[1][2] [3] SEARLS acted as a leading man in London's West End, toured shows nationally and internationally and sang backing vocals for Adele and Elton John.

[4][5] He is best known for playing a leading male, Zayn Malik in the West End musical Only One Direction.

[12] In 2023, Searls was appointed as Managing Director of Tileyard Education, a leading postgraduate and undergraduate training facility which specialises in music business, music production, commercial songwriting and sound engineering education.

[14] Tileyard Music, the in-house record label, manages prominent artists like Sigala, Joel Corry, and Ella Eyre.

[15] SEARLS graduated with a BA in Applied Psychology from University College Cork[16]