Brett Findlay | |
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Born | Somerset, England | 30 May 1972
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse | Jemilah Findlay (div 2021) |
Brett Findlay (born 30 May 1972) is a British film and stage actor.
Findlay trained at the Drama Studio London. He has two children a daughter, Akiko and a son, Masao.
He had a cameo part in Beyond the Fire , [1] [2] the award-winning Best Film (UK Feature) London Independent Film Festival and was principal actor in the 2008 thriller Dark Rage . [3] In his previous career as a musician he is most noted as percussionist with Kula Shaker, the English psychedelic rock band. [4] He also played percussion on Toploader's album Onka's Big Moka.
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