Matthew (G 06-10) and Jeffrey (SH 06-10) Postlethwaite have sent a joint update:

“It has only been four years since we left St Bees School, but so much has happened to us!
Our passion for business is still at its height; however, alongside both of our food outlets, we have been developing careers in the acting profession for the last few years. Who would have guessed? Originally it was just a little side earner at university, a good idea for poor students; but to our delight it has transformed and given us extraordinary opportunities.

For example, having just come back from the States, we found ourselves being screened on the BBC playing parts in their successful  drama, ‘Peaky Blinders’. This was an incredible experience for us both (we portrayed the characters Nipper and Henry in the Shelby gang, ‘the accountant in the betting shop’). We have also featured in commercials for Jorg Gray, Watch Hut, Hell’s kitchen, and CSL. However, it was watching ourselves on BBC2 that finally decided us to try and make careers as actors.
In our travels through the United States we tried to meet as many people as we could whom we thought might further this ambition, such as directors and producers. During our time in NewYork we also auditioned for a new Sci-Fi, Superhero, feature film: Daedalus Rising, which is distributed through Marvel. Mark Hamel has already been cast in the feature and we hope to play the parts of twins, which are leading roles. We are currently waiting to see what will happen, but are gathering funds to gain the correct legation documents to work in the USA, so it’s all ambitions ‘go’ at present! If any one feels they could help further our careers in anyway please do get in touch; this is an exciting time for us.”

Matthew and Jeffrey can be contacted on mattjeff20@gmail.com.

 

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