Colin Waitt is a London-based actor, producer, and writer.
c u r r e n t l y . . .
| The pilot for This Is Steve wrapped in early Feb 2012. It was produced by Untethered Films. Colin wrote the episode and played the title character. A few famous faces joined the new cast. The production blog can be found HERE. |
| Colin recently filmed a video for McGraw-Hill about experiments conducted to measure levels of conformity. It will be packaged with psychology text books in the coming year. The shoot involved segments in the 1950s as well as 1980s, and Colin was excited for the opportunity to play dress-up. |
Colin was the lead in Real Estate Nightmare, a dark comedy about an estate agent showing a house...whilst having a nervous breakdown. The film has screened throughout the UK. | 
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O t h e r N e w s
Colin played Bradley Manning in Don't Ask, Don't Tell at Theatre 503 in January 2012.
Air has been nominated for 'Best Horror Short' in the London Film Festival. It's played in 7 festivals so far, winning best director in Colorado. Colin played a news reader.
Untethered Films, Colin's film company screened a collection of their shorts in October 2011. It was standing room only.
Colin was interviewed by Pursuing Our Passion, a Chicago-based blog which has featured in Forbes Magazine. The subject was life as a producer at Untethered Films. The interview can be read HERE.
Colin regularly works with Film Nation, which is sponsored by the Olympics. They run workshops for young filmmakers throughout the UK and teach them the fundamentals of working with performers--anywhere from London and Lincoln to Edinburgh and Aberdeen. This venture has allowed Colin to work with such acclaimed filmmakers as Julius Amedume and Brian Welsh.
Colin performed in the rehearsed reading of Jesse Quinones's Callused Hands at the Soho Theatre. Mr. Quinones graduated from the Young Writer's Programme at the Royal Court and was selected to the Writer's Attachment Programme at Soho Theatre.
In October, Colin was in the reading of The Fantastical Adventures of [Not] Being with You at the Blue Elephant Theatre. Based on the success of the reading, the theatre is developing the play into a full production.
Throughout November + December 2011, Colin was assistant lecturer for the Mike Leigh projects created by The MA Acting for Screen students at the Central School of Speech and Drama. This was his second time assisting with the unit. He will be AD on one of the course's final films in April/May 2012.
Air has been nominated for 'Best Horror Short' in the London Film Festival. It's played in 7 festivals so far, winning best director in Colorado. Colin played a news reader.
Untethered Films, Colin's film company screened a collection of their shorts in October 2011. It was standing room only.
Colin was interviewed by Pursuing Our Passion, a Chicago-based blog which has featured in Forbes Magazine. The subject was life as a producer at Untethered Films. The interview can be read HERE.
Colin regularly works with Film Nation, which is sponsored by the Olympics. They run workshops for young filmmakers throughout the UK and teach them the fundamentals of working with performers--anywhere from London and Lincoln to Edinburgh and Aberdeen. This venture has allowed Colin to work with such acclaimed filmmakers as Julius Amedume and Brian Welsh.
Colin performed in the rehearsed reading of Jesse Quinones's Callused Hands at the Soho Theatre. Mr. Quinones graduated from the Young Writer's Programme at the Royal Court and was selected to the Writer's Attachment Programme at Soho Theatre.
In October, Colin was in the reading of The Fantastical Adventures of [Not] Being with You at the Blue Elephant Theatre. Based on the success of the reading, the theatre is developing the play into a full production.
Throughout November + December 2011, Colin was assistant lecturer for the Mike Leigh projects created by The MA Acting for Screen students at the Central School of Speech and Drama. This was his second time assisting with the unit. He will be AD on one of the course's final films in April/May 2012.
