The Art of Rebellion: Martyn Spendlove’s Transition to Acting
Corporate trainer turned actor Martyn Spendlove believes in being “Rebellious” and pushing back against anything preventing us from achieving our potential. Find out what happened when he asked himself “Are you really doing what you want to be doing? And how his Martial arts training set him up for success.
Martyn Bio
Martyn is an up-and-coming British actor who you will see starring in feature films “The Mystery of Mr E” written by bestselling author, Sophie Hannah and “The Demonic Fae” by Simon Wells and new writer, James Wrench.
You can also see Martyn featured as the villain in “Fortune Favours the Fantabulous”, a magical short film from the sensational new director, Emmauel Li, available to stream on the All 4 app.
Martyn became a professional actor shortly after finding himself redundant from his full-time role as a Learning and Development Consultant, for a large group of UK businesses.
Martyn now works on the art, skill and business of being an actor while running training courses for clients as a freelancer.
With 2020, came a realisation that Martyn wanted to perform professionally. He immediately researched actor training, found Mark Pegg at The Acting Academy and threw himself into an unknown industry.
Three years later and Martyn has representation with Vella Wozniak Talent and a healthy selection of credits to his name. He is a husband, a dad (2 kids, 3 dogs!), a martial artist and a vegan.
● [02:09] – The Edge – up to date creative news and views
● [08:39] – Martyn’s views on the meaning of creativity.
● [10.14] – The origins of Martyn the Performer
● [13:21] – Being sensibly successful and putting acting second
● [15:50] – Covid and Martyn’s creative switching moment
● [18:02] – The Freelancer mindset.
● [20:30] – Martyn shares the practical steps to turn a dream into a goal into action.
● [23:57] – Nikki and Martyn discuss the business of acting
● [27:47] – Rebellious, and why it is Martyn’s mantra.
● [30:28] – Excuses, reasons and the difference between the two
● [34:21] – The martial arts mindset and how it underpins Martyn’s creative practice
● [37:33] – Landing a dream role in The Mystery of Mr E, Sophie Hannah’s Murder Mystery Musical Feature Film.
● [44:20] – The pros and cons of Big Fat Hairy Audacious Goals.
● [48:25] – Creative Adventures and advice from Holly Matthews on finding a way through when you feel stuck
Four Creative Nuggets
“Excuses can get in the way of creativity and stifle creativity.”
“Are you really doing what you should be doing?”
“I can keep going as long as I'm able to go in whatever it is that I want to pursue."
“Just do one bit at a time and see where it takes you. Enjoy the journey because you don't know where it's going to go.”
Links
Martyn
https://www.twitter.com/MartynSpendlove
https://www.instagram.com/martynspendlove
https://www.rebelliouslearning.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martynspendlove
The Edge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68332535/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67908749/
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/14/bring-the-drama-review-bill-baileys-new-acting-competition-is-a-warning-sign-for-us-all/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5zqcFFwj2KKMHspNrV1jSvd/welcome-to-the-bring-the-drama-festival/
Creative Adventures
Holly Matthews Episode
Nikki
https://nikkivallance.com/the-creative-switch-podcast/
https://www.nikkivallance.com/join-creative-switch-community/
https://www.instagram.com/nikki_vallance/
https://podchaser.com/TheCreativeSwitch/
Afflliate Links
Alitu: https://alitu.com?fp_ref=nikki-53
Captivate: https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=njg4ytq
Listen in next time and hear from guest Mike Hall whose career took him from technical illustrator to Managing Director and then co-founder of his own marketing agency before returning to his true passion—creating art.
