Brian Blessed

Actor, Author, Mountaineer and Explorer

Brian Blessed is one of Britain’s most recognisable actors. With a career spanning more than 50 years, there is no shortage of material. On screen, he has appeared in everything from Blackadder to Doctor Who to Flash Gordon and Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare films. On stage his credits range from Andrew Lloyd Webber?s Cats to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. And his trademark booming voice has also featured on everything from Peppa Pig character Grampy Rabbit to a voice download on TomTom’s sat nav system.

"The loudest man alive"

Topics

My Personal Everest
Behind The Scenes- My Life As An Actor
Self Motivation
Teamwork
Setting Goals - And Achieving Them

Languages

He presents in English.

How he presents

Well used to public attention Brian is a relaxed, confident and professional speaker.

Publications

1999
Return to Everest
Quest for the Lost World
1997
Impossible Dream
To the Top of the World
1995
Search for the Yeti
1994
Nothing's Impossible

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In Detail

Since the late sixties Brian has had a great love of mountaineering and a great desire to stand on "the top of the world". He has been on three expeditions to Mount Everest. The first to make the film GALAHAD OF EVEREST, a tribute to George Leigh Mallory. In 1993 he returned to Everest, this time to climb the Southern side where he reached a height of 28,000 feet – the highest a man of his age has achieved without oxygen. He returned to the Northern side in 1996 when the climb was filmed by a Channel 4 Television team as part of the ENCOUNTERS series. Brian has also completed a trek to the North Pole, an expedition to The Lost World in Venezuela, a climb to the summit of Mount Ararat in Turkey at 17,000 feet and a climb to the summit of Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia.

What he offers you

A highly respected actor and adventurer Brian draws on his extensive and varied experience to inspire and motivate audiences. His imposing stature, booming voice and infectious personality make him a distinguished all round entertainer.