Winsford Native Actor and Producer: Liam Haynes

Published: July 31, 2022, 9:12 p.m.

b'Liam was born and raised in a small town called Winsford in the rural county of Cheshire. And, despite all of his travels and different homes since then, he still a Northerner through and through. He is the youngest of four siblings and has three older sisters. He attended Verdin High School and later Sir John Deanne\\u2019s Sixth Form College. His favorite school spot to frequent was The Drama Studio. While in school, he represented the UK in the Youth European Union and was heavily involved in volunteering and teaching dramatic arts at his local youth center. He always had an obsession with watching movies and a desire to perform on the big and little screens. At fourteen, he was one of the youngest actors accepted into the Cheshire Youth Theatre and worked with the company touring plays around Cheshire and also at the Chester Gateway Theatre. He was later accepted into The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and worked with them at Manchester\\u2019s Lowry Theatre. He studied Drama and Theatre Studies at Royal Holloway: University of London and spent his Summer breaks working for The Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco. After graduating, he took a year to travel the globe to learn more about the world and himself. While traveling, he applied to The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and was accepted into the New York Conservatory. During his training he lived in downtown Manhattan and also worked behind the scenes in casting. He then quickly started booking work. He has been a part of commercial work, fashion, music videos, theatre, and mostly recently has made some television appearances and has just starred in his feature film. His hopes for the future are to continue to grow and learn through acting. He is also musically inclined and he is currently writing his first poetry collection.'