Lloyd Reckord

Lloyd Malcolm Reckord was a Jamaican actor director producer playwright and filmmaker Reckord studied acting in Jamaica Grest Britain and the United States He found early success in the UK after studying at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol becoming a wellknown figure in both the theatre and television Having returned home to Jamaica he founded the Actors Theatre Company before branching out into film first with Ten Bob in Winter and then Dream A40 The National Theatre Trust followed in what was to become a hugely prolific period interspersed with numerous other projects His goal was always to produce quality theatre Reckord was honoured in July 2013 by Londons National Theatre when it hosted Walk in the Light a week of events celebrating the rich contribution of black artists to British theatre over the past 50 years Lloyd Reckord died on 8th July 2015 in Newtown Trinidad