Caspar Berry

Caspar Berry is a motivational and keynote business speaker specialising in the subjects of risk,[1] decision making, innovation and leadership. He has previously worked as an actor, screenwriter for film and television, sports commentator, entrepreneur and professional poker player.

Caspar Berry
Born (1973-05-10) 10 May 1973
EducationCambridge University
OccupationKeynote business speaker
Websitewww.casparberry.com

Education

Caspar Berry was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, before reading economics and then anthropology at Cambridge University.

Early career

During his A levels, Berry was selected for the lead role, Gill,[2] in the first two series of the BBC series Byker Grove. Berry also appeared in the Emmy Award winning[3] film The Black Velvet Gown,[4] the BBC television drama Spender[5] and the British comedy film Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis.[6]

Writer

Berry subsequently went into writing and directing. His first screenplay, Downtime,[7] (which he wrote whilst still studying at Cambridge) was produced in 1996 by Film Four and starred Paul McGann. He went on to write Killing Time[8] (1997) for Columbia Tri-Star and The Crow: Salvation (2000) for Dimension Films and Miramax. Berry also wrote for a number of television dramas, including Hollyoaks and Byker Grove.

Poker player

Berry changed careers at age 25 and became a professional poker player in Las Vegas for three years, where he made a living in the $10–20 and $20–40 games in the Mirage.[9]

Broadcaster

Berry was the presenter and poker expert on a number of TV poker shows, most notably Poker Night Live[10] (2005–2007) and Sky Poker (2007–2009), where he was one of the technical analysts. He also appeared on Sky Sports[11] and was the poker strategy writer for Flush magazine.[12]

Berry was an uncredited poker adviser on the 2006 James Bond movie Casino Royale,[13][14] along with his credited Sky Poker co-host Dr Tom.

Twenty First Century Media

Having returned to the UK in 2002, after his professional poker spell in Las Vegas, Berry co-founded the production company Twenty First Century Media.[15] He managed the company for several years (in partnership with his colleague Sam Morton) before selling it in 2008 to Ten Alps.[16]

Business speaker

Following the sale of Twenty First Century Media, Berry began working as a trainer for The Mind Gym,[17] before setting up his own speaking and training company where he now works with a range of businesses[18] – predominantly as a speaker on calculated risks, decision making and innovation.

Notes
  1. "An uncertain prediction". Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. "Byker Grove". IMDb. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. "The Black Velvet Gown - IMDb". IMDb.
  4. "The Black Velvet Gown (TV Movie 1991)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  5. "Fee". IMDb. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  6. "Caspar Berry". IMDb. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  7. "Downtime". IMDb. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  8. "Killing Time". IMDb. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  9. "Events | London Business Forum". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  10. "Poker Night Live (TV Series 2006– )". IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  11. "Home" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  12. "MFAA Convention 2011". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
  13. "Numbers keeping you up at night? Take control with Sage". Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  14. "Archived copy". 2008.thinkingdigital.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Caspar Berry". Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  16. "Ten Alps PLC - Investors - Acquisition of Video Production Company: Twenty First Century Media Limited". Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  17. "The Mind Gym". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
  18. "Bankhall Events - Caspar Berry". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
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