Acting

Photograph by Jessicah Dutton

Marilla Wex’s passion for performing was ignited at the age of four when she starred as Mary in her junior kindergarten nativity play. The dream didn’t stop there – she discovered booze and boys in the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, realized academia wasn’t for her at the Bristol University Drama Department and got herself classically trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Having spent her first ten years as a professional actress shlepping around the British theatre scene, she finally ran away to Canada to be with her husband Michael and has carved out a successful niche in Toronto as an actor and voice artist with a genuine English accent. When she’s not performing in period theatre pieces stand-up comedy satisfies her need for the instant gratification of a live audience while simultaneously forcing her to get up off her idle backside and write.

Below you will find my complete and unedited resume – this will be longer than a regular resume that you might see at an audition – however since this is my website I can make it as long as I jolly well please.

If you see a link on the resume this means that there is some more content on this website connected with that item, for example a picture of me from the production, a video clip from a show or the actual voice over.

Please also take a look at my showreel.

I am a member of both Canadian and British Equity and a Canadian ACTRA member.

Training/Skills

National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (4 years)
Bristol University Drama Department (3 years)
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (2 years) – teachers included Rudi Shelly (acting) Francis Thomas (voice), Jonathan Howell (stage combat), Neil Rhoden (musical theatre) and Gail Gordon (dance.
Paul Weber – TV/Film intensive workshop.
Dawn Whitwell – Stand-Up 1 (Bad Dog Theatre)
Elvira Kurtz – Stand-Up Intensive (Second City)
17 years experience in corporate training role play (improvisation) assignments for organizations such as Daewoo, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, KMPG for Royal London Insurance, Vodafone, Kimberly Clark, American Express.
Accents: Excellent ear – specialties include standard BBC English (RP), Scottish (Edinburgh), Irish (Belfast), North West England (Manchester), Welsh (Cardiff), London (Cockney), West Country (Bristol)
Other: Experienced horse rider, Canadian and British drivers license