Casting Director Daniel Edwards is currently casting for three teenage roles in a new Channel 4 drama BORN TO KILL.
Written by Tracey Malone& Kate Ashfield, Born to Kill is a 4 part thriller about a 15 year old boy called SAM whose fallen in love with a new girl at school CHRISSY. But Sam is hiding something…..psychopathic urges.
This series will have its audience on the edge of their seats, both terrifying and heart breaking as we watch Sam’s journey and question how we can like someone so much when we know what he is capable of.
PRODUCTION CO: WORLD PRODUCTIONS FOR CHANNEL 4
EXEC PRODUCER : JAKE LUSHINGTON
DIRECTOR: TBC
PRODUCER : NICK PITT
SHOOTING LOCATION : CARDIFF
OVERALL SHOOT DATES : 9th May – 17th July 2016
CASTING DETAILS– The majority of first round auditions, workshops and all the recalls will be in London, but we will also be coming to other cities including Cardiff, Nottingham and Manchester.
Please email recent photo (just one) and a CV if you have one to office@danieledwardscasting.com. If you are under 18 please include a parent or guardians contact details . Please put BTK and the name of the role you would like to be considered for in the subject box
NO PHONE CALLS TO THE OFFICE AT THIS STAGE PLEASE
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE AN AGENT, they must do that and you will give us extra work if we have to cross reference submissions from both sources. Please do not chase your submission we promise we will read all emails and be in touch to organise an audition if we feel you are right for one of the roles. We will keep all submissions for potential future projects so please do not be disheartened if we do not contact you for this particular project.
WE ARE CONSIDERING ALL ETHNICITIES FOR THESE ROLES
IMPORTANT - you MUST be able to play 15 years old on screen.
Sam and Chrissy are mature in many ways but are still at school, they must not look or feel like adults playing kids.
WE WILL REQUIRE OPTIONS ON THIS ROLE– this means there could possibly be a 2nd or even 3rd series and we need to know you would be available again the following year, over a similar period of the year.
EDUCATION/EXAMS– Please do not apply if you have important exams this summer that will clash with our shooting period.
SAM - LEAD ROLE – ALL 4 EPISODES
Character age 15 (MUST BE OVER LICENCING AGE – 16 PLUS ONLY )
That boy at school you wish you could be or hoped would be your friend. Athletic (keen swimmer) attractive ,flirtatious cool, confident intelligent and popular. He may be a bit cocky at school but very loving and caring with his mum JENNY and all the old people at the hospital where she works.
Underneath his shiny exterior, lies a mind about to break, consumed with the desire to kill.
We are looking for an exceptional and confident young actor who can shine in this incredible lead role.
MUST BE CONFIDENT IN WATER – THIS CHARACTER SWIMS & DIVES
ACCENT: We would ideally like a neutral accent (the location of the story is non specific despite shooting in Cardiff) if you have a strong regional accent that’s absolutely fine, but you must be able to soften it we needed you to.
CHRISSY - LEAD ROLE – ALL 4 EPISODES
Character age 15 (MUST BE OVER LICENCING AGE – 16 PLUS ONLY )
Chrissy is withdrawn who hides her pretty face constantly under her hoody. She and her father BILL have been moving from town to town since the death of her mother. She carries her grief deeply and despite a love for her father, their relationship is at times tricky, often they struggle to connect.
Starting another new school at this time is the last thing she needs, but it brings her face to face with Sam, the two of them finding an instant connection.
We need a superb and confident young actress with great range, Chrissy’s journey will have many twists and turns, she isn’t just a morose teenager, she has a huge capacity and need for love with great emotional highs and angry defensive lows
ACCENT: Chrissy has moved around the UK so much her accent could be from anywhere but as with Sam, we would ideally like a neutral accent or the ability to soften a regional accent if we needed to.
OSCAR - SUPPORTING ROLE – EP 1 AND LIKELY SEVERAL OTHERS
Character age 15 (MUST BE OVER LICENCING AGE – 16 PLUS ONLY)
Oscar is a nice ordinary boy just not as athletic as Sam, he struggles to make any form of impact in the school hierarchy. His world lights up when Sam takes a liking to him after rescuing him from a particularly cruel attack by fellow pupils. An unlikely friendship forms and Oscar introduces Sam to his loving family. This friendship will come at a price however when Sam’s dark obsession with the ‘perfect family’ unit will have a disastrous effect for both boys.
We need a strong actor for this role, sweet natured who can exude a genuine innocence and kindness that will tug at our heart strings.
ACCENT: NEUTRAL / MIDDLE CLASS
MUST BE VERY CONFIDENT IN WATER – THIS CHARACTER HAS SCENES IN THE SWIMMING POOL