Dancer, actor, performer, rehearsal director, choreographer, movement director based in London.

Throughout my work I am always wanting to combine my dancing and acting simultaneously where I strive to use my movement skills to enhance a character and vice versa use my acting skills to enhance my movement choices. This has led me to diversify my performance so much that I have been able to work in many different fields. These include screen, dance theatre, physical theatre, pure dance, musical theatre, bingo caller, children’s theatre, festivals, promenade, corporate and street performance.

As well as performance, a lot of the work I get is through developing shows through R+D and workshopping, and also rehearsal directing and assisting. I am an Associate Artist for Gary Clarke Company whom I have been working with since 2015.

Represented as an actor by Findley Ravenheart

Agents email: agent@findleyravenheart.com

Email: alistair.goldsmith12@gmail.com

Represented as a Specialist Artist by Take 3 Agency

Ali Goldsmith Headshot by Henry Curtis

Shot by Henry Curtis

Ali Goldsmith Headshot by Henry Curtis

Shot by Henry Curtis

Ali Goldsmith Headshot by Henry Curtis

Shot by Henry Curtis

Full Bio:

Since a young age I have always wanted to be on the stage and I was THAT kid that would put on shows, always singing and making a fool of myself. As 1 of 4 children I had to make my voice heard and that would be through performance.

It all started with music. Guitar lessons transitioned into piano lessons, singing lessons and then saxophone lessons. Peppered through that would be numerous drama clubs and finally dance classes with tap and modern jazz at the local dance school.

I saw 1 of the male dancers at my sisters bi-annual dance show and thought to myself: ‘I can do that’

Starting off was hard and being only 1 of 3 boys in my dance school was a very daunting experience and in fact I kept my dancing a secret from my peers for a long time due to it being ‘not cool/dance is for girls.’.

Over the years my confidence grew and one day I performed with my secondary school’s dance company and the secret was out. Dance was now deemed cool.

Contemporary dance came into my life when I was 16 after joining the Berkshire Youth Dance Company accidentally due to going along to an audition just to support a friend.

From there my eyes were opened to the world of dance and I went onto do my dance A Levels where it dawned on me that dance could in fact be my chosen career path.

I began to audition at vocational schools in London and fell in love with London Contemporary Dance School.

I graduated from LCDS with 1st Class Honours Degree and during my training I even had the opportunity to have a semester at the State University of New York: Purchase College in Upstate New York.

After graduating I joined National Dance Company of Wales as an apprentice dancer where I also received a Post Graduate Diploma. Since then I have had such a varied career where I have dipped my toes into many styles of performance. My work has taken me to South Korea, Thailand, USA, Malta, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Ireland and all over the UK. I have worked alongside high profile artists such as the Pet Shop Boys, Jamie XX, Arcade Fire, Anastacia, Odyssey, Jude Law, Florence Welch and Saoirse Ronan. And performed in iconic locations like The Natural History Museum, The Gherkin, The Barbican, The Coliseum, The National Theatre, The Royal Opera House, The Palace of Versailles, The Royal Festival hall and Abbey Road Studios to name a few.

In my pastime I enjoy baking bread (I even set up my own micro-bakery during lockdown), rollerskating, cooking, playing video games, yoga, kickboxing, knitting/crochet/sewing, plants, visiting art galleries and going to the pub.