Jason Pitt

Senior Lecturer in Acting for Film

About

Having completed a full time two year foundational course in performing arts, Jason then went on to crew many touring productions in repertory theatre for 2 years, before moving on to train on the three year drama department at Arts Ed London, graduating in 1990 with a highly commended award.

A selection of his television credits include, 18 UK and European commercials, three guest roles on The Bill, two guest roles on Casualty, Holby City, Doctors, Soldier Soldier, Junk, Dalziel And Pascoe, The Outrage, Dr Who, Eastenders, Innocence, Animal Ark, Famous Five, In Defence, The Outrage and three seasons on River City.

Some of Jason’s theatre work comprises of The Trap, The Butcher Of Bagdhad, (Cherub Theatre Company.) Sex And Violence In The Fantasy Café, (The New Theatre Company) Home, (Royal Court) Border Crossing, (Salisbury) Looking For Christian, (Pavillion Brighton) The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore and Hamlet, (Citizens Theatre) The Changing Room, (Royal Court) Lulu, (Almeida) Babycakes, (Traverse) Pub Napoleon, (Pavillion Brighton.) Meeting Joe Strummer, (The Future Is Unwritten) and Joe Ho Ho, (The New Vic)

Voice artist work includes innumerable television and film dubbing and voiceovers. He also played Vengarl and The Bell Keeper of Alken in Dark Souls 2, Valtr in Bloodbourne, plus a Hobbit and Father in Lego The Hobbit, all for Sony Playstation.

Jason joined the teaching staff at Chichester Conservatoire as an Associate Lecturer in Acting, on both the Musical Theatre Performance, and the Musical Theatre and Film Acting programmes. In 2017 he was made a Senior Lecturer, focussing on the Single

Honours Acting For Film programme. He has produced and directed three films in that time for the department and created the Acting Society. Jason has been nominated as Lecturer Of The Year for five years running, by the Student Union.

Jason is also the Artistic Director of Coin Drop Theatre Company.