Symond Lawes

Symond Lawes
Lawes in 2017
Born (1965-09-28) 28 September 1965
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor, Photographer, Musician, and Businessman
Years active 1978–present
Spouse(s) Sabrina Lawes
Children 2 sons

Symond Lawes (born 28 September 1965) is a British actor, photographer, businessman, and musician, best known for his work in several features of the 1980s and 1990s as well as being a performer of rock music along with supporting the style and culture of skinheads.

Life and career

A lifelong native of the United Kingdom, he began his career modeling at 13[1] and went onto appear in several features of the 1980s and 1990s, including parts in Dr. Who, The Getaway, Dear John and The One Game.[2] He also was a high demand men's fashion model for Merc Clothing.In 2008 he produced X-Ray Spex show live at Camden Roundhouse In 2011, he began the Great Skinhead Reunion in Brighton, England,[1] and is the owner and administrator of subcultz.com.[1] He currently resides in his native Brighton with his two sons, performs music, and is active with photography. In 2014, he organized a reunion for skinheads on Brighton Beach.[3] In 2016, he appeared in the BBC 4 documentary, The story of Skinhead by Don Letts.[4] In 2017 he began managing Dakka Skanks [5]. His sons, Archie Brewis-Lawes and Jack Brewis-Lawes, have the band called Mindofalion.[6]

Filmography

  • Meades Eats (TV Series documentary)
    • Whose Food? (2003) ... White Van Man
    • Fast Food (2003) ... Robber
  • 2002 The Getaway (Video Game)- Sparky / Pedestrian (voice, as Symmond Lawes also)
  • 1990 Troublemakers (TV Series)
    • Episode #1.4 (1990) ... Spud
  • 1990 The Bill (TV Series)
  • Legacies (1990) ... Carl Benskin
  • 1988 Doctor Who (TV Series)
  • Silver Nemesis: Part Two (1988) ... Skinhead[7]
  • 1988 The One Game (TV Mini-Series)
    • Saturday (1988) ... Punk 3
    • Friday (1988) ... Punk 3

*1987 Dear John (TV Series)

    • Kate Returns (1987) ... Wayne

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Feed - Merc Faces - Symond the Skin - Merc Clothing". www.merc.com.
  2. ↑ "Symond Lawes". IMDb.
  3. ↑ "Skinheads reunited at the beach". The Argus. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Skinheads BBC, Don Letts – Subcultz". www.subcultz.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  5. ↑ https://magazine.brighton.co.uk/?art_id=5072
  6. ↑ Lauder, Iain. "Mindofalion - Interview - 2016". brightonsfinest.com.
  7. ↑ Lofficier, Jean-Marc Lofficier; Randy (2003-05-08). The Doctor Who Programme Guide: Fourth Edition. iUniverse. ISBN 9781462098965.
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