First and foremost, how would you describe yourself in five words? Let’s see... creative, driven and outgoing, receptive... and honest, I suppose.
What do you like to listen to? I’m all over the shop, to be honest. I do quite like acoustic and Live Lounge. Dubstep is a bit of a ‘right sort of time’ thing for me.
What is your greatest achievement in life so far? I’d probably say gaining a distinction at drama school.
And are you a reader? That’s a tough one; I don’t read half as much as I should. Would it be sad to say Harry Potter?! It was ten years of my life, after all; I can’t rule out ten years. Or otherwise, just anything kind of film orientated- director based magazines, for example.
How would you describe your relationship with your family? Quite distant in the sense of how often we speak, but rather close in the sense that when we do, there are no problems. Our communication is quite sporadic. Mum’s in Scotland and my brother is in South Africa so it’s quite difficult. We thought you sounded South African. And slightly Scottish to be honest... I often get that. Some people think I’m South African, others Australian. And then there’s the trace of Scottish in me too...I’m a mix of everything! Tell us about your career. I am an actor and filmmaker and video editor. I do a lot of writing with my production team- one up in Scotland, Blates Prodcutions (you can find them on Youtube and Facebook), and another called Hazaar- which will be based on Prince Harry spoof. We thought the name would be ideal as it obviously rang true of the common nickname for Harry, ‘Hazza’, whilst could remain open to other sketch ideas.
Would you say that you have two sides to your identity and characteristics? Of course; we all do. Depending on who you are with and how you can relate to them, and the circumstances in question, you could be professional, reserved, outgoing, crazy or shy. Definitely. Is there anything in life that you’re especially happy about? Getting through it! What about regrets? Oh, a lot of things. But it’s called growing up. As a kid you do so many things and look back on them and wonder why. I say that now but I’ll look back on this Harry lookalike phase and think “What was I doing?!”, especially when it comes to seeing a gigantic projection of my naked Cosmo shoot on the wall at my wedding. I’m certain that will resurface! Looking to the future, how did you get into modelling? I don’t really consider myself as model. I started out by doing lookalike and acting work for BMA and only recently they’ve put me in for modelling- I guess I’ll see how it goes! Do you have any unusual talents? Beat-boxing. And whistling! (Roddy entertains us with a delightful whistling performance)...
PRINCE HARRY
How does your life compare to that of Prince Harry? Despite the obvious differences we do have some similarities; I went to boarding school for five years- mixed though, unlike Harry’s, I was a part of the Marines for four years, where I became Regimental Sergeant Major, in charge of the whole CCF.
RODDY WALKER /
What or who makes you happy? Success. And snow. Definitely snow.
Where do you see yourself in five years time? In five years time I’ll be thirty. I’d like to think I would have a wife-to-be and suceeding in something, preferably in documentaries and films. As long as I’m having fun- that’s the ultimate thing.
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Who’s your greatest role model? Possibly Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. I’ve spent much of my time watching their careers evolve as directors and they have undoubtedly had an influence on what I want to achieve in the future.
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