Andy Robb is the author of the Geekhood books, the first of which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Award. He’s had many jobs over the years, most notably as an actor working on stage and screen but now spends his time writing on his house boat on the Thames; occasionally stopping to feed the ducks.
In case you’re interested, here’s his acting credentials:
Film (Production/Part/Director/ Company
The Woman In Black Dr. Emery James Watkins Squid Productions
The Colour of Magic Thrank/ Kring Vadim Jean Mob Films
The Da Vinci Code Yvan Ron Howard Rose Line
Scarborough Ahoy! Fishery Tania Diez Film Four
Altered Ego John Angie Palethorpe Film Four
Covert Encounters Mickey Danny Hillier LFA
Television (Production/Part/Director/Company)
The Dark Crystal TAoR The Collector (Suit Artist) Louis Leterrier Netflix/Henson Company
Legend of Dick & Dom Gurad Julian Mills CBBC
Doc Marten Mick Billy Bolt Buffalo Productions
The Invisibles Claude Various BBC
The Colour of Magic Thrank/ Kring Vadim Jean MobFilms/Sky One
The Hogfather The Auditor Vadim Jean MobFilms/SkyOne
Who Gets the Dog? The Philosophising Hippy Nicholas Renton Company Pictures
Casualty Lee Parsons (Guest Lead) Mark Jobst BBC
Down To Earth Rob (Guest Lead) Simon Massey BBC
Wild West John June Day BBC
24seven(2 series) Daniel Cilla Ware Granada TV
The Bill Terry McCaul (Guest Lead) Brian Farnham Thames TV
Wyziwyg Togen (Guest Lead) Mick Jones Granada TV
Coronation Street (3 months) Darren Whateley Various Granada TV
Casualty Clyde Carney(Guest Lead) Dominic Holmes BBC
Far From The Madding Crowd Mark Clark Nicholas Renton Granada TV
Peak Practice Matt Gibson (Guest Lead) Simon Massey Granada TV
Cracker David Tomlinson Graham Wells Granada TV
The Bill Alan Swift Albert Barber Thames TV
Casualty Aidan Cleland Michael Owein Morris BBC
Wycliffe John Corliston (Guest Lead) Michael Owein Morris ITV
Theatre (Production/Part/Director/Theatre)
Marnie Terry Sean O’ Connor Chester Gateway Theatre/Basingstoke
Getting On Geoff Sean O’ Connor Chester Gateway/Salisbury Playhouse
A Weekend in England Darius Deborah Shaw Chester Gateway Theatre
Stig Of The Dump Stig Natasha Betteridge West Yorkshire Playhouse
Soldier’s Song Martin Henessey John Dove Theatre Royal Stratford East
Hamlet Rosencrantz Mark Swatkins Wimbledon Theatre
The Real Don Juan Centellas Anna Combes New End Theatre
Lost In a Mirror Febo Loveday Ingrams BAC
Taming of the Shrew Tranio John Durnin Northcott Theatre
Life’s A Dream Clarion John Barton White Bear Theatre
A Christmas Carol Ghost Xmas Past Christopher G Sandford Theatr Clwyd
Radio (Production/Part/Director/Company)
The Hogfather (ADR) Wizard of Indecision Vadim Jean Mob Films/SkyOne
Be Not Afraid John John Dove BBC Radio 4
Mother Theresa In Kilburn Mark John Dove BBC Radio 4
Commercials (Product/Part/Director)
Ford Mondeo Boyfriend Paul Archard
McCain Pizza Grandson Eric Baker