DAN EDGE

Dan Edge is an actor, model, pro wrestler and circus aerial performer which has led to an extensive career.

He has performed in various theatre productions, flown in the air at the London 2012 Paralympic Games’ Opening Ceremony, sung badly (on-purpose) in a television commercial and won wrestling championship belts in the US and UK. He is also co-host of the Life DownLow’ed podcast in which he and Samantha Renke discuss all things life and disability

Dan is also an award-winning disability and access consultant, working across the arts, broadcast, entertainment, media and business industries with clients including #WeThe15, Sesame Street, Twitter, Sony, Netflix, the BFI and BAFTA. His involvement in the trade union movement as part of Equity sees him sit on multiple committees as well as being a Council member. He is also a member for the BFI Disability Screen Advisory group. Dan campaigns for better access, inclusion and representation of deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent people in all aspects of life but particularly within the arts and media industries.