Velton J. Lishke is a filmmaker from Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

With a CV thicker than the yellow pages, Velton spent most of his early life going from one job to another as he just couldn’t seem to find his passion. Deep down he always knew he longed to be an actor but thought that was just a pipe dream, until eventually he signed up to an Extras Agency in 2003, at the mature age of 29.

Over the years, Velton has dabbled in and out of the industry until 2011, when he decided to give it a 100% and walked out of his full-time job, as well as quit being an extra, as he vowed to be so much more. He spent the next few years travelling around, taking acting jobs all around the UK for free or just expenses paid, in a bid to learn his craft. In 2014, he finally made it into the prestigious Spotlight Registry and soon after got a professional agent. He thought it would be plain sailing from there but he was wrong. Sitting every day waiting for the phone to ring became very daunting. He could get a great acting job one day, then nothing for six months.

So, in 2015 he decided to write, produce and direct his first short film Blue. The film was an official selection at eleven different festivals around the world and received a few awards. From that point, Velton has made nearly ten short films and music videos, as well as picked up several awards for acting, writing and directing along the way, still learning with every production he makes. Looking to the future he plans to move to feature films and make himself a household name.