Bill Cashmore

Bill Cashmore (born 1961) is an English actor, playwright, director and co-founder of Actors in Industry. Bill started his acting career in the Cambridge Footlights and went on to have roles in The Bill, Casualty, All Creatures Great and Small, Fist of Fun (playing The Man, the Bootleg Bootleg George Harrison, and a particularly memorable turn as The Piemaster), The News Revue and The Day Today. Bill was a writer and performer for 'Gimme 5', the live ITV children's programme. He has written several plays with Andy Powrie, including 'Trip of A Lifetime', published by Samuel French, which has been performed around the world. He has also written and performed a one-man show called An Everyday Actor about his experiences in the acting profession. Bill's play 'Daughter' won best play at the 2016 Ink Festival and transferred to the Pleasance theatre London. Bill is also a travel writer having written for the Sunday Telegraph and the Spectator. In 1992 he co-founded a training company, Actors in Industry, with Carry Clubb. Bill is perhaps best remembered for playing the roles 'Honesty Bartram' and 'Snapper-Jack' in the children's TV series Knightmare. Bill's hobbies include marathon running and cycling. In 2017 Bill was selected as the Green Party candidate for Chelsea and Fulham, where he is standing for parliament in the June 2017 General Election.