
Jason McKell – Fight Director
Jason is an actor and functional movement specialist, who focuses on training athletic theatre performers, such as Circus Artists, Ballet Dancers and Physical Theatre Artists. Jason has over 10 year’s experience as a physical theatre artist and teaches movement and combat as part of the Griffith Conservatory’s Acting BA.
Jason holds a Bachelor in Theatre Arts (Acting) in 2009 and was an inaugural member of the Actors International Corporate Networking Tour to England in 2010. Jason was awarded a full scholarship for the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble Apprenticeship Program in 2012 and furthered this interest by training and performing with the Oxford Shakespeare Company for several productions in New York and London. Jason made his professional theatre debut in the critically acclaimed production The Truth About Kookaburras in 2012.
Jason became a qualified Commedia dell’arte instructor at Antonio Fava’s Scuola Internazionale Dell’Attore Comico in Reggio Emilia Italy 2015, a Clown Master at Bont’s international school in Menorca Spain 2018, and a Fight Director with the Society of Australian Fight Directors Inc 2019. Jason holds a cert IV Master Trainer from the Australian Institute of Fitness, and has a diverse background in various forms of functional movement training including; Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates and Mixed Martial Arts.
Jason’s recent theatrical work includes: Fledgling Theatre’s Modern Jesus 2017, Pipí Cucú’s The Lonely Box 2017, Brisbane Arts theatre’s A Clockwork Orange 2017, Understudy Production’s Bare the Musical 2018, Griffith Conservatory’s Dry River Run 2018, 4MBS’s Much Ado About Nothing 2018, Vena Cava’s BAAL 2018, Ad Astra’s Kelly 2019, Share House’s Jane and Kel Go to Hell 2019, Brisbane Immersive’s Cluedo 2019, That Production Company’s Kill Climate Deniers 2019, QPAC’s School 2 Stage 2019, Underground Production’s Gut Girls 2019 and Anywhere Theatre Festival’s Flood 2019.
Jason’s film work includes: Chloe, Dir Julien Rendina, Midday Run, Dir Sheri Van Geest, Vivian, Dir Zaitoon Salman.