Jerome is an intuitive and versatile character actor from the edges of South London who brings a tangible assurance to every role, classical or contemporary, drama or comedy.
His native accent can switch seamlessly from coarse working-class London to precise middle-class Surrey RP. He is also naturally adept at Australian, working-class New York and Southern US States accents and has a good ear for many others.
In Musical Theatre he is an extremely useful Tenor with a wide vocal range, with a natural voice for rock and soul, and can accompany himself on guitar as required.
Jerome is a post-grad alumni of University College, London (UCL) and an undergrad alumni of the University of Greenwich, having previously attended Epsom School of Art (UCA). While still an Art student, he made his professional acting debut, taking on the dual role of both Tybalt and Friar Lawrence in a 1993 touring Shakespeare production.
His core training is in the Stanislavski system, the principles of which he taught for many years in schools and colleges. He additionally served as a GCSE/A-Level examiner for Edexcel and was a facilitator of the very first iteration of the RADA Shakespeare Certificate in the 2000s and early 2010s.
Recent roles include an acclaimed performance as unhinged grieving father Alan in Gary Owen’s Killology (Putney Arts Theatre, London); dissembling people trafficker Jusef in Birds of Paradise (Drayton Arms, London); and doomed visionary Johann Wilhelm Möbius in an adaptation of Dürrenmatt’s classic The Physicists (Stanislavski Studio: Questors, London).
Musical theatre highlights include Jesus in Stephen Schwartz’s Godspell (UK tour); Freddie, The American in Chess (Epsom Theatre, Surrey) and tragic Irish folk hero Ailill mac Máta in Sentanta The Brave (Workhouse Theatre, London).