 BIOGRAPHY Sebastian started work as a child actor. On leaving school at 16, he joined Richard Burnett’s company at Bexhill on Sea. He then, before the age of 20, appeared in over 70 productions at Bexhill, Folkestone, Eastbourne and Southwold, including ‘Fit Up’ tours of Shakespeare and Ionesco in the North of England. He then played Benny, a leading part in Willy Russell’s first TV play ‘Death of A Young Young Man’ part of the BBC’s Play For Today series. Following that he joined Lindsay Anderson’s Lyric Theatre Company at the Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue, where he appeared in ‘The Seagull’ and ‘The Bed Before Yesterday’. At the end of that season, he joined the ‘APA” (Attenborough’s Private Army!) and went to Holland to work on the movie ‘A Bridge Too Far’ where he received some basic military training before being blown up every day! He played the part of Sgt. Tredwel in the movie. Upon his return to England, he played a succession of leading roles on TV including AB Blane in ‘Warship’ BBC. Dick in ‘Flambards’ YTV and Wilfred Owen in ‘Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon Out Of Battle’ He has appeared in many TV series and shows over the years, including Juliet Bravo East Enders Secret Army, The Bill, The Two of Us, Wish Me Luck etc etc. He has appeared in theatre all over the country, playing parts like Stanley Kowalski in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ at the Library Theatre Company Manchester. Christopher Isherwood in ‘I Am A Camera’ at the Plymouth Theatre Company, Captain Bluntschli in ‘Arms And The Man’ Channel Theatre Company, Bill Sykes in ‘Oliver!’ Theatre Clwyd, Colin in ‘Benefactors’ Channel Theatre Company Joe Helliwell in ‘When We Are Married’ at The West Yorkshire Playhouse. He has mounted his own one person play at the Man In The Moon theatre Chelsea, which received excellent reviews. The following is a quote from ‘What’s On In London’: ‘Sebastian Abineri’s performance, and I use this term advisedly, was a real tour de force. He brought the character of Dumas to full dramatic life. What he achieves, with the help of John Hendrie’s excellent set, is a man located completely in his own time, and he invites us to share his pride, his vulnerabilities, his chagrin, his dreams and anxieties. In this solo performance Sebastian Abineri captivated us especially in the Second Act sharing with the audience that intimate dramatic silence that only the intelligent and talented actor can produce. The standing ovation was well deserved, the play is definitely recommended! (Sylvester Onwordi)’ Sebastian is a good singer (Bass Baritone) and would very much like to do more musical theatre, he has studied singing with Ian Adam. He is a very good horseman, and speaks good French, and some German (he played an Abwehr secret policeman in the LWT series Wish Me Luck completely in German). He would also like to do more comedy, he has co/written the pilot for a sitcom for John Inman titled ‘Beginners Please!’ which was optioned by Noel Gay TV. Sebastian also does a lot of voice over work, for a demo tape, please contact Speak Easy on 0171 494 1227. For further information and showreel, please contact Sara Crouch management on 0171 436 4626 |
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