User:Alanwallen/Alan cross (entertainer)

Alan Cross is a British born entertainer. He appeared in his first major role, at the age of 18, playing the lead in ‘Dracula’ at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.

In 2001 he began professional training as an actor at QMU in Edinburgh. During his time there he appeared in many productions, both as part of his training and as professional engagements. In 2003 he featured in series one of NBC’s ‘American Princess’, in the same year he worked with Graham McClaren and Liz Lochead to develop ‘Thebans’, a critically acclaimed combination of ‘Oedipus Rex’, ‘Antigone’ and ‘Phonetian Women’. Later that year, along with a cast of four other student actors, Alan performed an acclaimed week long run at the Red Pear Theatre in Antibes on the French Riviera.

He was selected to perform on behalf of QMU at the prestigious ‘William Pole Festival’ in 2004 at The Globe Theatre on London’s South Bank. Upon graduation he was cast in a pilot entitled ‘C-JAQ’, a revolutionary mini-series designed for broadcast on mobile phones.

In 2005 he moved back to his native Liverpool and in the same year he appeared as a lead in ‘Suspect’, a 12 part series for the BBC.

Recently, Alan’s reputation as a singer has gone from strength to strength. In 2006 he performed at a charity event, from which he was offered a weekly residency, and since then his career has snowballed. When Liverpool’s first Hilton hotel opened in 2009, they asked Alan to take the lead residency. As a result of these weekly shows, he has been offered regular and guest appearances in venues across the planet including Monaco, the Italian Lakes, Cape Verde and New York.

As a response to popular demand, in early 2010, Alan formed ‘The Well Swung Jazz Band’. The band is made up of the finest of Liverpool’s young musicians, including performers from the ‘Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’.

He currently lives in central Liverpool, however, he frequently spends time in London and his much loved Edinburgh.