Elise Ryan

Although born in London most of Elises life has been spent outside the capital and she has gained a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the world through travelling with her parents and having the opportunity of living in Ireland and Canada. Her passion and enthusiasm for acting from an early age has lead her to study at Dartington College of Arts in Contemporary Theatre and from there to the Bridge Theatre Training Company where she graduated in 2009.

Elise has performed in a wide and varied range of plays some of her Theatre Credits include Florina Vladu in Mad Forest, Perdita In The Winters Tale, Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest, Elise has also been involved in some short films and would love to explore in greater depth the world of TV and Film.

Her Arabic Irish background has opened doors to a much wider range of parts available to her as a European, Mediterranean and Arabic Actress. Elise has a very good ear for accents and has the ability to make them very natural and authentic.

Music has also been an important part of her life and she has been a keen pianist from an early age, she enjoyed her first Stage musical performance at the age of eight in the King and I.

Her early singing then lead to classical training this has afforded her a strong Soprano Voice. In Dance she has been trained in Belly Dancing, Argentinean Tango, Salsa and Hip hop to name but a few.

Other Skills include Horse riding at a Professional competing level, working with animals, Combat Level 1 Silver, Miming and Clown work.

Elise Ryan is a dedicated, hardworking Actress with a good sense of humour and is willing to work hard to make any project she is apart of a success, and has a charismatic personality which enables her to communicate well with all around her.