Simon Fisher-Becker is perhaps best known as a character actor specialising in comedy. His many acting credits include The Fat Friar in the Harry Potter films. He has more than 15 years experience as an actor in the UK, Europe and Japan. Simon is equally at home in front of a live audience or camera. He has a particular talent for improvisation.

His acting career is featured at www.fisherbecker.info/actor.

Simon has put his business background (he has a degree in Business Administration) to good use in the other elements of his portfolio career.

Simon first started doing Murder Mystery Events in 1984 and formed Just Desserts in 1994. The company, recently renamed Murderetc, provides Murder Mystery and other Events both public and private, in London and across the UK. They have twice won the coveted Golden Dagger Award: the Murder Mystery Oscars.

Visit the Murderetc website www.murderetc.com for information and credit card bookings.

Simon Fisher-Becker co-founded Tilt-Yard Theatre Company in 2000 in order to showcase new writing at the cutting edge and to provide fresh insights into established classics.

In addition to his producing role, Simon acts in Tilt-Yard Theatre's touring production of Hamlet: Tragedy of a Fat Man, specially written for him by poet and playwright Paddy Gormley, in a double bill with Amanda Pask's adaptation of Albert Camus' The Fall (starring Clive Ward and Kirsty Bennett).

Programme information, reviews, tour dates and booking details may be found on the Tilt-Yard Theatre website: www.tiltyardtheatre.com.

In 2001, Simon Fisher-Becker became Chairman of Hammersmith Actors and Writers Group (hawg) (recently renamed Actors and Writers London), thought to be London's longest established forum for professional actors and writers. AWL gives readings of about 50 new plays a year (either completed pieces or works in progress), all professionally directed, rehearsed and acted. It gives writers invaluable opportunities to see their work performed to an exceptionally high standard while it is still under development.

The group's web-site is a wonderful mine of information, including schedules of forthcoming readings, actors' and writers' biographies, cast lists from previous readings and much more besides. Don't miss it: www.actorsandwriters.org.