Actors

Actors:

Dan- Yasir Saleem

This actor was chosen for the specific role of Dan as we had wanted to challenge the traditional conventions of the stereo typical, white British 'thugs' seen in other Brit Grit films, while keeping to other conventions so as not to completely stray from the genre. Another important specification for the character of Dan , that this actor met, was that he must be aged 18+ in order for us to show him on screen with cigarettes and alcohol.

Hoodie 1- Luke Howarth

We used this actor as he was similar to Robbie Nichol (see Below) in that we had short hair, looking thuggish and wore a hoody with a chain, following many conventions.

Young Mum- Hannah Lenane

We chose for the character of the teenage mum to be played by Hannah Lenane as she met the stereo typical ideas that our audience will have of a young mum living on an estate (white, between the age of 16-17).

Hoodie 2/ Dan Friend 2- Robbie Nichol

This actor was ideal to play both the character of a hooded youth as well as an older thug friend of Dan's as we felt that his appearance is simplistic, making it easy for his look to be manipulated via costume to become different characters successfully. For example his shaved head can be associated with both an older man as well as a youth. Similarly to the specifications of the actor to play Dan, it was important that the actor playing the role of Dan's friends in the pub was 18+, once again this actor met this specification.

Dan Friend 1 - Jack Reynolds

We chose this actor because he fit the most important standards we needed - young and white. Also, we were aware that he was a good actor and could easily play any role that we gave him.