Daniel Francis
1978 (46 лет)Born to Jamaican parents, Francis was raised by his mother in a council estate in Battersea, South London. Shy during his childhood, he found his passion for acting through the Pyramid Youth organization in Clapham. At seventeen, he was mentored by theatre director Sacha Wares and was cast in Bintou at the Arcola Theatre. He later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
After graduating, Francis took on minor roles in Royal Shakespeare Company productions, including The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night. He starred in The Brothers Size at the Young Vic and played the title role in The Hounding of David Oluwale.
His first significant onscreen role was as Sgt. Carl Haleford in the ITV war drama Homefront (2012), the same year he made his film debut in Fast Girls. In 2013, he portrayed Othello in a production by the Singapore Repertory Theatre.
In 2016, Francis played Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop and joined Once Upon a Time as Dr. Facilier. He has also worked as a personal development coach and as a community manager for Hedera Hashgraph.
He appeared as Esmond Smith in Steve McQueen's Small Axe (2020) and starred in Cops at Southwark Playhouse. More recently, he was featured in the Netflix miniseries Stay Close (2021) and starred in Apple TV+'s Liaison, the second season of The Wheel of Time, and the third season of Bridgerton.
Cla'am
Nathaniel Martello-White
Джоэл Фрай, Ivanno Jeremiah
A dark, surreal comedy about a local man who becomes convinced that a vast conspiracy is behind the impossibly rapid gentrification in his London area. But is it all in his head, or is the truth even darker than he imagines? Cla'am is the debut short from Nathaniel Martello-White, one of the UK's leading young playwrights.
Cla'am
Don't Move
Brian Netto, Adam Schindler
Finn Wittrock, Kelsey Asbille
Iris, who has lost her son and feels she has no reason to live, finds herself in an isolated forest seeking solace. Her life turns into a nightmare when she encounters Richard, a ruthless serial killer played by Finn Wittrock. After Richard injects her with a paralytic agent, Iris becomes incapacitated, facing the horrifying reality of her limited mobility. However, as she is held captive by the psychopath, she realizes how fiercely she still wants to live. As the drug takes effect, she must rely on her intelligence and resourcefulness to survive in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. On the brink of her entire nervous system shutting down, Iris navigates the chilling dynamic with her pursuer, using her wits to outsmart him. The film explores themes of survival and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming danger, illustrating how even in the darkest moments, the will to live can shine through.
Don't Move
