How did you get into the entertainment industry?

While I was at school, both my teachers and my parents thought they were doing the right thing in pointing my career to some kind of office work and I did leave school with a fistful of clerical qualifications etc. But after working in an office for two years I realised their good intentions were not what I wanted. I was already a part of an Amateur dramatic group and I think then I knew this is what I wanted. So when I was approached by another Dwarf, (Whom I hasten to add is now a very good friend) to join them in a Cabaret Act, the PERFORMING BUG bit and I decided much to my parents disgust to go professional.

How long have you been performing?

27 Years

From the list of your skills, I see that you have listed driving, fire eating, bed of nails, glass walking, roller skating, and stunts; some of these are very dangerous. What inspired you to master these skills and did it take long in the mastering process?

The Fire-Eating come about when we was looking for a Time Getter to enable two other fellow performers in a Cabaret show to get changed. The Bed-of-Nails and Glass walking, was taught to me by an Artiste (of many years) that I teamed up with for a while. Of the three Fire-Eating gives me a personal thrill, maybe because of that danger element and I have now actually developed a one-man act around it. One of the biggest stunts I done was for a young girl, some moons ago. She was appearing in a T.V. play and was being chased on some roofs and eventually backed off and fell three stories, needless to say it was me. The adrenalin really was flowing that day especially when the director asked if we could do it twice.

Is there anything you would like to add to your impressive resume/list of skills?

I would love to add Skydiving to the list of stunts, it is something I have always wanted to experience.

What is the job market like for Little People in the entertainment industry?

The Industry I am in is not the easiest to survive in and being a Dwarf does make life a bit harder, but the work is out there if you stick to your own beliefs in what you can achieve. Also I now have great support from my beautiful fiancé and the two best friends I could ever wish to have.

Is there anyone in the industry whom you consider to be an inspiration?

Warwick Davis my manager.

Will we be seeing you in more acting roles?

I certainly hope so.

In addition to acting/performing, are there other ways that you are skilled (ex: musical, artistic, writing)?

I play key-boards (badly ha-ha) and you really ought to see my decorating skills. I have written a couple of plays and a pilot for a comedy T.V. series focusing on a village of Dwarfs but unfortunately none have come to anything YET and have started writing a book about Auberich who was king of the Dwarves in Norse mythology.

If you were not in the entertainment industry, what would you be inclined towards?

Writing or working with animals.

Have you been in any acting roles before Children of Dune?

Before COD I have done quite a bit for British T.V. and on Stage my biggest thrill and perhaps triumph to-date was The Witches of Eastwick in London’s West-End.

How did you come about earning the role of Bijaz?

Like most acting roles even being a Dwarf means you have to audition for parts unless you have been specifically asked for and COD was no exception, luckily enough for me, the wonderful Director Greg liked what he heard and saw and the rest is history.

How did you approach your role of Bijaz?

Any character you play, I find takes a lot of thought and reading between the lines. Bijaz was quite difficult inasmuch before I found out the Writers and Directors thoughts, he was a bit of an unknown quantity. Having said that before we had our first read through of the script I had what I thought Bijaz was all about in my mind and to my delight my thoughts did not differ too much from those who matter.

Had you ever read the books before taking on the role? Also, are you a fan of science fiction?

I must admit I had not read the books but had played the games on PlayStation (does that count?) and I do enjoy Sci-Fi. I don’t know if you are familiar of some British T.V. Series that have been favourites of mine, Dr. Who and Red Dwarf (No pun intended).

What did you think after you saw the completed miniseries as opposed to what you experienced on the set?

Unfortunately it has not been screened in this country yet so I have not yet seen COD in its entirety.

Were there any scenes of Bijaz that were not seen on the television airing of the miniseries?

As 15. [As previously stated in question 15, he has not yet seen the miniseries]

Judging from the interviews and chats that have taken place, it sounds as if the cast had a wonderful time on this production. What are some of your favorite memories?

You are certainly right about the time we had, everyone was so nice it was like working within a family unit. My favourite moment was while we were filming a scene that called for quite a lot of concentration from me, two other actors (who I had better not mention) had a laughing fit while I was delivering my lines, it took some time to regain some order, and then just as I thought we had it in the can the Director got the giggles. Laughing really is contagious.

The scope of the entire miniseries was just enormous. What was your initial reaction when you got on the sets?

I was totally Dumbstruck and in Awe of the whole thing, it really was enormous, which really helped me get some kind of feel for the whole project.

Did you enjoy getting to play such an evil and powerful character as Bijaz?

Bijaz was an absolutely delight to play I was pretty upset about the fact that he got killed.

How did you feel seeing yourself as Bijaz?

As 15 [As previously stated in question 15, he has not yet seen the miniseries] But I hope I portrayed him as the writers would [have] hoped for.