User:Nik corfield

Nik Corfield was born in Welshpool, Wales,Sept 4th,1962 and studied at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London 1980-82. After leaving drama school,he acted in The BBC series ["Johnny Jarvis"] as a member of The New Wastrals and appeared in a short film "Life Force" as The Drunken, deluded Rock Star ! He also appeared in various TV series such as "Blue Money" and Lytton's Diary" on BBC and ITV. He toured with The Cambridge Theatre Company,with productions of "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui" and "Hayfever" He returned to London to act in a Robert Longdon play, based on "The Rakes Progress" at The New End Theatre, Hampstead. He met Dee Iva during rehearsals for the Capital Radio Music Festival 1983 and was invited to join the band Flex. They later became Risque and were a regular sight at The Embassy Club and Hippodrome working with bands such as Eurythmics. When the band split, Nik played with various bands, including The Fever Tree,Meekats,Max, Why Wednesday,Anyone and Lip Service. Nik returned to theatre in 1990, working on many productions, including:Tommy,Beauty and The Beast, Wind in the Willows, The Woman in Black, An Inspector Calls and finally The Lion King. Nik moved back to Wales in 2003 and is now teaching Drama to autistic boys