Current Activities
Due to production and directing commitments with my company DramaticSolutions.tv, I have not been actively seeking freelance work for some time.
I am still taking acting, directing and writing work, so If you are interested in working with me on something that is a lot of fun, ridiculously lucrative, makes the world a better place - or any combination of the above I'd love to hear from you...
(Please note this site is currently not being updated)
www.richarddacosta.com
For images, videos and reviews go to EXAMPLES and REFINE your results using the search facility. To view clips, use a browser with Flash enabled.
Background / Biog
Richard studied drama at Birmingham University and has worked as an actor since 1992. In 1998, he also began working as a director and writer. In 2001, he set up Dramatic Solutions, specialising in video production and live theatre-based learning and development programmes. Dramatic Solutions.tv is a well established and growing specialist provider of a large range of drama, documentary and promotional films.
He has gained recognition and acclaim across the disciplines - working widely in theatre, radio, film and television, as well as in the corporate sector.
On screen, he has been seen in The Colour of Magic (Sky One), Bedheads (Independent) Dutch Courage (Independent) Philip's Flashing Finger (Sky Movies), Dangerfield series one and four (BBC) as well as work for Channel 4 Schools and numerous commercials. On Radio, he bankrupted Eddie Grundy in The Archers and has also been heard in Silver Street and in numerous Radio 4 plays. Theatre includes; Othello (Nottingham Playhouse), Hamlet (Birmingham Rep), Treasure Island (Tobacco Factory) Arabian Nights, Rumplestiltskin, Jungle Book (Midlands Arts Centre) Hansel an Gretel (Bolton Octagon) Aesop's Fables (Savoy Theatre, West End).
In 2009, Richard gained very positive critical responses when he was the subject of a programme, My Life As an Animal, for BBC3, where he spent a week living with pigs.
As a Director, credits include; The Adventures of Robin Hood, (Tobacco Factory) Planet Time, Cooking the Books and the highly acclaimed 2004 Tobacco Factory production of The Secret Garden. He has also directed many radio and video productions.
Theatre productions as a writer include; The Adventures of Robin Hood, Treasure Island, Planet Time and Cooking the Books. He also writes regularly for his own company.
Aspirations
Continuing to develop skills doing the best work I can means working with the best people on the most challenging projects. At the heart of everything I do is a love of great storytelling, a belief in genuine collaboration and in the power of the imagination to enrich our understanding of the world. My passion is the exploration of character, behaviours and relationships. The process of acting provides a fantastic opportunity to revel in and physically explore transactions at a moment by moment level. Directing and writing provide opportunities to create the most interesting circumstances for these explorations to occur. Working across different elements of creative processes enables me to indulge both a love of detail and the bigger picture. Everything feeds everything else.