Characters and Ideal Actors

Below is the list of characters I will need to cast:

Gordon Bridgeman

Interviewer - (Voice Over)

Gina Bridgeman

John Bridgeman

Mr Taylor

Brittany

Policeman


(+ Extras)

Ideal Actors

Gordon

For Gordon I need an 18 year old male who is good looking, but also has something that makes him different from the generic "fit guy" (apart from his dress sense and OCD).

Some actors that I looked up fit the description for Gordon. For example;


Craig Roberts                                                                                           Rupert Grint

 

and Darren Criss

 

All 3 of these actors are good looking, but they also hold a quality about them  that makes them much more different from the "jock, fit guy" status that many attractive males are put under.

They still have a boyish charm in their faces which I feel is key to Gordon's character. 

 

Interviewer

For the interviewer I would prefer it to be a woman's voice as I feel the mockumentary is very male orientated and they have a somewhat softer tone when talking. There are a few actresses that I have researched that I would deem suitable for narrating my mocukmentary.

Emma Watson, Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet all have suitable voices for voice-overs. They are all English and very well spoken so I feel they would be great voice-overs. I know that Kate Winslet has done a narration to the film "The Girl and The Fox" and Emma Thompson has narrated the film "Stranger Than Fiction". All 3 of these actresses have had experience in doing voices for animated movies.

Kate Winslet

                                             Emma Thompson

and Emma Watson

Gina Bridgeman

For Gina, I'm looking for the generic mother character. A woman who's not dressed up as she's too busy with jobs round the house. A couple of actresses I have come across are Romy Rosemont and Felicity Huffman. Rosemont is known for her role as Carole Hudson in "Glee" and Huffman for her role as Lynette Scavo in "Desperate Housewives", both of their characters fit in with what Gina Bridgeman is like, so they could easily play the part.

Romy Rosemont                                                                                   and Felicity Huffman

 

John Bridgeman

Again, for Gordon's dad, I would like him to be the generic father. The manly man who does the DIY and too doesn't dress up in shirt and ties as he's too busy with his own jobs. A couple examples I found are Mike O'Malley and Richard Karn.

Richard Karn                                                                                                    Mike O'Malley

 

Mr Taylor

Mr Taylor needs to also be a very generic teacher. I feel that by having the other characters as your average kind of characters, then it accentuates Gordon's abnoramlity. A few examples of actors for Mr Taylor I have researched are; Jack Black, Matthew Morrison and Neil Patrick Harris who have all at one point played a teacher character.

<-- Jack Black            

Neil Patrick Harris

and Matthew Morrison



Brittany

The character of Brittany is the school's main "mean girl" which is again very stereotypical of films and TV shows, particularly American and English ones. I have seen some actresses around that would fit this part very well, such as Naya Rivera and Kaya Scodelario.

Naya Rivera

And Kaya Scodelario

Policeman

Again, my final character needs to just be the average policeman. Someone who looks trustworthy and has friendly face, preferably male. Some actors I have researched for the part are; Ardal O'Hanlon and Simon Pegg

 Aradal O'Hanlon                                         And 

Simon Pegg

Obviously, I wouldn't be able to use any of these actors, but it is them that I am basing my cast off of as I feel that they would fit the parts extremely well.