Matt Bell
Born in Lincoln in 1980 Matt swiftly escaped and has since led a surprisingly joyous life. Constantly moving to different parts of the country as a result of having a father in the Air Force he has acquired a nomadic approach to life and is comfortable in any situation.
Matt studied in performing arts at Stratford Upon Avon College and has acted in a multitude of productions, later leading in shows at the Edinburgh Festival. He took the lead in ‘Richard III’, ‘Revenge’ (Howard Brenton), ‘Peer Gynt’, ‘Titus Andronicus’ and Oscar Wilde’s ‘Childrens Tales’.
He graduated from Plymouth University in 2005 with a 2:1 in Moving Image Production and has worked his way up in the television ranks from runner to wardrobe assistant (‘In The Night Garden’) to eventually becoming a camera operator. He has shot a huge variety of pieces including a music video for Hard Fi, a commercial for Heineken, extreme sports TV programme ‘Adrenalin’ and BBC3s ‘I Wanna Be Jordan’.
He can now add ‘experienced presenter’ to his credits and you can catch Matt hosting ‘Hotel Inspector Uncovered’ on Fiver.
Matt has a deep interest in ecology and has lived with a tribe in the jungles of Ecuador, been a helicopter camera man, directed an award winning film and lived in a hippy commune in Southern Spain.
He is an experienced and highly competent skiier, used to race motocross bikes, can snowboard, came 8th in the European downhill mountain boarding championships in Cyprus in 2007 and can do the splits.
He also plays guitar and didgeridoo, is a keen martial artist – proficient in Thai boxing, Judo and Tae Kwon Do!
He has a morbid phobia of crabs and an overwhelming love of dogs. He hates people dropping litter and would like to see more of the world.
Watch Matt Bell in the new episode of ‘Neil Barnett’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gnaywd6TtY&feature=channel_page
You can also watch Matt Bell’s showreel at;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK6Eyb6w0NI