Education
Tim was born in Durham and after a short stay in London his parents moved to Cambridge where he spent the rest of his childhood. He took his degree in Sunderland where he studied Psychology which was followed by a post graduate course in Drama at The Drama Studio in London.
Career
Tim was a professional actor through the late 80's and early 90's before he joined the London Ambulance Service in 1994 and served as a paramedic until 2000. He turned professional in 2001 and has made his living through performing as a professional magician ever since.
Magician
He has now worked all over the world, with appearances in Europe as well as South America, Canada, USA. He has appeared on Cruise Liners and worked at both The Magic Circle in London and The Magic Castle in Hollywood. He has provided magical consultation for both Channel 4 and BBC and won international competitions.
He also has a reputation on the comedy circuit performing throughout London and has also appeared at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles. He has also appeared on the same bill as Wayne Dobson, Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Richard Digance and many others.
Examples of his acting work can be found at www.tim-shoesmith.co.uk
Tim at The Manchester Library Theatre
This picture shows Tim in one of his acting roles performing at the distinguished Library Theatre in Manchester.
Cruising
Tim has been booked to perform on the six star Cruise liner Silversea
Member of the Inner Magic Circle
Tim has been made a member of the Inner Magic Circle with gold star
Competition Winner
Tim has won the International Brotherhood of Magicians Championship
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