The Real Santa Claus Impersonator & Lookalike

I was told that I was destined to be Santa Claus when I was a child. All of my aunties likened me to my Uncle Jimmy, who was a professional Santa Claus in Miami back in the 1970s and 1980s. They said I had his looks and personality, minus the beard at that time. Ho Ho Ho. I loved my uncle Jimmy dearly. He truly was the living embodiment of Father Christmas and as a child I simply adored him. I couldn’t think of a better person to grow up to be just like. I have spent my adult life working in two worlds preparing for the ultimate role, that of Father Christmas myself. As a young adult I trained as a psychiatric nurse and worked in mental health as a clinician for nearly 35 years.  Many of those years specialising in child and adolescent psychiatry and working with young adults. At 29 I trained to be a professional actor at performing arts school and have spent 25 years in the performing arts world. I am accomplished as an actor, writer, director, producer and singer/songwriter. I sing like Bing Crosby and play the ukulele rather well, if I do say so myself. I am a natural born entertainer and enjoy being with people all of the time. In 2020 I was marooned in New Zealand having come over from the UK for my son’s wedding  and have been here ever since, entertaining the community and children of Auckland and beyond with the magic of Christmas. When not being a Father Christmas impersonator, I am dressed as a Viking, Wizard or Pirate.  I teach fight choreography, axe-throwing and archery at the New Zealand Stage and Screen Combat School in Birkenhead. You can regularly see me entertaining crowds at various festivals and events all over New Zealand. Come and say hello!