Caspar Berry
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Caspar Berry | |
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| Born | 10 May 1973 |
| Education | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Keynote business speaker |
| Website | www.casparberry.com |
Caspar Berry is a motivational and keynote business speaker specialising in the subjects of risk,[1] decision making, innovation and leadership. He has previously worked as an actor, screenwriter for film and television, sports commentator, entrepreneur and professional poker player.
Education
[edit]Caspar Berry was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, before reading economics and then anthropology at Cambridge University.[citation needed]
Early career
[edit]During his A levels, Berry was selected for the lead role, Gill,[2] in the first two series of the BBC series Byker Grove. Berry also appeared in the Emmy Award winning[3] film The Black Velvet Gown,[4] the BBC television drama Spender[5] and the British comedy film Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis.[6]
Writer
[edit]Berry subsequently went into writing and directing. His first screenplay, Downtime,[7] (which he wrote whilst still studying at Cambridge) was produced in 1996 by Film Four and starred Paul McGann. He went on to write Killing Time[8] (1997) for Columbia Tri-Star and The Crow: Salvation (2000) for Dimension Films and Miramax. Berry also wrote for a number of television dramas, including Hollyoaks and Byker Grove.
Poker player
[edit]Berry changed careers at age 25 and became a professional poker player in Las Vegas for three years, where he made a living in the $10–20 and $20–40 games in the Mirage.[9]
Broadcaster
[edit]Berry was the presenter and poker expert on a number of TV poker shows, most notably Poker Night Live[10] (2005–2007) and Sky Poker (2007–2009), where he was one of the technical analysts. He also appeared on Sky Sports[11] and was the poker strategy writer for Flush magazine.[12]
Berry was an uncredited poker adviser on the 2006 James Bond movie Casino Royale,[13][14] along with his credited Sky Poker co-host Dr Tom.
Twenty First Century Media
[edit]Having returned to the UK in 2002, after his professional poker spell in Las Vegas, Berry co-founded the production company Twenty First Century Media.[15] He managed the company for several years (in partnership with his colleague Sam Morton) before selling it in 2008 to Ten Alps.[16]
Business speaker
[edit]Following the sale of Twenty First Century Media, Berry began working as a trainer for The Mind Gym,[17] before setting up his own speaking and training company where he now works with a range of businesses[18] – predominantly as a speaker on calculated risks, decision making and innovation.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "An uncertain prediction". Financial Risks Today. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Byker Grove". IMDb. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "The Black Velvet Gown – IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "The Black Velvet Gown (TV Movie 1991)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Fee". IMDb. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Caspar Berry". IMDb. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Downtime". IMDb. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Killing Time". IMDb. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Events". London Business Forum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Poker Night Live (TV Series 2006– )". IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Home" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "MFAA Convention 2011". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Numbers keeping you up at night? Take control with Sage". Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". 2008.thinkingdigital.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Caspar Berry". Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Ten Alps PLC – Investors – Acquisition of Video Production Company: Twenty First Century Media Limited". Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "The Mind Gym". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Bankhall Events – Caspar Berry". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.