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BORN OF HOPE HITS 6 MILLION ONLINE VIEWS

This 70 minute original feature has impressed fans all over the world.
Here are a few examples of what they are saying:

4 STARS Wendy Ides, The Times: Christopher Dane, who plays Arathorn,
not only looks rather like Mortensen, he is genuinely effective as the noble
warrior and orc-slaughterer.



"Christopher Dane was head and shoulders the star of the film. This guy
looked the part and managed to be the part. Honestly, I enjoyed his
performance a lot and he deserves recognition. Perhaps Del Toro could
give him the role of Bard! Seriously, I think he should be in The Hobbit film"

"Chistopher Dane was an excellent choice for Arathorn"

"I liked the guy they picked for Arathorn. He had the charisma while at
the same time looking like a normal guy and not some Hollywood genetic
product"

"He is definitely a wonderful actor. I hope he finds some big work soon"

"I totally agree that Arathorn was well cast, and I would be chuffed for him
if he was in The Hobbit"

"I love this film! I completely agree with those who have said Arathorn
(Christopher Dane) would make a good Bard. He was wonderful!"

"I do have to say that my two favourite characters were Christopher Dane's
Arathorn and Kate Madison's Elgarain. Their effortless portrayals of these
memorable characters always gave the story believability"

"The actor who played Arathorn did a great job. He filled the role with life
and humor"

"Christopher Dane did a marvelous job in his role as Arathorn"

 

BEING SOLD is now available on VOD and DVD on the website:
http://www.beingsoldthemovie.com

The film just won BEST FILM at the London Independent Film
Festival 2011, and I won BEST ACTOR for my lead performance.

 

PREVIOUS WORK:


01.12

I have just recorded a VO for an sponsor ident for BAVARIA NON
ALCOHOLIC BEER... got thirsty doing it :-) The Ident is on every
Sunday night for THAT SUNDAY NIGHT SHOW and was made by
the very talented Phil Hawkins.

11.11

At the beginning of November I went to LA to try to get the feel for
the place together with Richard Burke's INDUSTRY HOLLYWOOD.
It was a great week, and I am going to apply for the O-1 Visa so I can
work in America as well as in Europe and the UK... fingers crossed!

10.11

Done a bit of work on PRIVATE PEACEFUL, which should hit the
cinema screens sometime early next year. Great fun to be in the
trenches but really felt the cold in the evenings.

 

05.11

Filmed a pilot episode of a brilliant new comedy series where I play
an ex Liverpool footballer down on his luck. Together with a disgraced
boy-band member and an actor with illusions of grandeur he tries to
get back on top in WASHED UP.

03.11

Just shot a trailer for director Jeremy Freeston's WWII feature
IRON MOUNTAIN. I met Jeremy in Cannes last year, where we
discussed the project, and it seems that the film is going to happen
later this year. When I turned up on set I was greeted by twenty
paratrooper re-enactors in full gear (they even had an original Jeep)
- great guys! This is going to look brilliant.

09.10

BEING SOLD Director Phil Hawkins called me last Monday
(August 30th), and asked if I wanted to play the lead in his next
feature BEING SOLD. I said "Yes", and he said "Great, can you
get to Manchester tomorrow morning for rehearsals, we shoot on
Friday... oh, and we shoot the entire film in two days!". So, this
Friday and Saturday we shot en entire feature film, and it has been
the greatest film-experience of my career. The picture shows myself
with Lee Boardman on the right, and Eddie, Phil and Joe on the left.
For more information: http://www.beingsoldthemovie.com

08.10

Just had a day out with Kate Madison and Neill Phillips to shoot a
few teaser sequences and some stills for BLOOD TRAPS.

07.10

ROUTINE This is going to be a little gem of a film. I play a man
totally stuck in his morning routine. But what happens when his wall
turns intoa window to the universe? You can have a look at Routine here:
http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/films/entry/344603/routine

05.10

Had a brilliant CANNES, and as you can see it hard work this year:

04.10

CODEWORD TASTY I spent a day tied up to a chair drenched with
water... who said we do not suffer for our art anymore? I play a Jack
Bauer type agent under interrogation by a sinister foreign spy in this
MB Films production. Have a look and a laugh here:
http://kingofads.doritos.co.uk/#/gallery/video/id=1974772900type=userSubmission

03.10

THE LAST COWBOY I was cast as the very sinister character
THE PRIEST in this promising short film. The film takes the Western
genre and sets it in a post-apocalyptic future. We filmed at the last
remaining airbase from WWI, which was a great location apart from
the total lack of heating. I was cold to the bones, but had a nice costume
and a gun - happy days. The film was shot on the RED, and I'm very
excited about a graphic novel style introduction sequence based
on pictures of the main characters.

03.10

COLGATE Just filmed a major commercial for Colgate. More than 80
people on set, including a dentist checking that the testimonials were
genuine, and two great guys directing (Rob and Alastair from Doubleact).
Looking forward to see it when it screens in June.

01.10

WORKPLACE Made a quick competition film with Beat24 Productions.
It involved me giving a group of clowns (no, really they were clowns) a
peptalk about 21st century perception of clowning... and ending up with a
pie in the face... obviously.

10.09

ZOMBLIES I spent the last weekend in October filming with the brilliant
team behind Zomblies (Realm Pictures). The scenes with my character
(General Frank Marshall) and the head of the research facility bookends
the film itself and takes place in a brilliant and inventive set. The film
should be ready early next year. Check out: http://www.zomblies.com

09.09

I have been cast as General Frank Marshal in Realm Pictures feature
ZOMBLIES. We are filming at the end of the month and the film should
be finished by the end of the year. Have a look at: http://www.zomblies.com

08.09

DESERTER I have just been wrapped on this very interesting film, where I
played a supporting character to Steven Hartley's Swartzer. The
film should look really good as the DOP is Oscar award winning
Mikolaj Jaroszewicz (Zona Pictures) and director Callum
Mackinnon has put a lot of money into costume and equipment.
The film should be ready for the festival circuit next year beginning
with Berlin. Check it out here:http://www.deserterthefilm.com

07.09

We filmed a few pick-up scenes for BORN OF HOPE today and the
film is now on the home stretch. Another weekend of filming coming
up next week and then everything is ready for the final edit - prepare
yourself for a great film.

05.09

I just filmed the Film Noir tribute THE WOMAN IN THE RED DRESS
with Moonlighting Films. It was a rare opportunity to act out a series of
complex emotions without any dialogue as the film depends entirely on a
Voice Over. The film should be ready in August for the autumn festivals.

03.09

For the last month and a bit, I have been filming the last big chunk
of the epic BORN OF HOPE. This weekend was the big duel between
Arathorn and Gorganog (the Orc muscle man played brilliantly by Lewis
Penfold). It took six hours to film it, and I hope it will be worth the
effort when the film is released in October.
Check out: http://www.bornofhope.com

02.09

On possibly the worst day of all days to travel, Kate Madison
(Director) and myself went to North Wales and filmed Arathorn
on his lonely travels in BORN OF HOPE. We got some amazing
shots - not surprisingly with a lot of snow in them.

11.08

Another round of BORN OF HOPE was completed this week.
The weather gods weren't smiling on us as they threw everything from
rain and fog to zub zero temperatures and snow at us. We managed
however to get some seriously good scenes in the can... it's
looking very exciting.

10.08

The next bout of BORN OF HOPE filming was achieved this weekend.
I fought orcs in knee-deep mud and it was glorious! Everyone made the
shoot look so good: orcs, rangers, the crew behind the three cameras and
all who worked so hard behind the scenes to do makeup, costume and
not least food.

08.08

I make a cameo appearance in the independent feature FRONTMAN
as hard drinking womanizing Stan. I spent all day in a Gorilla costume
and enjoyed every moment of it.

08.08

The first week of filming BORN OF HOPE was a huge success. An army
of extras helped bring this epic story to life and it bodes well for the autumn
shoots.

08.08

Preparations are in full flow for the week long first part of this years
filming of BORN OF HOPE starting on July 14th. Wigs, swords,
costumes and locations are slowly coming together. The project
started in 2003 and by the end of this year there should be a 60
minute film to enjoyed as a free download for all Lord of the Rings
fans out there.

08.08
 
In THE CHESS PLAYER I play a chess champion detained during
WWII for sending messages to the Germans through the games he plays.
This is a highly complex character who's sanity is slowly broken down
by his captors. The film should be finished late July.

04.08

A woman writes letters to a prisoner. But he is not just any prisoner,
and she's not who she claims to be. I play Stephen in THE SUBSTITUTE
who discovers that his wife is entangled in a dangerous game of deception
and revenge.

03.08
 
I play a doctor in LING LING'S NEW TOY BOY who has to break
the news that a patient is actually a Giant Panda. This is a very funny
script by young filmmaker Martin Cavannagh and will be finished late
April.

10.07

I did two SAAB commercials before the credit crunch set in... glorious days!

09.07
 
Principal photography has begun on THE LAST B&B a wonderfully bizarre
modern take on several classic Grimm tales. Carl Homer directs and I play
George who has saved a spoilt Little Red Riding Hood esque girl from
a major nuclear strike on London.

07.07

I have also been cast in the exciting Danish feature JENS MUNK as
the English navigator John Watson, who assisted the Danish explorer
of the title on his dramatic quest to find the North West Passage to China
in 1619-20. This epic tale will be shot in Denmark over the next couple
of months, and will hit local (and hopefully European) cinema screens
next year. Nikolaj Feifer directs for Japp Productions. If you read
Danish then have a look here: http://www.jensmunk.com

07.07

Horror/thriller DARK RAGE contains some of the strongest scenes I
have recorded so far, with the final showdown with my character's brother
(played by Christopher Dunne) as the highlight. The post-production
is in the early stages and is expected to last till the end of this year.
Production company Media Killer Ltd is aiming for a DVD rental
release early next year. For more information log on to:
http://www.darkrage.co.uk

04.07

IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST is a very provocative short film
about a secret Joint Intelligence Committee meeting with the Polish
Home Army in 1942. I play real life Col Menzies (Head of MI6), and
the film will be ready for the festival circuit in the autumn.

12.06

MB Films have now finished the edit on PRISONER OF WAR
a German language film about a young soldier (Torsten Schwick)
at the mercy of an East European volunteer Officer on a hunting trip,
that will change his life forever. The film premiered at the Palm Springs
International Film Festival and will be showcased in the UK later this
year. The producers are now working on a feature based on this brilliant
short. For more information log on to: http://www.mbfilms.co.uk

08.06
 
The darkly comic short THE HORSEMEN, where I play all four horsemen
of the Apocalypse, was the runner up for the people's choice at the Stamford
Film Festival. The film was also well received at Short Film Corner in Cannes
and will be entered into a number of festivals over the next few months.

LINKS TO MY FILMS

BEING SOLD www.beingsoldthemovie.com
BORN OF HOPE www.bornofhope.com/Watch.html
THE HORSEMEN www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV7ITGHnBL0
DORITOS COMPETITION ENTRY 2010 http://vimeo.com/14088726
PRISONER OF WAR http://vimeo.com/14091046
LING LING http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtaaWBhm2lo&feature=related
THE CHESS PLAYER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGZwMzOe06s&feature=related

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