producer – Chris Patrick-Simpson

To Lose Control – Page to Screen and Behind the Scenes

Friday and Saturday will see the culmination of a lot of hard work from a bunch of very talented people. To Lose Control will have launch screenings for cast, crew, friends and family. The amount of help and support that people and companies have given this project has been overwhelming and I would just likeContinue reading “To Lose Control – Page to Screen and Behind the Scenes”

To Lose Control… Wrapped!

18 months ago I met director and Marty Stalker and we talked about his pet project To Lose Control. Last week all that talk came to fruition and we completed principal photography on the project. Here’s the synopsis and trailer of the movie… After nearly ten years of military service including operations in several war zones,Continue reading “To Lose Control… Wrapped!”

“2p” selected for The Arizona Film Festival 2012!

The old saying goes “If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves“… you could apply this to the short film I worked on last year, 2p, as it has been selected by the The Arizona Film Festival this year. From its small budget and a lot of heart from the cast and crew,Continue reading ““2p” selected for The Arizona Film Festival 2012!”

New Film – “To Lose Control”

After the success of Desecration last year, myself and Marty Stalker will be collaborating once again on a new film called To Lose Control. It’s probably my most ambitious role to date, as I take on the character of Royal Marine Chris Draper, an Afghanistan and Iraq war veteran who is trying to cope with P.T.S.D (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).Continue reading “New Film – “To Lose Control””

“Desecration” Trailer

The indie film scene is buzzing here with The Shore winning an Oscar in the live action short category over the weekend, and now The C-Project has released the trailer for its third project Desecration. Here’s a little about the movie… ‘On a dark remote road a car is stopped by at a military check point. Something isn’tContinue reading ““Desecration” Trailer”

Villain or Hero in The Titanic Inquiry?

After finishing a successful theatre tour of Of Mice and Men I will be back in front of the camera this week in a new TV drama called The Titanic Inquiry, an intense courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts of the official British Government Inquiry into the Californian Incident in Westminster later that sameContinue reading “Villain or Hero in The Titanic Inquiry?”

“The Man Who Crossed Hitler” to air this Sunday…

This Sunday (21 August BBC2 @9pm) sees the airing of a new one-off drama I filmed early this year, The Man Who Crossed Hitler, a remarkable factual drama based on a true story, starring Ian Hart, (Hitler) Ed Stoppard (Hans Litten) and Bill Paterson. In the summer of 1931, with Germany on the brink ofContinue reading ““The Man Who Crossed Hitler” to air this Sunday…”

“2p” has arrived!

“Some people say it’s the small things in life that count, and I believe that.” Just one of the lines from 2p starring myself and Mary-Frances Doherty. The final cut has been entered into the Virgin Media shorts competition and it doesn’t disappoint. Will Maloney has done an amazing job with the writing, directing and editing.Continue reading ““2p” has arrived!”

“Hitler on Trial”

Over the next week I begin work on the film Hitler on Trial starring Bill Paterson , Ed Stoppard and Ian Hart as Hiter It will be directed by Justin Hardy and produced by Hardy Pictures for BBC2. I’ll be playing the role of Helmut, a Nazi Spy in Hitler’s Brownshirt army and with Belfast doubling up as Berlin it’sContinue reading ““Hitler on Trial””

“2p”… That’s a Wrap!

I’ve been making a habit of getting up early at weekends and the weekend past was no exception – though 5:30am was nearly too early for me! But it was all worth it – I was filming new movie “2p” directed by Will Maloney, produced by Larry Cowan from Lamb Films and shot by experienced Director ofContinue reading ““2p”… That’s a Wrap!”