A Glasgow theatre entrepreneur is hoping to impress Lord Sugar on the new series of The Apprentice. 

Reece Donnelly is the director and founder of Theatre School of Scotland and has worked with the likes of Still Game's Jane McCarry and River City's Gary Lamont to help develop the next generation of young actors.  

He has had a passion for the industry from a young age, securing a role at CBBC at the age of six.

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He has since been featured in a number of projects including Waterloo Road, a T-Mobile advert and has provided voice-over work for the NHS and Nickelodeon. 

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After getting his degree in Drama from the University of Sunderland, he was awarded the James McAvoy scholarship at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2014.

He soon developed a passion for teaching, directing and growing new talent in Scotland which led to him founding the Theatre School. 

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Donnelly says he is the youngest chief executive of a further education college in the UK and he is determined to be the first Scottish winner of Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment.

He added: “I’m here to prove that Scotland is filled with forward-thinking entrepreneurs and that we are not in fact a haggis-eating, kilt-wearing nation.”

Reece joins 17 other hopefuls who will take on weekly tasks in the BBC series, which begins on Thursday, January 5.