ABOUT US
We are a boutique talent agency founded in 2012.
We NAG our actors: Nurture, Advise and Guide!
Esta started her working life as an actress on stage and television, but it wasn’t long before she was drawn behind the scenes, finding her niche as one of the UK’s leading casting directors. Her credits include television series The Professionals, and films Quadrophenia, Scum and the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire.
With this experience Esta moved into producing. Her first project was the HTV/Goldcrest family drama series Robin of Sherwood. After two series she moved to Central Television to reformat and produce Boon for ITV, watched by over 13 million viewers. From here, Esta produced landmark BBC series Birds of a Feather, Channel 4's cult comedy Nightingales; and BBC sit-com Grown-Ups. She won a British Comedy Award for One Foot in the Grave, and was awarded an honorary degree from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in recognition of her work with students.
Esta puts her success down to many things; getting up early, answering the phone after two rings, and wands of mascara, but most of all to her good fortune in meeting and collaborating with great talent. She lives in west London and lists her hobbies as online shopping, talking, filling in consumer questionnaires. What little spare time she has is taken up with collecting underwear and clothing for an asylum seeker and refugee project.
Esta Charkham - Agent
Angus Atkinson - Assistant
Angus originally trained as an actor at ALRA and Drama Studio before switching career paths to join us at ECA. A now London local originally from Brighton, he had a successful three-year career in the Drama Schools League, enjoys a pint on the Thames and skateboarding with the time he can squeeze in!
According to Angus, Mercutio is the best role in theatre and his favourite films are Whiplash and Ferrell's best work, Blades of Glory.
Amber Hawkins - Junior Assistant
Amber has always been passionate about and involved in the business, growing up with a long-running family stage school. She studied English Literature at York, and that love for a good story has propelled her to working for our brilliant actors. She is a regular theatre-goer, keen dancer and spends any spare time going on long dog walks.
Her favourite musical is Jesus Christ Superstar and her favourite film is ‘All of Us Strangers’.
Pipick & Pobble - Welcoming Committee
