Ashley Zhangazha

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Acting

Agent: Dallas Smith
Associate Agent: Alexandra Rae
Assistant: Luke Bridgeman
Associate Agent: Cat Palethorpe

Voiceover

Assistant: Amber Hill
Associate Agent: Jennifer Karniely

Acting

Winner of the 2018 UK Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Musical for his portrayal of Skye in the Royal Exchange production of GUYS & DOLLS.

Recipient of the 2013 Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Ross in Macbeth at the Sheffield Crucible.

Ashley received a Commendation at the 2010 Ian Charleson Awards for his performance as The King of France in King Lear at the Donmar Warehouse.

Awarded the Lilian Baylis Prize for 2009, BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Finalist 2010

 

Stage

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

MJ THE MUSICAL

Joseph Jackson / Rob

Christopher Wheeldon

The Prince Edward Theatre

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Don Pedro

Simon Godwin

National Theatre

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Angelo/ Messenger

Blanche McIntyre

Shakespeare's Globe

CHANGING DESTINY

Sinuhe

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Young VIc

TINA THE MUSICAL

Ike Turner

Phyllida Lloyd / Ola Ince

Aldwych Theatre / Mark Rubinstein Ltd

DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Biff

Sarah Frankcom

Royal Exchange

PERICLES

Pericles

Emily Lim

National Theatre

THE COUNTRY WIFE

Harcourt

Jonathan Munby

Chichester Festival Theatre

GUYS & DOLLS

Skye Masterson

Michael Buffong

Royal Exchange Manchester

TERROR

Lars Koch

Sean Holmes

Lyric Hammersmith

THE LOTTERY OF LOVE

Richard

Paul Miller

Orange Tree Theatre

HUMAN ANIMALS

Jamie

Hamish Pirie

Royal Court

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

Walter Lee Younger

Dawn Walton

Sheffield Crucible/Eclipse Theatre Company

IMAGE OF AN UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN

ALI

Christopher Haydon

The Gate

AH WILDERNESS

Arthur

Natalie Abrahami

The Young Vic

HAMLET

Laertes

Sarah Frankcom

The Manchester Royal Exchange

VENICE PRESERV'D

Jaffier

Charlie Westenra

The Spectators Guild

HENRY V

Chorus/Boy

Michael Grandage

Michael Grandage Company

FENCES

Cory

Paulette Randall

Duchess Theatre/Theatre Royal Bath

MACBETH

Ross

Daniel Evans

Sheffield Theatres (Crucible)

BELONG

Kunle

Indhu Rubasingham

Royal Court Theatre

RICHARD II

Aumerle

Michael Grandage

Donmar

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

Debbie Tucker Green

Royal Court

KING LEAR

King of France

Michael Grandage

Donmar

DANTON'S DEATH

Legendre

Michael Grandage

National Theatre

OLIVER

Sam Mendes

London Palladium

WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

Gale Edwards

Aldwych Theatre

HEY MR PRODUCER

Julia Mckenzie

Lyceum Theatre

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

John Hoggarth

Hackney Empire (NYT)

Television

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

THE UNDECLARED WAR

Robert Adebayo

Peter Kosminsky

Channel 4

MANHUNT S2

Marc Evans

ITV/Buffalo Pictures

VICTORIA II

Ira Aldridge

Lisa James Larsson

Mammoth Screen

DOCTORS

Danny Noble

David Lewis Richardson

BBC

HUMANS

The Speaker

Lewis Arnold

Channel 4

ORDINARY LIES

Juliet May

BBC 1

LENNY GOES TO TOWN

Young Lenny

John L. Spencer

BBC

AXON

Justin Turner

Rik Lander

BBC/Illumina Digital

Radio

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

SCHREBER

Hanslick

Polly Thomas

BBC Radio 3

LORENZACCIO

The Duke

Polly Thomas

BBC Radio 3

RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA

Rasselas

Amber Barnfather

BBC Radio 4

Film

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

PARLOUR GAMES (SHORT)

Mr Bloom

Danny Sangra

Other

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

WHEN WINSTON WENT TO WAR WITH THE WIRELESS (Workshop)

Donmar Warehouse

TIPPING THE VELVET

Walter

Katharine Rogers

Guildhall

KING LEAR

Edmund

Richard Twyman

Guildhall

TOM JONES (Radio Play)

Tom Jones

Jane Morgan

Guildhall

THE PAJAMA GAME

Sid Sorokin

Wendy Allnut

Guildhall

AGAMEMNON

Herald

Patsy Rodenburg

Guildhall

THE RELAPSE

Young Fashion

Martin Connor

Guildhall

ONE FOR THE ROAD

Nicholas

Richard Twyman

Guildhall

THREE SISTERS

Vershinin

Wyn Jones

Guildhall

RABBIT

Tom

Christian Burgess

Guildhall

NOAH

Noah

Wendy Allnut

Guildhall

Other Experience: BA (Hons) in Economics and Politics - University of Manchester, member of the National Youth Theatre 2005-2007, Assistant Director for Young Vic DOST Project (Clare Studio), workshop on Site Specific Theatre led by Charlotte Munsko, Prima del Teatro Italy 2009.

Skills:  Good ear for accents (dialects - cockney, standard American, Southern American, African, West Indian, Manchester, Yorkshire, Heightened RP), strong singer (tenor - range: A - top B flat), full clean driving licence, Piano - grade 7, silver stage combat award from BADC, strong dancer (tap, jazz, street dance, period dance, basic ballet), football.