Syrus Lowe

Syrus has 15 years' experience as role player and facilitator in many areas including Personal Impact, Diversity and Inclusion, Health and Safety, and Challenging Conversations.

Syrus is very experienced in all forms of role-play including Briefed, Bespoke and Forum Theatre. His work as a role-player has seen him work with clients including KPMG, John Lewis, Defra, Hachette and Thames Valley Police. As well as being an excellent role-play actor Syrus is very experienced at giving evidence-based developmental feedback.

One of Syrus’s main facilitation clients is the British Army. This work sees him facilitate Forum Theatre, hot-seating, voting and very robust discussions around their core principle of Respect for Others. Syrus is also a lead facilitator on the Diversity and Inclusion module of the Army’s promotional courses. Syrus’s other facilitation clients include the Government Commercial Organization, Public Health England, the Submarine Delivery Agency and The Telegraph.

In 2016 Syrus created the Role-Play Masterclass for Actors. This one-day workshop introduces actors to the world of corporate role-play. Many of Syrus’s participants now work as role-play actors for some of the UK’s top role-play companies. Bloomsbury published Syrus’ book, An Actors Guide to Corporate Role Play, in 2024.