Wilf Scolding told City News about his acting career.
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Wilf Scolding, a 31 year old actor, told City News’ Cameron Ponsonby about his journey into the world of acting.
Scolding, who supplements his inconsistent earnings as an actor by doing chef work, told City News about his passion for performing and how this has sustained a career which has seen him in Game of Thrones and as Chris Carter in The Archers.
Scolding told City News about the most influential person in his career.
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“One of the greatest influences on my career was my radio teacher at my drama school, Royal Welsh, in Cardiff. Marilyn McConte. She was fantastic. I was sort of quite naive and impressionable. If you can possibly imagine that. And she sort of acted as a an inspiration.
She taught me skills I needed to use for radio. She introduced me to people in the in the career. And now I’m in The Archers. You know, as a direct result of her fantastic tutoring, but she was also sort of quite caring as well, which I think a lot of students need. I certainly did.”
City News’ Cameron Ponsonby interviewed Wilf Scolding.
With 75% of those who go to drama school leaving the industry at the age of 25, City News asked Scolding as to how he has managed to remain in such a competitive job market.
“There’s always moments where you doubt and they’re still you know, there’s still moments where I’m like, and there will always be moments, I think, where I’m like, will I ever book another job, I don’t think that probably ever goes away. No matter how successful you are, no matter how much you make a living, especially from anything vocational, like acting, or anything in the arts.
Scolding said that he dithered when initially applying to study at the Royal Welsh. Returning from his gap year fall into chef training when his local bar had no front of house jobs.
Within six months Wilf would run the kitchens some nights. This job, which has turned into a passion has provided a supplementary income for when acting jobs dry up.
“But also it to a degree I think it is slightly down to luck. Some of the people some some of the best actors of my year have had to give up because they haven’t been able to make ends meet through acting. And they haven’t been able to find something else that fits in around it.”
City News asked Wilf, if he could tell his younger self one piece of advice before starting at Royal Welsh in Cardiff, what would it be.
“Just relax. Don’t try quite so hard to get everyone to like you. Because not everyone’s gonna, and that’s okay. And I probably would have told myself to work a bit harder in first year.
Wilf Scolding can be followed on Twitter @wilfscolding and Instagram @wilf.scolding
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Headline“Don’t try quite so hard to get everyone to like you”: Wilf Scolding reflects on his acting career
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StandfirstCity News talks to Wilf Scolding about the start of his acting career and how to navigate the unpredictable performance industry.
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Headline‘Don’t try to get everyone to like you’: Wilf Scolding on his acting career
Short HeadlineWilf Scolding reflects on acting career and industry
StandfirstCity News talks to Wilf Scolding about the start of his acting career and how to navigate the unpredictable performance industry.
Wilf Scolding, a 31 year old actor, told City News’ Cameron Ponsonby about his journey into the world of acting.
Scolding, who supplements his inconsistent earnings as an actor by doing chef work, told City News about his passion for performing and how this has sustained a career which has seen him in Game of Thrones and as Chris Carter in The Archers.
Scolding told City News about the most influential person in his career.
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“One of the greatest influences on my career was my radio teacher at my drama school, Royal Welsh, in Cardiff. Marilyn McConte. She was fantastic. I was sort of quite naive and impressionable. If you can possibly imagine that. And she sort of acted as a an inspiration.
She taught me skills I needed to use for radio. She introduced me to people in the in the career. And now I’m in The Archers. You know, as a direct result of her fantastic tutoring, but she was also sort of quite caring as well, which I think a lot of students need. I certainly did.”
City News’ Cameron Ponsonby interviewed Wilf Scolding.
With 75% of those who go to drama school leaving the industry at the age of 25, City News asked Scolding as to how he has managed to remain in such a competitive job market.
“There’s always moments where you doubt and they’re still you know, there’s still moments where I’m like, and there will always be moments, I think, where I’m like, will I ever book another job, I don’t think that probably ever goes away. No matter how successful you are, no matter how much you make a living, especially from anything vocational, like acting, or anything in the arts.
Scolding said that he dithered when initially applying to study at the Royal Welsh. Returning from his gap year fall into chef training when his local bar had no front of house jobs.
Within six months Wilf would run the kitchens some nights. This job, which has turned into a passion has provided a supplementary income for when acting jobs dry up.
“But also it to a degree I think it is slightly down to luck. Some of the people some some of the best actors of my year have had to give up because they haven’t been able to make ends meet through acting. And they haven’t been able to find something else that fits in around it.”
City News asked Wilf, if he could tell his younger self one piece of advice before starting at Royal Welsh in Cardiff, what would it be.
“Just relax. Don’t try quite so hard to get everyone to like you. Because not everyone’s gonna, and that’s okay. And I probably would have told myself to work a bit harder in first year.
Wilf Scolding can be followed on Twitter @wilfscolding and Instagram @wilf.scolding
