I'm an actor, voiceover artist, writer, comedian, composer and musician.
I’m an actor, voiceover artist, writer, comedian, composer and musician.
I’ve been working professionally for over 20 years and in that time I’ve written the music and lyrics for a West End Musical (“The Hunting of the Snark”); written and performed in a critically-acclaimed, award-winning sketch group (Delete the Banjax); co-adapted two best-selling children’s books for theatre (“The Worst Princess” and “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch”); created two folk storytelling shows (“The Mermaid of Padstow” and “The Devil’s in the Folktale”); written and performed award-winning musical comedy; released several comedy and folk albums; toured the UK with loads of fantastic theatre companies; played the drums and guitar for several awesome bands; voiced animations, commercials, audiobooks, instructional videos, sketches and podcasts; and filmed a whole host of TV, music videos, short films, adverts, comedy shorts and live performances.
I have an MA in Creative Enterprise from the University of Reading, a BA (Hons) in Acting from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and I’m trained in Motion and Performance Capture with the Motion Capture Academy (UK).
I worked for several years on creating an album of folk songs based on lesser know folktales, primarily of Celtic origin. In 2026, I released the album "The Devil's in the Folktale", featuring 8 of those songs. I've already started working on the next album...
I'm trained in motion and performance capture from the Motion Capture Acadamy, at Andy Serkis' Imaginarium in the UK. This combined with my decades of experience as an actor and a voiceover artist means I'm perfectly suited for all kinds of motion capture work for video games, movies and beyond.
I've been an actor and voiceover artist for over 20 years and have performed in over 100 theatre productions, TV shows, films, commercials, comedy sketches, music videos, podcasts, audiobooks, web-series and more. Please see my Acting showreel for some examples of the projects I've been involved in over the years.
I've been a voiceover artist for over 20 years and have voiced commercials, animations, audiobooks, sketches, podcasts and documentaries. I've attached my demo reel to show some of the projects I've been involved in.
I've been an actor for over 20 years and have performed in adverts for Tesco Mobile, Finish, Hampton by Hilton, Radio X, Ay Em, Coral, ESPN, Hewlett Packard, SNCF, Footlocker, Nescafe
I was tasked with writing the music and lyrics for a brand new version of the Lewis Carroll classic, The Hunting of the Snark. The show started life at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then was developed further in collaboration with RGM Productions and the Sherman Theatre, Cymru. After that it had a West End run at The Vaudeville Theatre before touring the UK, Hong Kong, performing at the Southbank Centre, and finally touring Australia, finishing its run at the iconic Sydney Opera House. I was brought on as Musical Director for the West End run and beyond.
Play the lead and provide the intro voiceover for four commercials for Finish USA. Also provide voiceover for four further technical videos.
I've been writing songs most of my life so when I was asked to create songs for various theatre shows and for my sketch comedy group, Delete the Banjax, I jumped at the chance! I was commissioned by Alice House Theatre to write the music and lyrics for a brand new adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s, The Hunting of the Snark. That show began at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, before a run at the Vaudeville Theatre on London’s West End, a UK Tour, and a tour to Hong Kong and Australia, finishing at the iconic Sydney Opera House. I have recently finished writing the music and lyrics to The Wind in the Willows, my next collaboration with Alice House Theatre. I’ve also co-written the music, lyrics (or both) for The Mermaid of Padstow, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch, The Worst Princess, The Grimmest of Grimm Tales & A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I’ve also written and recorded several musical-comedy albums and an album of folk songs inspired by Celtic folklore. Since 2018, I have been frequently commissioned to write and produce tracks for several Youtube channels for young people, including Thomas & Friends. Song-writing clients: Alice House Theatre, RGM Productions, Moonbug, Thomas & Friends, Full House Theatre, Avva Laff Productions, Pied Piper, Strawberry Lion, Delete the Banjax, Heartbreak Productions Albums: The Devil's in the Folktale, The Mermaid of Padstow, Comedy Songs, Lockdown Rulez, Mishmash
I’ve worked as a sketch, script and song writer since 2008, when I began writing and performing with award-winning comedy group, Delete the Banjax. I’ve adapted several stories for theatre, including the Cornish folktale, The Mermaid of Padstow, and the best-selling children’s books, The Worst Princess and The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. I also helped shape the story and characters, and script edited, various iterations of the West End show, The Hunting of the Snark. Sketches and songs featured on: BBC Comedy Presents, Radio 4’s Sketchorama, Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Three Weeks’ Award Winners), MacAulay & Co, NextUp Comedy, Latitude Festival, Green Man Festival, Zeppotron’s This Just In, International Songwriting Competition (Winner) Script writing and editing work: The Worst Princess, The Mermaid of Padstow, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch, The Hunting of the Snark, The Devil’s in the Folktale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (adaptation)
I've been a professional actor and voiceover artist since 2003, and have performed in theatre, film, TV, radio, commercials, festivals, short films, sketches, animations, podcasts, audiobooks, documentaries, web-series, music videos....you name it, really! I graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with a First-Class BA (Hons) in Acting and trained in Performance/Motion Capture at The Motion Capture Academy. I also have an MA in Creative Enterprise (consisting of Advanced Theatre and Performance Studies, Business and Law) from the University of Reading. My most recent work has been originating the role of the "deliciously evil" Postmaster General in 5-star production, "Caroline - A New Musical", for the East Anglia Touring Consortium; playing Stanley Stubbers in the 5-star reviewed New Vic's production of "One Man, Two Guvnors"; filming a part in "One Love", the Bob Marley biopic; acting alongside Sunta Templeton and Johnny Vaughn in a Radio X commercial; filming a series of award-winning adverts for Finish USA (as well as providing my voice for a further four promotional videos); and playing Willy Washaway in Hall for Cornwall's 5-star pantomime, "Aladdin". Filmed work: Netflix’s The Crown, BBC’s About Shakespeare, Bob Marley: One Love, Sam Delaney’s News Thing, award-winning short The Three of Us, BBC Comedy Presents, The National Gallery, and adverts for Tesco Mobile, Hewlett Packard, XFM, Finish USA, Footlocker, Line Level Theatre: Nottingham Playhouse, Duke’s Theatre Lancaster, New Vic, Ipswich New Wolsey, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, Derby Theatre, Hall for Cornwall, Southwark Playhouse, Chipping Norton Theatre, Blackeyed Theatre, Young Shakespeare Company, Full House Theatre, Glastonbury Festival Voice work: Tesco Mobile, Finish USA, BBC, BBC Presents, BBC Bitesize, Full House, Raybot, Little Fish, Bad Sandwich, Calibre Audiobooks, Mebooks, Somethin' Else, Sugardandies, ESPN, Password Ltd, RCA ★★★★★ The Guardian - "Seamless interactions and razor sharp timings...A company who delight in delivering laughter" ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks - "Missing this act would be like skipping Christmas" ★★★★★ What's On Stage - "A flawless cast...Gareth Cooper is deliciously evil" ★★★★★ Edinburgh Evening News - "Packed to the gunnels with laughter and mayhem" ★★★★ The Stage - "Gareth Cooper's brilliantly weird posh gangster" ★★★★ The Radio Times - "As an introduction to the magic of theatre, it is hard to beat"
I was really keen to turn the negative of the pandemic into a positive so I chose to study this course at UoR due to its unique combination of creative, business and law modules. The course looks at how business and management ties into the creative industries while also building skills as a creative practitioner, teaching the legal and financial aspects of the arts, and helping develop a critically informed knowledge of the creative sector.
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