User:Errolpetermarks/sandbox

Introduction:- Errol Peter Marks is an Actor, Director and Producer based in Mumbai, India. He has acted in over 175 commercials and been a part of films like Luva Ka The End, I Me Aur Main and Shortcut Romeo besides others. He is an allumni of St. Stanislaus High School and St. Andrews College both of which are in Bandra West, Mumbai.

Early Life :- Errol grew up in Bandra East, Mumbai. He finished his primary schooling in Cardinal Gracias High School and later shifted to St. Stanislaus High School. He was actively involved in dramatics and participated on multiple plays in various Inter School Competitions. Errol also briefly studied in Delhi Public School, Sharjah before returning back to Mumbai to finish his higher studies.

College and Advertising Breakthrough:- It was in college that Errol got a chance to showcase his talent in the Olio Theatre Festival, where he was part of multiple award winning plays. One of these roles got him noticed by an ad film.maker who asked him to audition for an upcoming ad. He managed to bag that role as a result of which he started getting noticed and got more auditions for other commercials. By the time Errol graduated from BMM he had already done 5 National Television Commercials. It is also during that time that Errol and Aditya decided to make a film together, Snatch and Grab, setting the wager that if the film wins any award, they would pursue film making as a career. The film was second runner up at the Frames Film Festival amongst a pool of 80 odd Films from around the country. Sticking to their pact, Errol and Aditya, decided to make Films together.

Debut Film and Further Advertising Work:- Errol continued to work in advertisements and bagged ads for brands like Crabtree, Nestle, Idea Cellular Network, Levi's Jeans amongst others. It was at this point when YRF Casting Director Shanoo Sharma called him to audition for the role of Gollu in Luv Ka The End, the first Films made by Yash Raj under the Y Films banner. After a couple of rounds of audition, he bagged the role and started shooting for the film in mid 2010. It was during the shoot of this film that he met his good friend and future business partner Meherzan Mazda. Together they can also be seen in the Neil Nitin Mukesh starrer Shortcut Romeo. Luv Ka The End released on May 2011 and recieved generally positive reviews with Errol's performance being singled out for praise by noted reviewers like Taran Aadarsh, Komal Nahta and Rajeev Masand. After Luv Ka The End bagged a role in the John Abraham starrer I, Me Aur Main and the unreleased Abhay Deol starrer SNAFU. His role in I, Me Aur Main was appreciated once again. In between these shoots Errol continued to work in advertising, adding brands like Micromax, Parle, Virgin Mobiles, Reliance DTH, etc to his profile.

Films and Webseries Errol has also been part of Kuch Kuch Locha Hain, Ajjab Gazzab Love, Chhal Pichchur Banaate Hain, Hello Baby (Marathi) and Pendulum (Bengali). He was also nominated as Best supporting actor for the short film "What The Film" at the Delhi International Film Festival. His Films Rum Pum Poshsh, Ticket to Bollywood and Tina and Lolo are in different stages of production and awaiting release. He has also been a part of webseries like Strugglers, It's Not That Simple and Tere Liye Bro.

Curly Haired Rascals Films After winning the Flames Film Festival for their short film Snatch & Grab. Errol and Adi started working under the name of Curly Haired Rascals Films. They made their second short film Rastaa in 2011 and Meherzan came on board as producer for the film. And this was when, in principal, the current team of CHR Films was formed. The film got rave reviews and made it to the coveted short list of the Mumbai Film Festival. They followed this up with the film Kaarwaa, a stop motion film, depicting the story of Mumbai in five minutes through creative art work and staged set pieces. The film blew away the judges at the festival and was awarded the "Best Film - Critics Choice Award". Following this they made a horror short called Khulli Khidki based on Saki's popular short story "The Open Window". This film got a special mention by Anurag Basu. Further to this CHR Films has produced close to 35 films - digital and mainstream for brands like JW Marriott Group Of Hotels, Bank Of Baroda, Smith & Jones Pasta Masala, India First Life Insurance amongst others.

Personal Life:- Errol is a Practising Christian. He dedicates time to serve the local church and is involved in various ministries in the same. He also attended a one year Discipleship Training programme with YWAM which helped him understand Christianity better and brought perspective to what he then thought was a purposeless and futile life. Errol is a die hard Chelsea F.C. supporter and refuses to work or do anything else when they play. He is also very passionate about the Indian cricket team. Errol is an avid reader and hopes to publish his own stories and poems some day.