Roy Khalil

Actor, writer, director, producer, mentor

Twenty-five years working across stage and screen. Trained at Drama Centre London under Christopher Fettes, Yat Malmgren and Reuven Adiv, and invited by the Royal Court to train as a playwright under Simon Stephens. Projects in development in the UK, the United States and the Middle East.

Roy Khalil

Irish and Palestinian — Paris and London

Representation

Prologue Agence Artistique
59 rue de Richelieu, 75002 Paris
85 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7LT
[email protected]

Prologue Agence Artistique
85 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7LT
[email protected]

Selected credits

The Greatest FightRoyal National Theatre Studio
Lead — Chuck Morgan. Dir. Tim Pigott-Smith

Training

Drama Centre LondonBA (Hons) Acting
Under Christopher Fettes, Yat Malmgren, Reuven Adiv

Casting

Playing age
40–50
Height
5'10" — 177cm
Appearance
Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Mixed Race
Nationality
Irish, Palestinian
Languages
English, Arabic, French
Voice
Assured, strong. Trained tenor

Accents

RP, native. Arabic, Middle Eastern, Irish-Southern and American in range.

Selected credits

The Greatest FightRoyal National Theatre Studio
Commissioned. Two workshops, plus Jerwood Space. Dir. Tim Pigott-Smith
GEA Riyadh SeasonCommission
Rights optioned
ComedyLabChannel 4
Commission
Royal Court TheatreInvited to train as a playwright
Under Olivier-winner Simon Stephens

Selected credits

SevenHampstead Theatre
The Local StigmaticEdinburgh Festival
Royal Mile
The FirefighterGrenfell Voices
Director
Raindance InstituteCinematography for directors
Under Zoran Veljkovic, pioneer of digital filmmaking

Selected credits

The FirefighterSE1 Productions Ltd
Directed and produced. Nominated, Best Short — MIFF. Distributed to 80 countries through the Manchester United app and website.
Manchester United
Grenfell VoicesMusic video
Nominated, Best Music Video — Raindance. Hosted by VEVO.
Channel 4 NewsVEVO
Grenfell Voices CICCo-founder
Featured on BBC Newsnight.
BBC Newsnight
SE1 Productions LtdExecutive producer
Since 2015

Practice

Private screen diagnosticUK film and theatre actors
Recent client credits include AMC, HBO, A24, BBC
Directing actorsIntensives for writers and directors
Script analysis, the actor's toolset, and translating a note into performance
New Writing WorkshopsDrama Centre London
Directed, with Simon Stephens. Performed at Hampstead Theatre
Graduate mentorDrama Centre London
MentorshipRunning for over ten years