Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
We have a ‘Nigel’!
Phew. Internet blog, please may I introduce Chris Wilkinson who you may come to know as ‘Nigel’ if you look at certain websites in the future. I have just had a brilliant phone conversation with Chris following a chat with his agent at Otto Management. Not only is Chris exactly what I was looking for in the role, he also really seemed to get what we were trying to do here having read the brief and the scripts.
What caught my eye on Chris’ CV amongst other things was that he had played Inspector Goole in ‘An Inspector Calls’. Not only is that my favourite play, but it is that sort of knowing performance that I think would be right for Nigel - a sense that the character is aware of more than he is letting on.
Speaking to Chris also allayed my fears that I was asking a distinguished actor to walk around a park in broad daylight wearing a ‘the end is nigh’ sandwich board. I sometimes forget that actors can actually enjoy this sort of thing.
I am actually really looking forward to this now. Heather has also been a rock and keeps reminding me that this is a pilot, a promo and also my first go at producing. It’s also a very unexpected medium so I have to give myself a chance to learn as there are not that many successful models that I can study to learn from at this point.
Mostly though, I am just hoping it doesn’t rain while we’re trying to film.
