Before turning to acting, Cordery spent several years teaching at an inner-London secondary school, a foundation that informed his later stage work. He has become a regular presence in British theatre, especially in Shakespeare productions, taking on parts such as Menenius in Coriolanus, Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Malvolio in Twelfth Night and a range of roles in Romeo and Juliet, Hen…
