Lisa Whiteside
Acting
Biography
Northern actress/creative Lisa Whiteside, originally from Manchester. Lisa can be seen on Sky's 'Brassic' (and now also Netflix) by Daniel Brocklehurst, playing a new character 'Jackie Carr' and also on Sky TV's 'Funny Woman' directed by Oliver Parker amongst other TV/Commercial and V/O credits. Lisa is currently working with MancMade productions and is in pre-production for their short film 'Gently Drifting' playing the central character. Visit the following link to listen to her podplay writing/voiceover work... https://podfollow.com/the-pod-play/view Lisa also has experience in voiceover, directing, working as an acting lecturer/coach and script writing and is always keen to work on new creative opportunities.
Known For
A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.
Brassic
William (Billy) Livesey is a Falklands Veteran with dementia, living in a care home. A brief connection with new carer Lisa stirs memories in Billy, taking him back to the closing stages of the Falklands War in 1982 and a life changing incident that took place for him, his close friend (and fellow Para) Stu and Argentinian soldier Pablo. Memories from the past help guide Billy through the fog of dementia and re-connect him to the present. Some Wars Never End....
Being Billy
Moses stops at nothing to get the money he needs, even if it means stealing from his brother. But in the space of 90 minutes on one summer's evening, his greedy actions resonate across the backstreet neighbourhood, with deadly consequences.