Artie Godden Exeter/Bristol/London, United Kingdom

Artie Godden is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist.

He works predominantly as a theatre actor, and specialises in clown and physical comedy.

He has toured extensively with Olivier award-winning director Sally Cookson's We're Going on A Bear Hunt, creates and devises clown shows for cabarets and theatre, writes and performs music, and teaches workshops across the UK. ​

He trained at the renowned École Philippe Gaulier, in Paris, and with the Nouveau Clown Institute, in Barcelona. He has worked with Bristol Old Vic, Circomedia, Bristol Physical Theatre Project, and the University of Bristol, where he graduated with a BA in Theatre and Performance Studies.

A Chortle Student Comedy Award semi-finalist, he devises clown theatre, and is the taller half of the comedy duo Godden and Barnes, which received 5 stars on the Cardiff Fringe for their debut show, #Live Show 1.

He has acted in independent films for over a half a decade and his credits include: Good Things Come (Skytail Productions), Sleeping Rough (Pastles Productions) and Ann Rolls Green (Evolution Producing House).  

Also an accomplished musician, he writes under the alias King Uther’s Sons, and plays music in venues across Europe.