We are delighted to announce the full cast for new psychic thriller First and Only. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by author Peter Flannery and directed by award-winning director Magnus Wake the film sees a welcome return to the big screen for James Robinson who first made his acting debut as young William Wallace in Braveheart. In First and Only James will play the ominous figure of serial killer Mal whose religious killing spree can only be stopped by Simon, a mysteriously gifted young man who has been haunted by Mal since witnessing his first murder as a boy. Simon is played by Waterloo Road star Shane O'Meara who seeks assistance in his mission from hardened ex-SAS man Steve Brennus, played by well-known Scottish actor Jim Sturgeon.
In addition the cast will include; Maggie Bain, Graeme McKnight, Sandy Welch, Ian Hanmore, Shonagh Price, Kim Allan, Kenny Blyth, Kern Falconer, Pauline Turner, Sharon Young, Alisdair Hankinson, Mya Green.
Filming begins in Edinburgh in late March ahead of an expected Autumn 2017 release. The script is adapted by Geoff Holder and Alistair Rutherford from the Amazon best-selling novel First and Only by Peter Flannery.
This strong cast announcement is the latest success for a feature film that became Scotland's most crowdfunded movie in pounds raising over £50,000 ($75,000) in November 2014. A short film made from the crowdfunding included cast from Outlander and Game of Thrones and was accepted into the Cannes Film Festival- Short Film Corner. It has proved very successful internationally, selected for festivals in LA, London, Amsterdam and Berlin.
James Robinson
James had his first success on screen when he was 10-years-old. He garnered much acclaim for his performance as the young William Wallace in Mel Gibson's 5 Oscar® winning blockbuster, Braveheart (1995). On the screen, Robinson was seen in Danny Boyles highly acclaimed police dramady, "Babylon" and Neil Jordan's epic series "The Borgias" with Jeremy Irons and Gina McKee. Also on television, Robinson had guest starring roles on the BBC dramas "Doctors" and "Casualty". He is currently playing Greg Edgars in Golden Globe® Nominated "Outlander" produced by Sony Pictures Television for Starz. Robinson remains active in the theatre and is involved with the National Theatre of Scotland where he performed the play "In Time O' Strife" for the company as part of a UK tour in 2014. His other theatre credits include "Brassed Off" at the York Theatre Royal and National Tour; J. B. Priestley's "They Came To A City" at the Southwark Playhouse, London; William Shakespeare's "King John" at The Union Theatre, London; "I Didn't Always Live Here" written by Stewart Conn and directed by Lisa Blair at The Finborough Theatre in London.
Shane O' Meara
Shane O'Meara came to prominence playing troubled Scots schoolboy Connor Mulgrew, at odds with his alcoholic mother, in the long-running television series 'Waterloo Road'. Having been born in Ireland when Shane was seven the family moved to Livingston, Scotland where he went to school and from there he went on to study High Drama and Acting at Edinburgh Telford College and Dundee College, graduating in 2011. Other than a role in the short film 'Weaverfish', made in Fife, 'Waterloo Road' was his first significant part and in 2015 he joined the cast of Midlands-based soap 'Doctors'.
Jim Sturgeon
Jim can be seen in feature films such as Justice League, '71 and the Edge of Tomorrow’. On television, Jim has had roles in Shetland, Katie Morag, Hope Springs and more. As well as his film and television work Jim has also worked extensively on stage in theatres throughout his native Scotland and as well as in London's West End. He has also played in theatres in America and Australia while touring with Kneehigh Theatre's acclaimed production of 'Brief Encounter' where he played the role of Dr Alec Harvey alongside Hannah Yelland who played Laura. He recently shared the west end stage with Kenneth Cranham and Claire Skinner in the critically acclaimed and award-winning play 'The Father'.
Cast List:
Shane O'Meara as Simon Eildon
Jim Sturgeon as Steve Brennus
James Robinson as Mal
Maggie Bain as Chatham
Graeme McKnight as Stokes
Sandy Welch as Johns
Ian Hanmore as Father Kavanagh
Shonagh Price as Judy Eildon
Pauline Turner as Else Scire
Kern Falconer as Professor Richet
Sharon Young as Christine Brennus
Kenny Blyth as PC Cearns
Kim Allan as Alison
Alisdair Hankinson as Gerald Gifford
Mya Green as Sally Brennus
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