2009 Awardee: Toby Lord
I was over the moon this morning to receive your letter….I would be thrilled to accept your generous offer.
Biography
Toby Lord, from South Queensferry, was spotted as ‘one to keep tabs on’ when he attended a workshop on stage combat while still a first-year acting student.
Currently in the final year of a degree course in musical theatre at Guildford School of Acting, Toby has developed into a skilled and exciting performer, recently showing dexterity and playfulness in his portrayal of Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew.
Toby’s particular passion is stage and screen combat in which he has already achieved impressive qualifications. His quick responses and awareness of his surroundings, as well as a great deal of hard work, have helped him to become an Advanced Actor Combatant. He will be in great demand for both TV and film work.
Toby has already been offered an apprenticeship with a fight director when he completes his degree.
How the Award Helped
The Dewar Arts Award will help towards the expenses of his final year at Guildford.
Since the Award
Toby graduated with a good degree, was signed by an agent and landed the lead role in ‘Aladdin’ in the 2010 Christmas panto. During his final year at GSA, he worked with the Fight Director on a major new Disney blockbuster John Carter of Mars due for release in 2012, and through that work has been invited to work on the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie as part of the specialist fight crew.
I was over the moon this morning to receive your letter….I would be thrilled to accept your generous offer.