Julian Peedle-Calloo Explained

Julian Peedle-Calloo
Birth Place:Oxfordshire, England
Occupation:Presenter, actor, writer, director

Julian Peedle-Calloo (born 1977) is a British actor, writer, director and television presenter, he has been deaf since birth, and is a presenter of the BBC deaf magazine programme See Hear.

Personal life

Julian Peedle-Calloo was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1977, and has been Deaf since birth. He regards himself as being part of a linguistic minority, rather than identifying his deafness as a disability; British Sign Language is his first language, and English (written and spoken) is his second language. He can hear a little with a hearing aid, but rarely uses one.[1] He graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a 2:1 degree in electronic media in October 2000.

Career

Peedle-Calloo wrote and directed the 30-minute drama film Battle Lines (2014),[2] about deaf people during the First World War, for online channel BSLZone.[3] His other short films include 5 Needles (2011) and Confession (2012).

He is a presenter on deaf magazine programme See Hear.

As an actor, he has appeared in episodes of New Tricks[4] and Holby City in 2012 and 2015 respectively.

In 2024, he was cast in BBC One series Reunion.[5]

References

  1. News: What's Your Problem?. 23 July 2017. Ouch!. BBC. https://web.archive.org/web/20050205015345/http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/wyp/oneinseven.shtml. 5 February 2005.
  2. Web site: Battle Lines . 2022-08-03 . BSL Zone . en.
  3. News: Mager. William. Ouch blog: the untold stories of deaf people in WW1. 23 July 2017. BBC News. 4 November 2014.
  4. News: Rackham . Jane . New Tricks - S9 - Episode 3: Queen and Country . en . Radio Times . 23 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160526003126/http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/r47p6/new-tricks--s9-e3-queen-and-country/ . 2016-05-26.
  5. Web site: ‘Bad Sisters’ Star Anne-Marie Duff Joins Matthew Gurney in BBC Thriller ‘Reunion’. May 15, 2024. K.J.. Yossman. Variety. 16 May 2024.

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