Main Cast Biographies
William Ruane - Gordy
Award winning British director Ken Loach gave William his breakthrough in the exceptionally successful film Sweet Sixteen, playing the leading role of Pinball. Ruane has gone on to work with Loach in two other films, Tickets and in the Cannes Festival Palme d’Or winner The Wind That Shakes the Barley. His TV credits include the dramas Kitchen, working opposite Eddie Izzard, Sea of Souls, Rebus, Taggart and the long running weekly BBC drama River City.
Jo Freer - Nadine
Jo trained at the RSAMD, graduating in 2001. Other television and film credits include: Fast Empty (BBC); Wee Gems: Mighty Midge (BBC); Campus (C4); Taggart: Cause to Kill (STV); The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome (BBC); Emmerdale (ITV); and Artery (STV), as well as the short films Grief and The Mirror. Theatre credits include: House of Bernarda Alba, Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off, Our Teacher’s a Troll (all for National Theatre of Scotland); The Marymass Massacre (Random Accomplice); Liar (Glasgow Citizens’ TC); Too Late for Logic (Royal Lyceum for the EIF).
Derek Munn - Kenny
In a professional career spanning 20 years Derek has written, performed, directed and produced in almost every aspect of the entertainment industry. With a history of amateur performance throughout his formative years, Derek entered the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1989, emerging three years later with a BA in dramatic studies. Derek’s on screen credits include Dr Finlay’s Casebook, Monarch of the Glen, Sea of souls and River City.
Lynne McKelvey - Fiona
Lynne trained at Langside College, Glasgow. Theatre credits include Peter Pan (macrobert) Snow White (Citizens’ Theatre), Hello Rabbie (3rd Degree Burns), Scrooge (Citizens’ Theatre), Refuge (Eastwood Theatre), The Twits (Citizens’ Theatre), Merman (Birds of Paradise), The BFG (Citizens’ Theatre). Lynne also toured Comedy of Errors for a year in Germany with White Horse Theatre Company, and enjoyed working with Scottish Youth Theatre on the Cheviot, the Stag and the Black Black Oil.
Lesley Hart - Lorna
Lesley trained at RSAMD. Theatre includes The Silver Darlings, Sunset Song (Aberdeen Performing Arts), The Cherry Orchard (Royal Lyceum), Autobahn (Theatre Jezebel / Tron), The Dirt Under the Carpet (Oran Mor / Paines Plough), Long Time Dead, Strawberries in January (Paines Plough / Traverse) Tiny Dynamite (Paines Plough / Frantic Assembly) Elizabeth Gordon Quinn, Home – Aberdeen (NTS), I Was a Beautiful Day, Shimmer, Outlying Islands, Among Unbroken Hearts, Shetland Saga (Traverse) Nightingale and Chase, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Film and TV includes Casualty and Invisible Kids (BBC1).
Michael Howell - Elliot
Michael trained in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Since graduating in 2000 he has worked extensively in theatre with credits including Nick Piazza in ‘Fame’ (UK National Tour), ‘Parking Lot in Pittsburgh’, ‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘Into The Woods’ (Byre Theatre), the ‘Ivor Novello 50th Anniversary Concert’ (Theatre Royal), ’One Touch of Venus’ (Covent Garden) and’ McGregor’ (Bridewell Theatre). He has appeared in numerous television commercials and provided voice-overs for many more.
Lawrence Crawford - Spence
Lawrence trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. His television credits include Garrow’s Law, Crow Road and Screen Two ‘Nervous Energy’. He starred in the award winning short film ‘ Taxi’ directed by Neil Thompson. His theatre credits include ‘The Big Picnic’,’Burdalane’ and ‘ The Trick is to keep breathing’.
