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From Borstal and The Doll Master to World War II: The Fan Carpet Chats Exclusively to Welsh Rising Star Rorie Stockton


24 October 2017

Rorie Stockton is an actor from Swansea, South Wales, born on 10th December 1993. He first got into the industry in 2011, and has since appeared as lead and principle roles in internationally distributed films.

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If we go back to the beginning, was there a defining moment for you to get into the Film Industry?

When I was around 17 I saw an advert in the local paper for open auditions for “Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection,” a feature film being shot in the area by Swansea filmmaker Andrew Jones. I auditioned and got a very small role in the film. Being on set for the first time was extremely exciting, seeing everything that goes into it, and how much work it takes just to shoot a very small scene. After this, I knew I had to be a part of this crazy industry. I later attended a 10 week introduction to film workshop in Cardiff with casting director and agent Peter Wooldridge. The basis of this course was to teach us just how subtle film acting needs to be compared to theater, and for example, how the slightest eye movement can completely change the meaning of the dialogue. This actually blew my mind and sparked my love for film acting and essentially sealed the deal for me!

 

You recently finished work on Steven Smith's The Doll Master what can you tell us about the film, and where you fit into the story?


I play the role of Johnny, a bit of a treasure-hunter kind. He’s spent most of his life researching the mystery of the “living dolls,” and has become quite obsessed with it, so much so, that he’ll do anything to find the secret.

The Doll Master is a story about a poor guy named Norman who has lived his reclusive life with only his friend, Hugo the doll. Johnny’s obsession with the mystery of the dolls leads to a series of events that ends up with Hugo being stolen and taken to hidden underground tunnels where all hell breaks loose. Norman, along with Johnny, Sarah and the film crew doing a documentary on mystery of the living dolls, must fight for survival and find a way to break the curse!

 

You’ve worked with Steven and the team at Greenway before, Borstal recently had its Premiere, can you talk about your experiences working with them?

Borstal was my first time working on a feature film set as one of the principle roles, as most of my previous credits of lead/principle roles were in 3-5 day short films, so it was a new and exciting experience for me! The Greenway crew are fantastic! We stayed at the first location for around two weeks over October/November 2016. Living with everyone I was working with created very close-knit friendships between all of the cast/crew. It was lovely to be working in a very friendly atmosphere! So when Steven asked me to come back and work on The Doll Master the following Spring, I was very happy to do so!

 

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