Heydon Prowse

Heydon Prowse (born 1981) is a British activist, satirist and comedian. He is best known for writing and performing in BBC Three's The Revolution Will Be Televised alongside Jolyon Rubinstein.[1]

He was educated at King Alfred School, London and the University of Sussex where he studied philosophy, graduating in 2004.[2][3] As a schoolboy he played Colin Craven in the 1993 film The Secret Garden.[4]

For the UK general election in 2015, Prowse changed his name to Michael Green via deed poll in order to stand as an independent candidate against Grant Shapps in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency.[5] The name Michael Green is a reference to Shapps' pseudonym, which has attracted some controversy.

References

  1. ↑ "BBC3 announces new entertainment commissions". Televisual. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "From angel to activist: Heydon Prowse". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "The pranksters who gave George Osborne a GCSE maths book". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Secret Garden actor turns into a green campaigner". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Crace, John (29 April 2015). "A la Recherche du Shapps Perdu … or anyone seen Grant Shapps?". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

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