RCS (dir. Kyle Pitcaithly)
Trigorin, The Seagull, RCS (dir. Lucianne McEvoy)