A list of people who applied for Brand New People, who got the role and why and who didn't...

1. Actors for Brand New People

2. John Locke – Kaveh Beyk
• I chose Kaveh as the protagonist as he has a
unique presence, and this showed especially
during “Art of Madness” which I want to
duplicate that state in the film.

3. Molly - Lauren Falconer
• Along with her charming looks and innocent
personality, Lauren also lives closer to where I
want the film to be set so I though it would be
great to save on expenses and have a unique
actor.

4. The Boss – Gennifer Becouarn
• Although she wanted to be Molly, there was a
part of the show reel where Gennifer showed
a very imposing nature, which is what I
wanted the boss to have. Although originally
wanting the character to be male, it’s great to
make a few exceptions.

5. B – Michelle Corverly
• She wanted to be Molly, but her show reel
showed a more emotional side, which is
something that is heavily characterized by the
B character.

6. C – Miguel Alves-Khan
• Originally wanting to be John, Miguel didn’t
possess the schizoid traits. However in his
work he seems to be very calm and collective
which is exactly how I wanted C to be,
therefore that’s why I’ve casted him as C.

7. A (Pending) - Brendan Weakliam
• He’s Irish, 6ft 2 and looks the part of playing a
narcissistic piece of dirt. If he can replicate the
work done by the likes of James Nesbitt
(Jeckyll and Hyde) and Andrew Scott (Moriarty
in the BBC Sherlock) then it’d be a great
performance.

9. Natan Barreto – John Locke
• Natan was turned down for this role as he
seemed too mellow for the role of John Locke.
Ethnicity also played a role (not being racist)
but it’s not how I depicted the main character.

10. Charles Timpson - C
• Charles got turned down for the role of C as
he is typically cast for comedy roles. There are
some elements where C is comedic to ease
the tension but even so the role has to be
serious, which this actor cannot unfortunately
do.

11. Mark Crook - A
• “Typically cast as the bad guy” Mark looked
great for the role. However, after looking at
the script, he turned the role down as he felt it
led a “Student narrative which was slightly
predictable”