Due to the limited amount of people available for our film, even though we are considered to be the next big thing coming out of London, we have had to choose an older looking fellow student of ours instead of a more adult actor to play the protagonist of a policeman. The reason for this is because due to the narrative, a tale of revenge from some years ago, the actor needs to look like he has had enough experience at the job to have a position in the force such as this as well as being taken seriously. Strange as it sounds, the criteria we were mainly looking at were build and whether a beard was possible, which for our final choice, it was. Below are two images, both from before 6 months ago, showing how even then he would have been a relatively safe choice for the part.
Gabriel (Pictured above) was the easiest and most practical choice for the part, especially considering he is not going away during the Christmas holidays when we wish to get the majority of our filming done. He is also considered good looking, so the implied relationship with the girl which is first established in act two is also not so farfetched/has some tangibility. With quite a muscular build and a decent height he does not look too scrawny or short to play the part, and would gain support from our piers for the play due to being well known throughout other schools. A sort of South East London Ryan Reynolds. More posts are to come showing him in costume, with any props needed.
JL
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