Brian Yarwood

Brian was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside in 1955, but spent most of his childhood in Waterloo, Liverpool, attending Waterloo County Secondary School. Leaving school at 15, Brian went on to work in a landscape gardening company until joining the services and spending the next 17 years of his life abroad. On his return to the UK Brian was offered a small part in a production and his career started there. Realising his knowledge of the business was not so good, Brian went back to college and studied performing arts, stage management, lighting and sound etc. During his time at college Brian started his rounds on the comedy circuit and got very positive reviews, which in turn led him start his career as a actor. Brian has performed in many theater productions in the North West of England in productions such as Macbeth, Blood Brothers, Our Country's Good, Crucible, but is probably best known for his portrayal of Thomas Kirby in the production Good Grief Father Delaney. At the start of his career Brian was involved in numerous film and TV productions as a supporting artist and his main debut came when he was given the part as Mr Ames in the film In His Life The John Lennon Story.