Biography

Born 9 August 1968, at Royal Victoria Hospital, Falls Road , Belfast. Schooled at Park Lodge, Christian Brothers, followed by attendance at St Malachy's College before joining the Royal Marines in 1986. His 'Adventure' as a Royal Marine would see him deploy globally to numerous operational environments over 29 years before making the decision of becoming an Actor. He studied BA(Hons) Acting with The Actor's Wheel Company at Plymouth Marjon University. His first theatre performance was in a Theatre Royal, Plymouth production, 'Boots at the Door' playing the role of 'Donny', 3-5 Dec 15. He then appeared in a further TR, Plymouth ensemble, '18', at TR2 between 6-9 April 16; a dynamic 'promenade' play working with an energetic and vibrant group of young actors which received critical acclaim for its spirit and originality. Internationally, he appeared in 'Blindsighted: a response to Oedipus', playing an elder and blinded Oedipus for the duration of this conceptual adaptation of the Oedipus plays of Sophocles and Senecas, a short but well received tour in Greece was culminated on return with a final night in April 17 at The Barbican Theatre, Plymouth. He performed regularly with The Actor's Wheel Company appearing in numerous pieces including Shakespeares 'The Winter's Tale', as Antigonus , for a short regional tour which brought him acclaim on both local and national media. During this period he also performed with The Thespis Project in their Plymouth Fringe production 'The Wrong Side of Prohibition' playing a duel role as Senator Jenkins, a corrupt New York politician and Owney Madden, a New York Gangster. Tip has also been acting for camera, being directed by several innovative new local directors. His experiments in 'big' films have included supporting actor roles in the following major movies: Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle ( in a specialist role, directed by Matthew Vaughn, released in summer 2017), Ready Player One (as a 101 Superviser, directed by Steven Spielberg, to be released in 2018). More film projects have included the recent Sky series Guerrilla and an episode of Amazon-Channel 4 series 'Electric Dreams' In his spare time he pursues numerous adventurous passions including sailing, climbing, kayaking, skiing...anything outdoors...that gives him a buzz!! Also family time... because that is what life is about!!

- IMDb mini biography by: Tip Cullen