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Derek Herbert
Actively working actor (Member of Equity), singer, musician, variety entertainer and after-dinner speaker
Derek Herbert trained at Crane Theatre Studios, Liverpool, and with a keen interest in variety, musical theatre, comedy and World War Two history, Derek has performed in lead acting and singing roles in musical theatre also himself producing and directing variety shows and 1940s reviews.
Theatres where Derek has played his ukulele banjo and sang include Leeds City Varieties, Blackpool Opera House, Liverpool Empire and Philharmonic Hall. Derek has performed as Winston Churchill-a character he has honed to impersonate uncannily-at many venues associated with the great statesman including Churchill War Rooms, Bletchley Park, Blenheim Palace, Chartwell House, Western Approaches HQ Museum, Battle of Britain Bunker and Cliveden House.
TV performances include various “soap operas” and Derek has portrayed Winston Churchill in “Hustle” and Director/Producer Steven Poliakoff dramas “Close to the Enemy” and “Summer of Rockets”.
Films in which Derek portrays Winston Churchill include multi-award winning and BAFTA nominated independent Gryffyn Productions film “Lawrence After Arabia” and multi -award winning short drama film “Enemy of the Heart”.
