Monthly Archive: June 2015

THE GIFA AWARDS – BRONZE AWARD – BEST ACTOR UNDER 18

LADY LUCK has won a batch of awards at the GIFA’s Bronze for BEST COSTUME                            Lady Luck, by Anisha Fields and Tara Shucart, UK Bronze for BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN      Lady Luck, by Esme Duncan and Sarah Lewis, UK Bronze for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR       Lady Luck, Maurice Byrne as Bassett, UK Bronze for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS     Lady Luck, Abigail Titmuss as Hester, UK Bronze for BEST ACTOR UNDER 18                Lady Luck, Adam Thomas Wright as Paul, UK...

THE OUTCAST IS COMING IN JULY

The Outcast, the best seller, written by Sadie Jones and directed by Iain Softley, is coming to BBC television in July. The 2 x 90 minute drama which starts in pre war Britain,  The story is quite dark and follows the life of Lewis, the adult part being played by George Mackay.  I play a friend, Ed, he is one of  the Lewis character’s friends, when they were children. The filming took 8 weeks and took in many beautiful country settings and beautiful buildings.  It is a lavish production by Blueprint Pictures and directed by Iain Softley, starring Greg Wise,...

LADY LUCK HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR 8 GIFA AWARDS

I have just heard that Lady Luck has been nominated for 8 Awards at the Global Independent Film Awards in the US.    Good luck everybody! Best Supporting Actor:    Lady Luck, Maurice Byrne as Bassett, UK Lady Luck, Richard Strange as Uncle Oscar, UK Best Supporting Actress: Lady Luck, Abigail Titmuss as Hester, UK Best Actor under 18 yrs:  Lady Luck, Adam Thomas Wright, Paul, UK Best Production Design:  Lady Luck, by Esme Duncan and Sarah Lewis, UK Best Costume:                    Lady Luck, by Anisha Fields and Tara Shucart, UK Emerging Film...

TOOTH FAIRY

TOOTH FAIRY

The Tooth Fairy trailer has just been released and the Kickstarter campaign has begun.  This is a dark tale with a  twist to the Peter Pan story. Years after Peter Pan and the Lost Boys defeated Hook and the pirates, the film centres on Billy, an abused and neglected boy in the heart of modern day London… As he sleeps one night, Billy is visited by a Tooth Fairy. Addicted to pixie dust and wielding a bat, she’s on the hunt for Teeth whether they’re under the pillow or not and Billy wakes up just in time to save his....

THE SHAMAN AT THE LONDON SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL

I went along to the screenings of The Shaman on Sunday and Thursday.  It was great to meet up with some of the cast again and we had a good time.  The Shaman has just finished it’s International Screening at The Tribeca Film Festival in New York and received great reviews and rumours of a future feature.  Fingers crossed.  It was filmed in Austria and Iceland with an international cast.   Marco Kalantari is the writer, director and he is based in Tokyo. Have a look at the website.    http://www.marcokalantari.com/shaman/ Cast by Mark Summers   Danny Shayler, Susanne Wuest,...

JUNIOR MONOLOGUE SLAM – TRIFORCE EVENTS – 15th JUNE

HERE IS A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY. On Wednesday I went along to the auditions for the Junior Monologue Slam at the Stratford East Theatre.  If you are aged between 11 and 17 years old you can enter.  You choose a piece from a play, film, book or you can write your own. It has to be one minute long and it can be drama or comedy. I am pleased to say I have got through to the semi finals of the next round.  It will be held on the 15th June at the Stratford East Theatre and there will...

GREAT NEWS

The last few weeks have been a bit quiet but last Friday I had a meeting with a Talent Agent and I am delighted to say that I am now represented by Sainou Talent Agency London.  I am really excited about this new development in my career.