Brandon Francis

Background

Francis was born in Marion, Ohio. He moved to Norfolk with his mother and sister when he was three years old.

Career

Francis began his acting career with London"s National Youth Theatre. Outside of England, he pursued a variety of stage and film projects that took him back to the United States and eventually to Japan. A string of appearances on Japanese television led Francis to divide his time between Tokyo and his home in London.

Notable work include the documentary film Kicking lieutenant

Narrated by Colin Farrell, the documentary premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2008. The New York Times said that the film is "so earnest it hurts" in its treatment of homelessness and poverty.

Francis ventured outside acting when he wrote and produced Bollocks, which premiered in Greece at the Peloponnesian International Film Festival in 2012. Outside of film and television, Francis is active with humanitarian causes.

After the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, he led efforts to organize fundraising activities in Oxford.

Achievements

• The documentary allowed Francis to champion several social causes with which he is actively involved.