Years of hard work are beginning to pay off for former Penticton actor Darren Mann, who played a lead role in the film Giant Little Ones which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
A graduate from Penticton Secondary School in 2007, Mann has been devoting his time and energy since then into his blossoming acting career. He said while he91裸聊视频檚 happy with where his journey has taken him, it has been a long road.
91裸聊视频淵ou just have to take it one step at a time. If you want something bad enough then you just gotta keep searching for a door that will open. I struggled for years as an actor in Vancouver, taking whatever side job that wouldn91裸聊视频檛 fire me for leaving for auditions that most likely I wasn91裸聊视频檛 going to get,91裸聊视频� said Mann. 91裸聊视频淏ut if it91裸聊视频檚 what you91裸聊视频檙e meant to do and what you want to do, then there91裸聊视频檚 always a way to do it.
91裸聊视频淵ou just gotta keep your head up and keep going for it and never stop trying to get better.91裸聊视频�
Mann91裸聊视频檚 role in Giant Little Ones, which began production in Ontario in 2017 and was directed by Keith Behrman, is lead character Franky Winter91裸聊视频檚 best friend, Ballas Kohl. The Canadian drama film centers around these two teenage boys and an incident at a party that upends their friendship and adolescent lives.
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91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 know if it91裸聊视频檚 coincidence or not but I91裸聊视频檓 just kind of drawn to those antagonistic-type characters. They91裸聊视频檙e the most interesting to me,91裸聊视频� said Mann. 91裸聊视频淣ot always, but often there91裸聊视频檚 just so much going on for them (and you have) to figure out what makes them do what they do. And it91裸聊视频檚 a lot of fun, so I91裸聊视频檓 always drawn to those types of characters.91裸聊视频�
Mann91裸聊视频檚 character is a competitive swimmer, something he was able to relate to during the filming process as he was an athlete throughout high school. In the film, Kohl initiates a homosexual act with Winter which backfires, leading him to blame the entire experience on Winter.
91裸聊视频淭he writing for the film was so good, as soon as I read it the first time, I knew right away that it was something that I wanted to work on,91裸聊视频� said Mann. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 a lot there for me to work with that Keith, our director, gave us. He91裸聊视频檚 an athlete as well so that were some things that I could pull from my life.
91裸聊视频淩eally, I just like to try and create that character and go on the journey with him. And great writing gives us the legs to do that.91裸聊视频�
Mann said he91裸聊视频檚 proud of the work he did for the film, noting that it91裸聊视频檚 overall plot is an important one that needs to be addressed.
91裸聊视频淚 just hope the movie continues to get seen because I think it91裸聊视频檚 a really great message that keeps sending with the film,91裸聊视频� said Mann. 91裸聊视频淚 hope more people can see it so it can affect a lot more people positively.91裸聊视频�
The film first premiered at TIFF in September 2018, an experience Mann said he appreciated to be a part of.
91裸聊视频淪o much stuff nowadays goes straight to streaming (online) or DVD, so to see it get a theatrical release in Canada and the US is pretty special. I91裸聊视频檓 really happy and proud to be a part of it,91裸聊视频� said Mann.
Mann said he recently finished filming another movie in Alabama, U.S., titled Embattled, in which he plays the lead role. He said it features a 91裸聊视频渂ackdrop of mixed martial arts91裸聊视频� so it was another opportunity for him to tap into his past experience as an athlete.
91裸聊视频淗opefully it will come out at the end of this year. Then you will see me a bit in season 2 of The Chilling Adventure of Sabrina that came out on April 5,91裸聊视频� said Mann.
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