Michael D'Cruze
Acting
Biography
Michael D'Cruze is an Actor who trained at the Guildford School of Acting winning student of the year in 1986. He has just finished creating the role of Kaidu the murderous Uncle in the World Premier of Shan Khan new play Heer Ranjah (Retold) for Ankur Productions at the Tramway in Glasgow. Other recent work has been for the National Theatre in their tour of Rafta Rafta, which won best new comedy at this year’s Olivier Awards. His acting work for film & television include roles in Secret Weapon, Tina Moddotti, Stop Bleeding, HMS Discovery, Casualty, Eastenders, The Bill, Doctors and Saracen. Theatre work includes Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Tony in I Know What You Want, at the Edinburgh Festival which won five stars and was critics’ choice in The Scotsman, for Incisor Theatre Company. Seven different roles in The Tinderbox, Caiaphas in the British tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, Chino in West Side Story at the Everyman, Cheltenham, the British tour of Godspell, Julio in The Quartered Man at the Shaw Theatre London, David in Poor Super Man and Unidentified Human Remains, both for The CAT Factory and Circa Theatre New Zealand, Baron Blackfly in Jack and the Beanstalk in Southport and last Christmas played King Rat in London in Greenwich Theatre’s musical production of Dick Whittington. Michael has also recorded numerous voice overs winning a Gold Advertising Award in New Zealand for the AC Delco campaign. Michael’s directing credits include She Stoops to Conquer for Incisor, Into the Woods for The London School of Musical Theatre, the CAT Factory’s The Ugly Man at the Komedia and Battersea Arts Centre, Ashes and Sand at the Komedia Brighton, Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens at the Bridewell London and Friends like Us at The Arts Theatre and Wimbledon Studio Theatre in London, which he also co-wrote. He was founder member and Artistic Director of The Co-Active Theatre Factory (CAT Factory) and is now the Artistic Director for Persona Acting, an acting course he runs with his Sister in his home town of Brighton
Known For
The lives of five young villagers change forever when a strange and powerful woman arrives, claiming one of them is the child of an ancient prophecy with the power to tip the balance between Light and Dark forever. They must choose whether to trust this stranger – and each other – with the fate of the world before the Dark One breaks out of His prison, and the Last Battle begins.
The Wheel of Time
Tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who becomes the most celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king.
House of David
Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, and running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little prospect of success. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox police methods, Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.
Grace
Fact-based story of an Israeli government agent assigned to use her beauty as well as intelligence to snag a man on the run with atomic secrets.
Secret Weapon
In Fatima, Portugal, between May and October 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three young children. The Lady of Light appeared to them on the 13th day of each month for six months, promising that on her last visit she would perform a miracle.