About Me

Hi there! I'm Rowan McDonnell (they/he), a multidisciplinary creative based in the Midlands specialising in LGBTQ+ and disability representation across Theatre, TV and filmmaking

​After growing up in the theatre world from the age of 3 I studied Technical Theatre Arts at Birmingham Ormiston Academy, diving into the roles behind the curtain for the first time and really fell in love with it. After I finished, I landed an 18 month BBC Apprenticeship where I worked on productions including ‘I Can Do It, You Can Too!’, ‘This Town’ and 'Phoenix Rise'.

Across all of these projects I was always fascinated by how accessibility and representation works and how there is still always something to work on to ensure everyone can access the arts and see themselves.

This drove me to study a BA British Sign Language interpreting at the University of Wolverhampton to play my part in this amazing work.

Experience and employment
  • Industry Experience: 2-4 Years Exp
  • Experienced in: Scripted - TV, Short Film, Live Events, Online Content
  • Looking for Open to Job Sharing, Part-Time
Awards
  • Awards and Nominations: Festival - Nominated
Education and Training
  • Education: BTECs, Bachelor’s Degree
  • Training: Screen Skills (add details below)
Social Networks
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Good to know
  • Other useful information: UK Passport
  • Languages: English - Fluent , British Sign Language - Conversational
  • Other Skills: Microsoft and Google software efficient, facilitator, stage management experience