Grayce lands role with hit BBC series Call The Midwife



One of the star pupils at the Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Carmarthen has landed a role in the hit BBC series Call The Midwife.
Grayce Davis, a Stage 2 pupil, is no stranger to the limelight.
The 11-year-old has been making a name for herself with ‘big name’ model photo-shoots in London, including one for Marks and Spencer’s and one for the Emma Bunton fashion range.
Stagecoach principal Liane Davies said she was very proud of Grayce’s continued success.
She added: “Grayce loved filming with all the stars of Call The Midwife, but said it was strange to see the stars of the series in person. She joked that she wasn’t keen on the period clothes they needed to film the series!”
The second series of BBC One's Call the Midwife has been commissioned after the drama's opening episode attracted nearly 10 million viewers.
Set in London's East End in the 1950s, the series stars Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart and Jenny Agutter.
Liane said: “We are proud of all our pupils and their achievements, but Grayce is setting the bar very high with being successful for a number of very high profile photo-shoots and these filming roles.
“Hopefully, the training she has received at Stagecoach in Carmarthen stands her in good stead. She is obviously a very photogenic young lady and she happily takes on all the hard work involved in filming and photo-shoots.”
Grayce was in the news last year when she played the lead role (Olivia) in a music video for jazz singer Aimua Eghobamien's new song ‘Tis what it is’.
She’s been lucky enough to do magazine work for several major publishing houses and she’s worked with some great photographers – Julia Bostock, Lisa Visser and Rankin (John Rankin Waddell).
Grayce has also enjoyed working with big names such as Emma Bunton (Baby Spice from The Spice Girls) and Kids in Glass Houses, the Welsh rock band.

Highlights of Grayce’s modelling career include –
2009 featured in the local council booklet
2010 Model - clothing for Next and Debenhams
2010 Winner of the Face of Carmarthen
2010 Photo shoot for Agency
2011 Photo shoot for Trinity College London
2011 Photo shoot for London Kiddy - Summer Range
2011 Photo shoot for Blue Max online retailer and catalogue
2011 Photo shoot for the autumn/winter range by London Kiddy
2011 Two-day photo shoot for Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) summer range 2012 for Argos on location.
2012 Shoot with Lisa Visser.
Highlights of Grayce’s acting career include –
2010 TV commercial for Fashion Angles
2010 Filming for Nickelodeon featured child on Jamie and Anna's big weekend
2010 On stage performance for the Grimm Tales, two speaking roles
2010 Sang on stage with West End star Peter Karrie
2011 Stage performance of Oliver
2011 Appearing on CBBC’s new programme Friday Download
2011 TVC for Bristol Aquarium
2011 Lead role in music video for Kids In Glass Houses 

Stagecoach Theatre Arts Carmarthen has its base at the Model Church in Wales School.
The school opened in May 2009 and became an instant success. The school now attracts students from the three counties of Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.
In recent years, Stagecoach Theatre Arts Carmarthen has staged the musicals Billy Elliot, Oliver and Annie.
Principal Liane added: “Our aim is always to nurture and develop four to 18-year-olds to fulfil their potential through dance, drama and singing.”
If you want to find out more about Stagecoach Carmarthen, contact Principal Liane Davies, phone: 0845 604 1422. Email - carmarthen@stagecoach.co.uk.
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