One Man

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Mini Bio

Robert Soar is primarily a background artist and camera model although he has played featured speaking roles in student productions. He lives with His Dog on Hayling Island, four miles east of and thirty years behind Portsmouth. This is no barrier to working as excellent road and rail links allow easy access to Central London, major film and television studios around the capital and locations in an arc from Essex, through Birmingham to Cardiff. His Dog is also a seasoned traveller, equally at home in a car or on a bus or train.
Rob has had a varied career, most of which involved flying over Great Britain (aerial photography) or driving to locations around the UK (computer installation). Other activities included driving goods vehicles, factory assembly work, running a dive boat and accepting any work offered by agencies. Retired after enjoying an NHS sponsored quintuple heart bypass he turned his attention to SA work in July 2018. 
Improv skills, honed through work as a mystery shopper and latterly as a Santa (with a very critical audience), have proved valuable as has the wide variety of odd skills picked up through a long and diverse career. He has worked on feature films, for TV, as a photographic model and, pro bono, for several student productions

Resume

  • Druid / Ancient Briton

    November 2020 - A member of a Celtic tribe of mystical and psychotic stoners for various episodes of TV series. Two weeks of exterior locations including night, wet weather and wetting down. Production delayed from April 2020 and conducted within strict Covid guidelines

  • Video Santa

    September 2020 Proof of concept for individual videos. Santa behind his desk delivering a message to children, personalised to each child's name and interests. For Screaming Aloud

  • Boatman / Gangster - supporting cast

    March 2020 - Mackerel Morris, a member of the Magpies at an initiation for a new member of the criminal gang

  • Santa Claus

    December 2019. Sunday Relief Santa at Whiteley Shopping Centre and then a six-day stint as Santa-in-Reidence at Sunnyfields Farm, Totton

  • Confused Violinist - main cast

    August 2019 - Two day location shoot in South Gloucestersgire as an elderly violinist with dementia for a film written and directed by Kayla Ozzy. Submitted to Sundance

  • Prospective Landlord - main cast

    May 2019 - Acting as a potential elderly landlord for young people. Unscripted. Pilot for RDF Media / Channel 4 with provisional title "Lodgers for Codgers"

  • Cannibal Diner - main cast

    April 2019 - A diner in a special restaurant where the new waitress gradually becomes aware of how special the food is. Portsmouth University

  • Elderly Gangster - male lead

    April 2019 - Terry, a local "businessman" who forces a thieving young woman to clean up the gruesome mess in his cellar. University of Portsmouth student film

  • Self

    April 2019 - A Photoshoot to publicise Pension Credit awareness via leaflet and website. For Independent Age

  • Neighbour seeking help - main cast

    March 2019 -The lead role as a confused neighbour seeking help from young people in the house across the road. For Portssmouth University

  • Market Customer

    March 2019 - Browser at black market in post-apocalyptic future where means of making light is currency.Winchester University

  • Innkeeper

    January 2019 - Villager / Innkeeper in 18th century Ireland Reacting to flogging of villager and speech by British troop commander. Serving drinks and reacting to unknown person entering during singing of rebel songs. Swansea University. 2 day shoot

  • Victorian Scientist

    January 2019 - Royal Society member, 1850s. Heckling speaker in debating chamber. For Aeronauts, Amazon Studios

  • Homeless Man #16

    December 2018 - January 2019 - Homeless man and dog. Eating at homeless shelter / waiting in queue for soup kitchen / individual background – visitor in office, man walking out of dining room. Homeless man at Christmas concert / dinner. Universal Studios, Last Christmas

  • Street Santa

    October 2018 - Santa Claus. Collecting on street corner, striding up High Street. BBC TV, Hold the Sunset

  • Gold Prospector

    August 2018 - 1840 Gold Rush prospector. Tending fire and cooking by stream. Featured artist for filmed advert and photoshoot. For Harry's Shave via DGA

  • Royal Society Member

    July 2018 - Royal Society member in banquetting hall, toasting the honoured guest and singing the National Anthem Aeronauts for Amazon Studios