Mark Shields (They/Them) is a queer nonbinary Postgraduate Researcher in Actor Training Pedagogy at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, UK. Mark is also a graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, with an MA in Actor Training and Coaching (2016) and of the University of Leeds (2011). Mark has also trained in teaching the Uta Hagen technique with HB Studio, New York and holds Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.