Aegina De Vas

Born in 1986 to exotic parentage comprising Indian and Cambodian blood, Aegina spent her early life in the decidedly non-exotic surrounding of Nottingham. Financial pressures forcing her parents to move further north, the family settled in Rotherham (hitherto best known for being the home of the Chuckle Brothers) where Aegina was schooled or, as she puts it, her education 'attempted' until the age of 16. A real life Holly Golightly figure, the five years which followed in London as a model, provided what she considers her real education, experiencing the glamorous heights and shallow lows of the London scene. A chance introduction to the film director Roland Joffe, combined with an increasing weariness of the modelling profession as a whole, encouraged another change of direction - this time into acting. Enrolling into the Actors Temple in Warren Street (a decision she considers the best of her professional life), Aegina spent the next two years honing her craft in as an actress. Encouraged throughout by Joffe, she was advised to audition for his latest work, Singularity in 2010. The audition proving successful, Aegina now divides her time between acting and producing in London. Written by Benjamin Duncan