Julian Peedle-Calloo
Julian Peedle-Calloo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Oxfordshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter, actor, writer, director |
Julian Peedle-Calloo (born 1977) is a British actor, writer, director and television presenter, he has been deaf since birth, and is a presenter of the BBC deaf magazine programme See Hear.
Personal life
[edit]Julian Peedle-Calloo was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1977, and has been Deaf since birth. He regards himself as being part of a linguistic minority, rather than identifying his deafness as a disability; British Sign Language is his first language, and English (written and spoken) is his second language. He can hear a little with a hearing aid, but rarely uses one.[1] He graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a 2:1 degree in electronic media in October 2000.
Career
[edit]Peedle-Calloo wrote and directed the 30-minute drama film Battle Lines (2014),[2] about deaf people during the First World War, for online channel BSLZone.[3] His other short films include 5 Needles (2011) and Confession (2012).
He is a presenter on deaf magazine programme See Hear.
As an actor, he has appeared in episodes of New Tricks[4] and Holby City in 2012 and 2015 respectively.
In 2024, he was cast in BBC One series Reunion.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "What's Your Problem?". Ouch!. BBC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Battle Lines". BSL Zone. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Mager, William (4 November 2014). "Ouch blog: the untold stories of deaf people in WW1". BBC News. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Rackham, Jane. "New Tricks - S9 - Episode 3: Queen and Country". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (15 May 2024). "'Bad Sisters' Star Anne-Marie Duff Joins Matthew Gurney in BBC Thriller 'Reunion'". Variety. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Julian Peedle-Calloo at IMDb
- "See Hear". BBC.
- "Battle Lines". BSL Zone. 2014.
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