Tom Fairfoot is British, but has lived and worked over 10 years in SA. Tom is fluent in French and speaks Spanish.
Experience
He is and has been the voice of numerous campaigns in South Africa for local and international Campaigns which have won various awards including Gold and Silver at Cannes. As well as an authoritative and intelligent read in narrative, documentary, or retail reads, he delivers versatile comedic ability to mimic and do character voices.
Tom Fairfoot has worked extensively in TV, Film and Theatre in the UK and in local and international films. He trained at the WEBBER DOUGLAS ACADEMY LONDON. He also did a (BA) joint HONS Degree in French and DRAMA. He spent a year in Paris with PETER BROOKS assistant Sylvain Corthay at the Sorbonne doing Improvisation, and also attended the Corporel Mime school founded by Decroux.
He is best known for playing “Eddie” in The West End show “Blood Brothers” in the UK and for “Stones in His Pockets” in South Africa. He also played the UK National Tour of “Blood Brothers” opposite David Cassidy and Helen Reddy, Bernie Nolan, Clodagh Rodgers, Stefan Dennis. He is an exceptionally versatile voice artist with hundreds of major campaigns to his name, World cup. Olympics, formula one and international soccer and Rugby and the IPL. Local SA Television includes roles in “Generations”, “Isidingo”, “Innocent Times”, “Snitch”, “Zero Tolerance”, “Backstage”, “7de Laan” and “Binnelanders”.UK Television includes “Casualty”, “Eastenders”, “Cave Girl”, “Zero Hour”, “The Devil’s Whore”, “Rough” and Channel 4 film: “Care”. And “A soldiers Story’’ which he wrote for BBC Wales.
USA Television includes “Scouts Safari”.
Feature films include “Cape of Good Hope”, “Beat the Drum”, “Stander”, “Borderline” and “Mr. Bones goes to Durbs”.DOOMSDAY with Rhona Mitra and Bohb Hoskins, AMELIA with Hilary swank and Richard Gere, BLOOD AND OIL with Johdi May, SINKING OF THE LACONIA with Brian Cox and WINNIE with Trevor Howard. He has written for South African and British television, comedy drama, tv series and documentary.
univeristy of london BA hons FRENCH DRAMA
WEBBER DOUGLAS ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ART PG
I work with over twenty different studios and can source quotes for what ever your requirements are, and then ISDN or record and send via or FTP.
stand up comedy. speak french fluently, and talented mimic.