Grant Gillespie is a multifaceted creative individual residing in the vibrant West End of London.
As an actor, he has had the opportunity to appear in a wide range of productions, including notable films such as Kingsman 2, Florence Foster Jenkins, Will, Catastrophe, Siblings, The Crown, George Gently, Victoria, and Cast Offs. His stage work has been a collaboration with esteemed directors like Jamie Lloyd, Michael Grandage, Stephen Unwin, and Erica Whyman.
In addition to his on-screen and on-stage credits, Gillespie has also been involved in motion capture work at The Imaginarium, specifically on Squadron 42, and has provided voice acting for computer games like Bloodborne and Dark Souls.
As a novelist, his debut work, The Cuckoo Boy, received critical acclaim, with the Guardian describing it as "an emotionally visceral debut." The Observer praised the novel, stating, "Through James and David, Gillespie explores the chasm between how children and adults perceive the world, and the devastating consequences of falling through this gap. The Cuckoo Boy is a savage indictment of hypocrisy and forced social convention."
Gillespie's short story, The Upper Hand, published in He Played For His Wife and Other Stories by Simon Schuster, also features a contribution from Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
Furthermore, Grant writes screenplays, theatre plays, and radio plays. He has co-written a play, Harvest, with Kate Ashfield, which is currently in development at Kate Lewis and Julia Walsh's production company, Neon Ink.
