My son didn't have to have an interview when he changed his surname (from his birthname to my maiden name). He did have to supply a reason. Maybe you could Anglicise your name. However even if you do this your old name is still listed on your birth certificate though you could change your name on your drivers license once you have a birth certificare.My problem is with switching identities though. I could change my name legally but we have interviews for that sort of thing in this country and I can't very well go up to them and say 'I want to change my name from Nick X to John Y so I can trick a TV production company into thinking I am not who I am'. They require proof of identity from auditionees and these can be a passport, birth certificate or drivers license. One of these I will need to fake.
EDITED TO ADD - my son probably didn't need an interview because he had used his 'new name' since he was two years old. All his school records, medical records, Centrelink records, bank accounts etc were already in his new name and he only needed to change his name legally so he could get photo ID.
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