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Board of Directors

LSDA’s current Board of Directors are David Game, Chairman of the David Game College Group, Drama Centre London trained Jake Taylor (current Principal) and Casting Director Urvashi Chand.

David Game - LSDA Director

DAVID GAME

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David is chairman of the David Game College Group, one of the largest groups of colleges in the UK, providing a wide variety of courses ranging from business to the arts. David Game’s aim has been to establish the most diverse range of colleges and courses that provide the highest quality leadership and teaching. He is an avid art collector – David Game College doubles up as a gallery exhibiting his varied collection of contemporary paintings.

 
Jake Taylor - LSDA Director and Principal

JAKE TAYLOR

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Jake founded the London School of Dramatic Art with Urvashi Chand in 2005. Originally from Abergavenny in Wales, he moved to London to train as an actor and dancer. His acting training began at the CTTC and culminated in a degree at the Drama Centre, London. Since graduating he has performed in numerous theatre productions in London and across the UK.

Prior to the formation of LSDA Jake worked as a Training Consultant for fundraising companies in the UK, working with both National and International charities and NGO’s (Amnesty International, the Red Cross, Greenpeace, Unicef, NSPCC among others). Jake relocated to Vancouver, Canada in 2003 to set up and manage a fundraising company.

As Principal Jake takes a hands-on approach to ensure all students have a positive learning experience during their time at LSDA.

Jake is also a keen photographer and enjoys graphic design.

 
Urvashi Chand - LSDA Director

URVASHI CHAND

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Urvashi is a casting director who has cast a wide-range of features with actors that include: Robert Pattinson, Tom Hiddleston, Emma Roberts and Sean Bean. Her credits include TOMORROW directed by Martha Pinson and exec.produced by Martin Scorsese and Emma Tillinger Koskoff with Stephen Fry, Paul Kaye, Joss Stone and Stephanie Leonidas, LEGACY produced by Noel Clarke and Jason Maza and SCOTTISH MUSSEL directed by Talulah Riley with Harry Enfield, Rufus Hound, Martin Compston and Joe Thomas. Urvashi did the UK casting for MISTER PIP based on the Man Booker nominated book by Lloyd Jones for the creator and director of Shrek and The Chronicles of Narnia, Andrew Adamson. Further credits include EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE by Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda where she cast the then unknown James Floyd in the lead. Urvashi also cast 4321 for Universal Pictures directed by BAFTA winner Noel Clarke.

Urvashi Chand read Philosophy at London University and then studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama and Mountview Theatre School. She went on to direct fringe theatre in London before working with Danielle Roffe in casting on a number of films including Steven Herek’s Rockstar, Mike and Jack Binder’s The Search for John Gissing, Nick Love’s Goodbye Charlie Bright and Lagaan, the first Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar. She has also cast for The Bill. Her episodes won a Royal Television Society award and were nominated for a BAFTA and a Rose D’or.

Urvashi has a number of features in development including Richard Stanley’s Vacation, BAFTA nominee Richard Hawkins’s Most Dangerous Girl, The Postman with Ridley Scott Associates and two films with Alexandra Stone (Franklyn/Fast Food Nation/Young Adam) at CMP.