Ross Ashcroft
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| Born | 3 October 1977 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St David's College, Llandudno, Royal Agricultural University |
| Occupation | Businessman, Filmmaker, Broadcaster |
| Known for | Writer & Director of Four Horsemen (film), Co-Author of 'Four Horsemen: The Survival Guide', Host of the 'Renegade Economist Show' |
Ross Ashcroft is a British filmmaker, broadcaster and businessman. He is the host of the Renegade Economist show.
Ashcroft was born in Liverpool and grew up in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. He attended St David's College, Llandudno and graduated from Royal Agricultural University with a Bachelor of Science in Land Management.
Ashcroft worked briefly with the BBC and then went on to work at Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre in Liverpool as an Assistant Director. In 2002 he was Assistant Director for the The New Shakespeare Company's 2002 season at Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park working on Romeo & Juliet/ As You Like It/ Oh What a Lovely War with Benedict Cumberbatch. Working with ACT Productions in London's West End his final Assistant Director role was on August Strindberg's play 'Dance of Death' in 2003 with Ian McKellen, Frances de la Tour and Owen Teale.
As a stand-up comedian he gained acclaim as a finalist in the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2009. He won the Comedy Café New Act Award 2007 and was semi-finalist of So You Think You're Funny 2007.
In 2007 he co-founded the London-based production and strategy house Motherlode. In 2009 Motherlode established an in-house brand 'Renegade Economist', as a response to mainstream economics and economist's failure to adequately explain the 2008 financial crisis.
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