Adjudicator Spotlight: Jean-Marc Perret

Jean-Marc trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Main Theatre credits include Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham Rep, Derby Playhouse and West Yorkshire Playhouse. Numerous TV & Film appearances including playing Prince Caspian in the successful BBC Bafta-nominated series The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and Revelation (Romulus Films) with Terence Stamp and Ron Moody.

Jean-Marc made appearances in This Is Us (Season 2) for NBC as well as the US series American Woman (Warner Bros). Whilst working in Los Angeles, Jean-Marc was fortunate to attend the Oscars 2017 ceremony at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Jean-Marc's examining experience includes London College of Music in Drama/Communication/Musical Theatre subjects (5yrs) LAMDA (10yrs) and Trinity College, London (2yrs). He gained a Licentiate Acting/Teaching diploma in 1996 and is a Guest Adjudicator for The British International Federation of Festivals (BIFF).

Alongside these commitments, Jean-Marc trained as a certified British Academy of Dramatic Combat fight instructor helping to choreograph and perform in sword fights for projects such as Disney's blockbuster film Cinderella (2015). He played D'Artagnan for the London red carpet film premiere event for The Three Musketeers (2011) which starred Orlando Bloom and Christoph Waltz.

Jean-Marc was also the guest performer at a World Cup and Commonwealth Fencing Champions Exhibition event in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 held at the prestigious King's School, Canterbury.


Jean-Marc will be adjudicating the Musical Theatre section in our 68th Annual Festival.