Bradley J McDowell first took an interest to acting on stage when he appeared as the main villain in a pantomime when he was 14 for his school. He continued his work with Emmaus Christian School's drama stream and appeared in both following productions written and directed by John Jenkins. He would go on to receive the Excellence in Drama award for his graduating Year 10 class of 2012. Bradley also appeared in a number of Lights! Canberra! Action! short film finalists since 2013.
When at college, Bradley pursued his acting and had leading roles as Mercutio in Gungahlin College's 'Romeo and Juliet' and as Nick Piazza in 'Fame: The Musical'. It was at college where he met Dr. Duncan Driver who offered him a role in Everyman Theatre's 2014 production, 'The Burning'. In 2015, he appeared in Canberra REP's 'Casanova' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Last year, he played the eccentric playwright, Philip Montague, in 'Play On!' and made a special guest appearance as Mr. Renaldi in Supa Production's 'Funny Girl', both performed at The Q.
This is Bradley's first show with Dramatic Productions and he is stoked to be performing once again in his home theatre.
View My Personal BioBradley McDowell studied a double stream of drama at Gungahlin College throughout 2013 and 2014 where he appeared as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and as Nick Piazza in Fame: The Musical in their respective years. Since leaving the college, he has been acting/singing/dancing/writing in Canberra theatre for over 5 years. Some of his highlights include Everyman Theatre’s The Burning (2014), Dramatic productions’ Sweeney Todd (2017) and Supa Productions’ The Full Monty (2019). Last year, Bradley was privileged to be a part of PeeWee’s We Will Rock You which performed to approximately 1500 people each night. Aside from the stage, Bradley has also been involved in a handful of Lights! Canberra! Action! short film finalists, the most notable of which was this year’s Moonshine which he co-wrote and directed with Siapo Screen Media’s Isack Hoppitt and was screened as part of this year’s Enlighten festival.
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