Line #36 Creator/RossGrant


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3	Describe Ross Grant here.
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5	Actor and Voice Over Artist.
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7	Serial Entrepreneur.
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9	[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking 100% Coffee Addict]]
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11	At least according to his vlog ''WebVideo/WatchRoss''. Ross Grant is indeed an actor and voice over artist, based in [[OopNorth Manchester in the UK]]. Chances are you've caught him on one of the big soaps that shoot there. Or else he might be better known as the voice of Sir Percedal in the English dub of ''{{WesternAnimation/Wakfu}}''. He's also the voice of Tinpo on the [=CBeebies=].
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13	If you're an actor, you probably know him for his self-help and motivational business [[http://actonthis.tv Act On This]] - an enterprise dedicated to helping actors find success in their careers. Known for being a GenkiGuy (that's probably where the coffee addiction comes in) and someone who [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers banishes negativity]], he's TheMentor to many a fledgling actor. His mission statement is to "Make Positivity Louder".
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15	The vlog can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5CMdem6s_i7aXX6RKNJGSA here]].
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17	!!Selected filmography:
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19	* ''{{Series/Emmerdale}}'' (2010, 2012)
20	* ''{{Series/Hollyoaks}}'' (2012)
21	* ''Series/LastTangoInHalifax'' (2013)
22	* ''Year of Spies'' (2014-2015)
23	* ''Don't Take My Baby'' (2015)
24	* ''{{Series/Doctors}}'' (2015, 2017)
25	* ''Series/CoronationStreet'' (2017)
26	* ''{{Series/Casualty}}'' (2019)
27	* ''{{WesternAnimation/Wakfu}}'' (2008-2014)
28	* ''Series/AgeBeforeBeauty'' (2018)
29	* ''Series/YearsAndYears'' (2019)
30	* ''The Stranger'' (2020)
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32	!!Tropes associated with his work:
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34	* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor:
35	** The MadeForTVMovie ''Don't Take My Baby'' is about a man who has a rare eye condition that results in eventual blindness. Ross himself has the condition and appears as another character with it to [[RealitySubtext give advice]].
36	** Another MadeForTVMovie ''When Barbara Met Allen'' was notable for featuring a majority disabled cast, Ross included.
37	* CastTheRunnerUp:[[invoked]]
38	** He was down to the final two to play the lead in ''Don't Take My Baby'' (mentioned above). When Adam Long was cast as Tom, they wrote Ross in as a counselor called Mike.
39	** He was brought on to help with a table reading of ''The Stranger''. As thanks, they gave him a small role as a cinema employee at the start of Episode 6.
40	* FakeAmerican:[[invoked]] As Sir Percedal in the English dub of ''Wakfu''.
41	* FunnyCharacterBoringActor:[[invoked]] Inverted. Normally cast as serious authority figures, out of character he's a GenkiGuy.
42	* TheOtherDarrin:[[invoked]] Kyle [=McCarley=] takes over as Sir Percedal in Season 3 of ''Wakfu''.
43	* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]]
44	** In ''Year of Spies'' he plays a quippy ActionHero.
45	** ''Series/AgeBeforeBeauty'' has him as a sleazy salesman.
46	* ThePollyanna: Certainly seems so in his vlogs.
47	* TypeCasting: Usually as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.

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