Jacob Scipio
Jacob Scipio (born 10 January 1993) is an English actor and writer from London who is best known for his roles as Tyler Blaine in the BBC3 series Some Girls and as the Kerwhizzator in the CBeebies series Kerwhizz.
Education, early life and career
Scipio attended St. Michael's Church of England Primary School in Highgate, then continued his studies at Fortismere School in Muswell Hill, going on to complete his education at the University of Essex where he was awarded with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Literature.
Scipio's acting career began when he landed his first role at the age of 9 months in an episode of the Screen One series entitled Bambino Mio, playing the adopted son of Julie Walters. Throughout his studies he continued to act, starring in a number of lead roles in television, film and theatre, including the Channel 4 adaptation of Zadie Smith’s White Teeth, where at aged 10 he played the roles of twin brothers ‘Millat’ and ‘Magid’.[1] He continued to act, appearing in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I as ‘Prince Chulalongkorn’ opposite Elaine Paige at the London Palladium. He is of English and Sierra Leonean descent.
Film and television career
In 2008, Jacob Scipio played the role of Bip in the second series of As the Bell Rings. His next role came in the form of the 'Kerwhizzator' in the popular CBeebies show Kerwhizz,[2] where he hosts the show then comments on the race. Scipio then went on to star in the 2012 Life In My Shoes production Undefeated, a HIV awareness campaign that was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in the Short Film Corner.[3] In 2013 he played the role of 'Tyler Blaine' in the second series of the hit BBC Three comedy Some Girls he was also on Dixi which was released in 2014 [4] More recently, Scipio is set be introduced as a new character in HIT Entertainment's all new Bob the Builder as a voice actor, due to be released in late 2015.[5]