Gene Foad

On leaving Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Gene embarked on extensive theatre tours throughout England playing the juvenile lead in both Shakespearean and contemporary productions. He then won the role of young Charles Dickens in the BBC's highly acclaimed Dickens of London which led to further high-profile television productions including, Penmarric, To Serve Them all our Days, Love of a Good Man, Brookside and The Bill. His debut feature was in the now classic cult horror The Lake opposite Julie Peasgood.

Gene ran, directed and appeared in his own successful theatre company for over a decade, specialising in Shakespeare, and toured his productions abroad. He also played Iago in ‘Cheek By Jowell’s’ acclaimed production of Othello.

His voice can be heard on over 150 talking books for the RNIB ranging from Paddington Bear to Dostoyevsky.

He also just completed voicing an array of major characters in Audible’s seven audio books of the ‘Harry Potter’ series.

Recent films include the award winning short horror ‘It Grew by Day and Night’, Grandpa in ‘The Last Love Letter’ and John Harro in ‘Star Gazers’- a soon to be realised Si-Fi.