Biography

Andy Mallinson is a British actor based in Manchester with a London base, focusing on film and serious television drama in the UK, Ireland and Europe. His screen credits include Tom in the Orillo Award-winning short 1.2 Million, lead Paul Wood in Morning Coffee, The Knock, and John Palmer in the Brink’s-Mat episode of Britain’s Biggest Heists. He also has individually directed television experience involving dialogue and principal-cast interaction.

Mallinson completed RADA’s four-day Introduction to Acting for Film & Television short course, with further screen and voice training at Inspire Actors Studio and The Speech Studio. During the pandemic he served as a West Yorkshire Police Constable and Trainee Detective, giving him first-hand experience of police procedure, CID and criminal investigation. His natural accents are RP and Yorkshire; he also performs Heightened RP and is currently learning Russian. He has the right to work in the UK and Ireland and is available for European productions.
- IMDb mini biography by: Andy Mallinson

Andy's first time presenting on the radio was when he was a co-presenter for BBC Radio Manchester, as part of their Over To You season.

Andy has been successful in building upon the teachings of his late mother and grandmother, both esteemed elocution and speech and drama teachers. His mother, Susan Mallinson, a leading elocution teacher, trained numerous individuals, including footballers, presenters, newscasters, clergy, and members of the judiciary. Interestingly, Susan also provided speech training to select members of the Senior Leadership Team at West Yorkshire Police. Andy credits much of his vocal prowess to his late mother, who herself was an actress. Susan trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) in London. Additionally, he further honed his public speaking skills through TEFL training at Hammersmith and Fulham College in London and lay reader training at North West Partnership, an English ministry training provider.