Dorian Bryson

[Dorian Bryson]

Name::
Dorian Elliot Bryson

Age::
Twenty

Status::
Single

Grade::
College sophomore

Icon::
Charlie Hunnam

Appearance::
As far as appearance goes, Dorian is extremely self conscious. He was raised around two significantly older and significantly taller and far more intelligent boys. Dorian was forever considering himself to be the last person anyone would give a second look. Dorian gives a great deal of concern over his looks and his appearance. Dorian is the last person in the world willing to step outside his front door dressed strangely, he's very conscious of what people think of him and what they say about him. Dorian is quite a simple person when it comes to apparel, he's quite happy to walk around in a pair of jeans and a top and a jacket. Dorian has never really minded about what he wears, but no matter what he will continually tell himself what he is wearing isn't good enough or he doesn't look right.
Dorian has semi-long blonde hair, it's often got quite a bed-head look about it. Dorian prefers to have it that way, even though he doesn't particularly feel other people like it. Dorian looks a lot like his father, apparently. Dorian is quite tall, standing at six foot and counting. He isn't very physically active, but he enjoys doing things like soccer and football on occasion. Dorian doesn't really eat a lot, so he keeps his weight down. He is conscious of his weight, and feels like he can't put any more weight on without worrying about becoming 'overweight' in his mind. Despite all this, he likes to dress how he feels comfortable and not how other people expect him to nor does he like to bend to traditions of clothing. His actual appearance is far more important to him. Being the youngest and also often considered the 'weediest' of all of his siblings Dorian finds he has to compensate by attempting to have a better look than his brothers.
He doesn't really consider himself to be very good looking though, despite the amount of time he spends on how he looks. It's mostly a cover up of his insecurities. Dorian has a very distinctive mark on the left side of his face, and all his family have been blessed with freckles, which are especially prominent in the summer or during heat. Dorian is actually quite into soccer and basketball, and plays them both, although he does it simply for recreation as apposed to a way of keeping fit.

Likes::
- Comedy.
- Acting.
- British Comedies.
- Salvador Dali.
- Irvine Welsh.
- The Mighty Boosh.
- Surrealism.
- Improvisation Comedy.
- Mark Twain.
- The Cure.
- Pink Floyd.
- Oscar Wilde.
- History.
- Art.
- Smoking.
- Helping others.
- Conflict.
- Soccer.
- Basketball.
- Debate.
- Girls.

Dislikes::
- Liars.
- People who moan.
- Annoying people.
- Irony.
- College.
- Patronizing people.
- The hostel.
- Physical fighting.
- National holidays.
- Commercialism.
- Work.
- Narrowminded people.

Personality::
Although occasionally not outwardly obvious, Dorian has a very sunny disposition with his life. He grew up in a large family, but at the same time was surrounded by many relatives, who, like him, shared an optimistic outlook on life. Raised almost soltely by his grandmother, Katherine, and his two older brothers, Dorian was rarely subjected to anything directly pessimistic. He grew up on an English council estate in London before moving to America when he was five years old. Dorian was enrolled in Upfront Theatre at a very young age, having a strong interest in pursuing his father's chosen career after watching his own father fail at it. Dorian developed a very stong dislike for his father in recent years, although denies he has a grudge against his father. He has mentioned several times to his father how much he hates that he's trying to live the life he failed to live through him.
Dorian has talents in the cultural side of things, including comedy, acting and painting. He attended a specialist high school and is currently enrolled in The School of Visual Arts in New York City. Dorian believes strongly that he inherited his talents from his father, who is a drama teacher and was once an aspiring actor himself. However, Dorian believes his father lacked strength in his deliveries and confidence when on stage, and he believes he has indeed inherited his mother's bluntless and strength of character. Both combined, Dorian hopes very much that he'll be able to do what his father couldn't, and that was become an actor or comedian.
Dorian is very laid back at times, and rarely takes anything seriously, especially not things that he does in life. He has been described as some what emotionally devoid at the best of times, not really understanding or knowing how to deal with things that would otherwise reduce other people to tears or break people down. Dorian lost his grandmother several years ago, and although very sad about it, didn't really show it at all. He, in fact, began to write jokes about it into his material when he performed stand up, which, obviously, didn't go down awfully well with his parents. However, writing it down and laughing about things is the only true way Dorian has really known how to deal with things, and therefore laughter is important for his well being and the way he deals with things. He often makes jokes during awkward times.
His personality could also be described as quite quirky, breaking away from the conventional. In his stand up comedy he is unafraid to make jokes about taboo subjects, and in plays and musicals he isn't afraid to take roles which would otherwise make people feel they were being patronized. Dorian likes to take everything as a new challenge and something he has to put everything into, his heart and soul to make it work. His personality has also been described as some what eccentric and unconventional, and Dorian has no problem being sponataneous and quick witted.
When growing up, during every holiday which involves the family being together, his older brothers and cousins would all sleep outside in a tent in the garden. This was to avoid the arguments inside between their aunts, uncles and their parents. Dorian became increasingly close to his brothers as a result, despite the large age gap. Dorian often employs this idea every christmas, and although he is now getting older and his brothers are too, they still make the tent up outside and go drink out in the back, as it has now become a tradition between them all. Dorian sometimes does this when he's not feeling too well or feeling upset, and takes a tent out to the gardens of his apartment and puts it up and sits in there at night to try and mull things over.
Dorian despises ever being upset or being down, and if he does have to show it, then he prefers to be alone when he does. He would rather everyone believe that he never feels down or upset with people then he will disappear for a while and return when he is feeling better. Several of his friends and co-workers and classmates will say they have never see Dorian down or upset, and although it is rare for him to do so, it occasionally does happen. Dorian is naturally an optimist though and always hopes and thinks for the best. He always refers that the glass is 'half full' as a opposed to it being 'half empty'. He sees the world as a positive place, but also notes the faults and problems with it and the people in society and comments on it durinf his stand up and gigs. Dorian gets out all his beliefs and feelings on stage, so off stage he doesn't have to talk about it so much. He is the same person on stage as he is offstage, but when stepping up on stage he is extroverted and then offstage he tends to be a lot more introverted. Dorian likes to take a lot of risks, however, and is willing to take large risks in order to further himself in life.
Unlike his mother, who is a very big Oscar Wilde fan, Dorian himself, while also a fan, prefers Mark Twain. Dorian is a fan of British comedy, as well as the occasion American show. He is a big fan of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and his love for improvisation comedy was spawned from watching the show.

History::
His parents met when they were sixteen years old, his father is Australian and his mother is English, and met after Jack gang of friends mugged Holly and her mother and Jack took pity on them and went back to make sure they were okay. At first Holly refused to have anything to do with Jack, before eventually becoming friendds with him, and he promised her he was no longer friends with the people he was friends with when she was mugged. At the age of seventeen Holly fell pregnant with their first child, and Jack and her had a rushed wedding after she found out she was pregnant, in a rush for the child not to be illegitimate. Of course, everyone already knew that Holly was pregnant out of wedlock, and when she received jibes from their neighbours Jack lost his cool and got into a fight. Jack was then partially blinded in one eye after the fight, which resulted in the police being called to break it up. After the fight Holly and Jack then moved to another house, with Jack continuing on with his acting.
Three years after the birth of the couple's first child, Oscar, named after Oscar Wilde, of whom Holly was a very big fan, she fell pregnant a second time. This time she named the child Ernest, after the Importance Of Being Ernest, a play by Oscar Wilde. Jack was, by then, flunking out of art college and eventually dropped out completely, appearing in several small, low budget movies and in several plays, but never reaching the success which he had wanted. It was another nine years untill Holly fell pregnant again, having completely sold all of her baby stuff, believing that she would not have any more children. When she fell pregnant at 29, she was shocked but not upset, as Jack and her had both wanted another child. By that time, Jack was working as a drama teacher and she was an office worker, quitting her job after she fell pregnant again. The family moved again, this time to Merseyside, where she gave birth to her third and final son, Dorian, named after the famed prose by Oscar Wilde, The Picture Of Dorian Grey.
Dorian found at a very early age that he had a certain charm, and he managed to make adults laugh without doing something stupid. He possessed a very distinct charisma, which he would indeed use when he got older. He grew up in Merseyside, his mother returned to work and his father was rarely around, and, as everyone knew, his father had an extramaritial affair. The affair finished after a few months and Holly and Jack considered splitting, but didn't. Dorian spent most of his time being raised by his grandmother and his grandfather in their flat in Liverpool. Dorian watched a lot of English comedies growing up, including Black Adder, Only Fools and Horses, The Young Ones and was a fan of comedy by Jasper Carrott and the like. Dorian, like his father, was very much interested in acting and comedy.
When Dorian was five years old his parents moved from Merseyside to New York when his father was offered a job over there. He was then enrolled in Upfront Theatre, a improvisation theatre founded by Ryan Stiles, a comedian that Dorian grew to be quite a big fan of. He then attended Fiorelle H. Leguardia High School in New York before again moving to Los Angeles. His father, needless to say, was quite impressed by his youngest son's abilities, and continued to pour money which admittedly his family didn't really have in order to help his son become the best actor he could. Dorian began to feel the pressure, however, feeling like he was being made to live for not only himself but also his father due to his father's failure at being able to become a competent actor himself. Taking up several jobs in a bid to become more indepedant, Dorian started to fund himself. He moved out of the family house and into his own apartment, trying to space himself from his dad, who had a growing anger problem. Unable to pay the rent on the apartment himself, Dorian, unable to return home, started living in the hostel.
In mid-2007 an argument broke out between Dorian and his father, Jack, when Jack was convincing him to enrol in another acting class. Dorian claimed he didn't want to do it, and would rather continue to work after his lessons at school rather than enrol in yet another class. Jack, seemingly angered by this, fought for his son to go to the lessons, and said he intended on paying for them. Dorian then told his father that he refused to live for his father and refused to having money poured into him when he wasn't even certain that it was what he wanted to do. Jack was insistant that Dorian attended the lessons and when Dorian slammed the door in his face when leaving he got increasingly angry and followed Dorian out into the garden, Holly in tow as she begged the pair to stop arguing. Dorian began to have an increasingly rocky relationship with his father, who worked as a drama teacher at a local high school. Dorian, however, wasn't even entirely sure what he wanted to do or what profession he intended to follow. His BA in theatre, and was also interested in comedy and writing comedy sketches, but dearly missed English comedy. Dorian's ability to adopt accents, in particular a Scouse accent, a London accent, an Australian one and also an American one made him a very versitile actor, and he was also able to speak in Irish, Scottish and Welsh accents. At school he was often in plays, although not necessarily the lead part, but was often given parts which included a lot of emphasis on him speaking a specific accent. He played Mark Renton in a local production of Trainspotting, Billy Flynn in Chicago, and, to the joy of his mother, played Ernest in The Importance of Being Ernest. When he was younger he had played Oliver in the musical of Oliver Twist.
In late 2007, and still continuing on, Dorian started to take his comedy much more seriously, and now occasionally performs at a comedy club, although he had done stand up before but not so seriously. He's is becoming very well known in the local comedy scene for his spontaneity and energy on stage, as well as his approach to more taboo subjects and his delivery of jokes. Learning very well from the improvisational theatre that he attended when he was younger Dorian also become quite sharp toungued and quick witted, especially when dealing with hecklers. He also now has a show on the local college radio, and continues to audition and perform in musicals and plays. He currently still lives at the hostel, unable to find a way to possibly pay to keep himself. Since early 2007 Dorian has been having second thoughts about his future career, and has almost entirely settled on a different one, despite midway through a BA. Dorian has not yet expressed this to his father nor to anyone else.

Current living arrangements::
Living at the hostel after leaving his home and being unable to return or pay for rent.

Family::
Holly Katherine Bryson (formerly Reynolds) - 47 - mother. [[Click.]]
Jack Sean Bryson - 47 - father.
Oscar Nathan Bryson - 30 - brother. [[Click.]]
Ernest Fredrick Bryson - 27 - brother. [[Click.]]

Anything Else?::
Nope.

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