Conor Sánchez is a Belfast-based actor. He is currently studying BA Drama and received a year of conservatoire training in Musical Theatre with The Playhouse Music Theatre Company.
Conor is currently guest-starring in the highly anticipated third season of Hope Street as ‘Stevie Parkington’ on BBC One. All Episodes are also available on BBC iPlayer. He can also be seen making an appearance on UTV/Channel 4/ITVX in the Montalto TV Christmas AD Campaign.
Additionally, he has been cast in an exciting new TV production which will begin production in the New Year.
Conor made his professional stage debut in “HUME: Beyond Belief” at the Guildhall. The play, which boasted a sold out run, garnered international acclaim and received a prestigious five stars from The Guardian. More recently, he completed a national tour where he played the character of George Anderson in Frank McGuinness’ famous Irish play, “Observe The Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme”.
Training:
BA Drama, 1 year conservatoire musical theatre training with PMTC
Credits:
TV:
Aaron Kelly in ELLIS (Channel 5) *pre-production*
Stevie Parkington in Hope Street S3 (BBC)
Boyfriend in Montalto TV Christmas Campaign (Channel 4, UTV, ITVX)
Film:
The Brother in For I have Sinned (independent short)
The Bully in BAGFACE (independent short)
Theatre:
George Anderson in Observe The Sons Of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (National Tour), The Lyric/Millennium Forum/Waterside Theatre/An Grianan/Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair.
The Priest in HUME: Beyond Belief (5 Stars; The Guardian), The Playhouse.
Kevin/The Judge in The Producers, The Playhouse.
Lead in Pas Seul (One-man show), Queen’s Unviersity.
Stanley Kowalski in Streetcar Named Desire, Queen’s University.
Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night, Queen’s University.
Rob in Hello, Goodbye, Peace, Queen’s University.
Voiceover:
Boy in Live at the Witch Trials (Foghorn Productions)
Paul in Wild Western Avenue (QUB)
Accents:
Northern Irish (native), Southern Irish (Generic, Dublin, Cork), Scottish (Generic, Glaswegian), English (RP, neutral RP, northern, scouse, cockney), Welsh (Generic), American (Generic, New York, Southern states), Australian, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian. Can pick up accents easily.
Special skills:
Native speaker in Spanish and English. Good level of French. International-level swimmer. Competitive level at; soccer, gaelic football, hurling, rugby, running, athletics and can pick up sports with ease. Professional experience with stage combat. Fully NPLQ qualified Lifeguard. First aid AED level 2. Proficient in archery and archery instructing. High Baritone, plentiful experience in musical theatre and basic vocal training. Strong dancer with basic training in ballet, tap and jazz. Good natural ability for hip-hop and contemporary. Can pick up choreography easily.
