Jump to content

Caspar Berry

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caspar Berry
Born (1973-05-10) 10 May 1973 (age 51)
EducationCambridge University
OccupationKeynote business speaker
Websitewww.casparberry.com

Caspar Berry is a motivational and keynote business speaker specialising in the subjects of risk,[1] decision making, innovation and leadership. He has previously worked as an actor, screenwriter for film and television, sports commentator, entrepreneur and professional poker player.

Education

[edit]

Caspar Berry was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, before reading economics and then anthropology at Cambridge University.[citation needed]

Early career

[edit]

During his A levels, Berry was selected for the lead role, Gill,[2] in the first two series of the BBC series Byker Grove. Berry also appeared in the Emmy Award winning[3] film The Black Velvet Gown,[4] the BBC television drama Spender[5] and the British comedy film Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis.[6]

Writer

[edit]

Berry subsequently went into writing and directing. His first screenplay, Downtime,[7] (which he wrote whilst still studying at Cambridge) was produced in 1996 by Film Four and starred Paul McGann. He went on to write Killing Time[8] (1997) for Columbia Tri-Star and The Crow: Salvation (2000) for Dimension Films and Miramax. Berry also wrote for a number of television dramas, including Hollyoaks and Byker Grove.

Poker player

[edit]

Berry changed careers at age 25 and became a professional poker player in Las Vegas for three years, where he made a living in the $10–20 and $20–40 games in the Mirage.[9]

Broadcaster

[edit]

Berry was the presenter and poker expert on a number of TV poker shows, most notably Poker Night Live[10] (2005–2007) and Sky Poker (2007–2009), where he was one of the technical analysts. He also appeared on Sky Sports[11] and was the poker strategy writer for Flush magazine.[12]

Berry was an uncredited poker adviser on the 2006 James Bond movie Casino Royale,[13][14] along with his credited Sky Poker co-host Dr Tom.

Twenty First Century Media

[edit]

Having returned to the UK in 2002, after his professional poker spell in Las Vegas, Berry co-founded the production company Twenty First Century Media.[15] He managed the company for several years (in partnership with his colleague Sam Morton) before selling it in 2008 to Ten Alps.[16]

Business speaker

[edit]

Following the sale of Twenty First Century Media, Berry began working as a trainer for The Mind Gym,[17] before setting up his own speaking and training company where he now works with a range of businesses[18] – predominantly as a speaker on calculated risks, decision making and innovation.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ "An uncertain prediction". Financial Risks Today. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Byker Grove". IMDb. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. ^ "The Black Velvet Gown – IMDb". IMDb.
  4. ^ "The Black Velvet Gown (TV Movie 1991)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Fee". IMDb. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Caspar Berry". IMDb. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Downtime". IMDb. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Killing Time". IMDb. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Events". London Business Forum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Poker Night Live (TV Series 2006– )". IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Home" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  12. ^ "MFAA Convention 2011". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Numbers keeping you up at night? Take control with Sage". Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". 2008.thinkingdigital.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Caspar Berry". Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  16. ^ "Ten Alps PLC – Investors – Acquisition of Video Production Company: Twenty First Century Media Limited". Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  17. ^ "The Mind Gym". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
  18. ^ "Bankhall Events – Caspar Berry". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
[edit]