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Hero has a strong reputation for discovering and developing some of the best emerging talent in the UK; building sustainable careers with the upmost care.

Hello. We're hero. A boutique talent agency for leading actors. Thanks to our combined 50 years of industry experience, we have seen it all, and know how time-consuming it can be finding authentic and interesting talent. Therefore we set out to deliver a new type of agency, one that looks to bridge the gap between casting and traditional representation; delivering the best undiscovered talent to t

he industry, continuously. We scout daily and tirelessly across the UK to find distinctive performers that we feel casting directors, directors and producers would like to meet. Once discovered, we represent our talent exclusively for work across all mediums in the UK, Europe and the USA. We are committed to championing diversity in the industry. We aim to help any talented performer succeed, regardless of their background. Hero offers an extensive development programme that facilitates creative as well as commercial projects and allows our talent to keep learning in a professional and nurturing environment. The Team:

Nicola Joy - Director / Head of Talent

Nicola worked successfully as an actress from the age of eight through to National Youth Theatre and then into her early twenties (under a slightly different name!). During this time she built working relationships with many directors, casting directors, producers, photographers and writers. Prior to launching Hero, Nicola spent 4 years representing high-profile directors from the world of film and worked for an eclectic mix of production companies and creative agencies. Chrissie Soames - Agent

Chrissie is the Hero veteran; she brings a wealth of experience to the team. Chrissie worked as a photographer in the late seventies and eighties. In the nineties she assisted the busy children's division at Galloways Agency. Chrissie went on to have a successful career as a children's drama teacher, working with a diverse mix of London's children, teens and young adults. Nicholas Tasker - Creative Director / Account Management

Nick has been working in advertising for the last 10 years and has gained a stellar reputation as one of London's top creatives. Along the way he's managed to win awards at all the major shows, including Creative Circle, Campaign Big and D&AD. Nick has worked in both the UK and LA with TBWA London, Chiat Day LA, GREY London and Adam & Eve DDB (he was their first creative, ever).

22/11/2024

WICKED the movie is out now! Featuring Skylar Blu Copeland as the cutest munchkin-actor-dancer extraordinaire 🩷💚

Skylar is thrilled to be making her feature film debut in such a highly anticipated movie; she recently wrapped on her second feature film, coming in early 2025 🐢

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21/11/2024

It’s the final day of filming on FLAVIA 🧪🕵️‍♀️ starring Tallulah Conabeare as Daphne de Luce, Flavia’s older sister and the middle child of the family at the heart of the story:

Flavia De Luce: Amateur Detective. Master Poisoner. Eleven Years Old. When she finds a dead body at her family’s decaying British manor house and her father is accused of the murder, Flavia dives into her own wild and fearless investigation, unearthing long held family secrets and pitting herself against the true murderer.

Tallulah has had an amazing time filming this project alongside a stellar cast including Jonathan Pryce, Martin Freeman and Toby Jones. Fellow rising stars, Molly Belle Wright and Ariella Glasser play Flavia de Luce and Ophelia de Luce, respectively.

20/11/2024

There is no better feeling as an agent than having multiple clients in the same production: Keira Chansa and Freddie Cooper have been up in Manchester this week for the cast and crew screenings of ‘So Awkward Academy 2’ for BBC Television - coming in early ‘25 ✨

Keira plays series regular, Kennedy and Freddie plays the guest lead role of Callum in the second season of the popular show for young audiences. Keep your eyes eyes peeled for more content in the coming weeks.

16/10/2024

The People Before featuring our Jake Siame as Archie, is going from strength to strength on the festival circuit.
Directed by Steve Reeves through Sea High Productions, starring Liz White, Imelda May and Ray Fearon. The People Before premiered at The Galway International Film Fleadh ’24.

The People Before is an “eerie” psychological thriller set in the Suffolk countryside: “Jess and her husband need a new start, so when the chance to buy a rambling old house comes up, they leap at it. But not everyone in Suffolk is welcoming. The locals know a secret about the Maple House, and soon, Jess realises they’ve made a huge mistake. Something bad happened in that house. Something nobody wants to talk about.”

The film is currently on its way to Delaware, USA and more festival and screening news incoming.

08/10/2024

BBC unveils first-look at Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero, featuring our Grace Doherty as Sylvia. The new series is based on the classic mystery by the best-selling author of all time, Agatha Christie.

Adapted for screen by BAFTA-nominated Rachel Bennette (NW) and directed by the Olivier Award-winning Sam Yates (Magpie), Towards Zero is made by Mammoth Screen for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, in a co-commission with BritBox International.

Towards Zero follows 2023’s hit Christie adaptation Murder is Easy, which was one of the UK’s most watched dramas of last year across all channels and streamers, averaging 7 million viewers across both parts.

Featuring coastal views, heated summer soirees, and a trip to Wimbledon Centre Court, the new pictures give a first glimpse at Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston), Inspector Leach (Matthew Rhys) and British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) – seen here with the two ladies in his life: ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) and new wife Kay (Mimi Keene). Clarke Peters, Anjana Vasan, and Jack Farthing are also seen in the new pictures from the series, which co-stars Jackie Clune (Motherland), Grace Doherty (Call the Midwife), Khalil Gharbia (Mary & George), and Adam Hugill (Sherwood).

Coming to screens in 2025 ✨

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16/08/2024

We have a large number of actors with projects dropping this Autumn 🍂

First up, we have two clients in the all-new season of ODD SQUAD coming to American broadcaster PBS on October 1. Freddie Cooper plays Agent O Pomp and Mattea Cooper plays Agent Ockpitt.

Mark your calendars for all-new agents, gadgets and villains in a brand new location - the UK!

26/07/2024

We were thrilled to have this land on our desks this morning; Hero has yet again been named as one of the top talent agencies for young talent in the UK. We have ranked 3rd (and 2nd in London) only behind the legend of Slyvia Young, who opened her doors in 1972.

As we approach our TENTH birthday next year, this is another fantastic write up (link in stories) and we are so grateful for everyone who has supported the agency in it’s development and reach.

You may know that we also represent adults and have no upper age limit, we just like to sign between 8 and 21 as it’s where our personal lived experience is at it’s most valuable. As our talent grow with us in both age and outstanding credits, we are becoming more and more competitive with the big corporate agencies; but hope to retain the small numbers and family feel that works better for some actors 🏡

12/07/2024

We are getting very excited about Changing Ends 2 coming out this weekend! Our wonderful Keira Chansa returns as Maz. Episodes 1 and 2 will premiere as a double bill on ITV1 at 9pm this Saturday 13th July and the rest of the episodes will play weekly at the same time. All episodes will be available to stream on on Saturday 13th July from 7am.

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12/06/2024

Who’s been watching TRYING ? We’ve had amazing feedback from Casting Directors both sides of the pond on Scarlett Rayner’s portrayal of Princess 🇬🇧🇺🇸✨

Episode 5 is out now! It deals with some challenging subjects, like navigating the search for a birth mother, and living with a podcaster. Not to be missed!

10/06/2024

Catch me if you can! Jemima Newman plays Lizzie Johnson in series five of Enid Blyton’s MALORY TOWERS - from 18:00 this evening

Jemima was delighted to join the cast of this much loved show, beautifully cast by and produced by multi award winning production company, King Burt (headed up by Exec Producer, Jo Sargent & ) ✨

You can also currently catch Jemima as the voice of Jen in SCROOGE and on the soundtrack 🎶

03/06/2024

OUT NOW! THIS TIME NEXT YEAR - the movie, featuring our fantastic Erin Hyland as ‘Young Minnie’.

Minnie and Quinn are born on the same day, one minute apart. Their lives may begin together, but their worlds couldn’t be more different. Years later they find themselves together again!

Maybe it’s time to take a chance on love 🩷

Erin had an amazing time filming in London and Rome, directed by Nick Moore.

17/05/2024

We have been celebrating Skylar Blu Copeland entering her feature film era this week 💫 Not only is she set to make her feature debut in the highly anticipated , she has just wrapped on upcoming fantasy feature, MOMO, as featured recently in .

10/05/2024

We are thrilled to announce one of our youngest clients, Wilbur Conabeare, will make his professional stage debut in THE BOUNDS ✨ Wilbur is an accomplished screen actor with regular roles under his belt, and he’s excited to be treading the boards for the first time on the London stage!

The Bounds is a darkly comedic tale of national divides, folk horror and the end of the world as we know it. Catch the play from June 13-July 13.

21/03/2024

Catch our wonderful Keira Chansa as guest lead, Evie Dwight, in - Series 24: 190.

Keira is also currently filming the recurring role of Maz, in season two of CHANGING ENDS for .

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28/02/2024

Catch Grace Doherty as ‘Alison Carey’ (guest lead) in hit show, CALL THE MIDWIFE - Series 13, Episdoe 7 .

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Grace also recently wrapped a TV comedy ✨

16/02/2024

Who’s watching ONE DAY ? It was an amazing experience to work on this brief as we are huge fans of the book. Our wonderful junior, Jake Siame, lent his voice to two episodes; he is also about to star in a feature film adaptation of another bestselling novel 📚

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A boutique talent agency for leading actors. Thanks to our combined 50 years of industry experience, we have seen it all, and know how time-consuming it can be finding authentic and interesting talent. Therefore we set out to deliver a new type of agency, one that looks to bridge the gap between casting and traditional representation; delivering the best undiscovered talent to the industry, continuously. We scout daily and tirelessly across the UK to find distinctive performers that we feel casting directors, directors and producers would like to meet. Once discovered, we represent our talent exclusively for work across all mediums in the UK, Europe and the USA. We are committed to championing diversity in the industry. We aim to help any talented performer succeed, regardless of their background. Hero offers an extensive development programme that facilitates creative as well as commercial projects and allows our talent to keep learning in a professional and nurturing environment. The Team: Nicola Joy - Director / Head of Talent Nicola worked successfully as an actress from the age of eight through to National Youth Theatre and then into her early twenties (under a slightly different name!). During this time she built working relationships with many directors, casting directors, producers, photographers and writers. Prior to launching Hero, Nicola spent 4 years representing high-profile directors from the world of film and worked for an eclectic mix of production companies and creative agencies. Chrissie Soames - Senior Agent Chrissie is the Hero veteran; she brings a wealth of experience to the team. Chrissie worked as a photographer in the late seventies and eighties. In the nineties she assisted the busy children's division at Galloways Agency. Chrissie went on to have a successful career as a children's drama teacher, working with a diverse mix of London's children, teens and young adults. Nicholas Tasker - Creative Director / Account Management Nick has been working in advertising for the last 10 years and has gained a stellar reputation as one of London's top creatives. Along the way he's managed to win awards at all the major shows, including Creative Circle, Campaign Big and D&AD. Nick has worked in both the UK and LA with TBWA London, Chiat Day LA, GREY London and Adam & Eve DDB (he was their first creative, ever). He is currently at McCann London, as well as supporting Hero.