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Just thought I'd update you on the film projects I have worked on this past 12 months, starting with Gary Hewitt's CLEEK. The first edit of this feature is now complete and will be due out later this year. From the rough cut I saw it is looking and sounding really good and features a great central performance from me olde pal, Mark Barrett as 'Jacob'.

Graham Drysdale's Feature Film WIGILIA is also going through the last stages of an edit and should also be ready for release late 2016. THE BOLANDER GREEN SOCIETY, directed by Andy Sherlow was screened this month in Glasgow and now is prepped and ready to tour the film festivals around the world.

Short Film FANATIC directed by Luke Aherne will be screened at SERIESFEST in Denver from June 22-26th 2016 and again will be hitting the festival circuit, with a view to producing more episodes in the future.

Luke's next film, MIRIAM is currently being edited as is Vito Milazzo's short BIG JOE and both will be released this year. The pilot episode of EDINBURGH BLUE is currently still filming in Edinburgh and be going to interested broadcasters later this summer.

Douglas Sannachan, pictured above, is finalising the last shoot days on his debut feature film STARCACHE and I am looking forward to doing my final scenes on this brilliant and clever picture later in July. The first rough cut is already assembled and Dougie is delighted with it so far!

Principal photography is also now completed on Simon Baker's second feature, 90 MINUTES and is being crafted together at the moment, but may require some more pick-up scenes later in the year. The film is due out in March 2017.

So, in summary, including another feature I am currently working on, I have a full slate of 10 feature and short films due to be released in the next year and delighted that you will get to finally see the fruits of my labours over the past year! Will keep you posted on all future developments on this blog...

May 2016 - The Diary

Completed filming duties on Simon Baker's 90 MINUTES with more improvised scenes with a superb cast and crew and had free reign to really go for it in some memorable exchanges with top actors, all of whom are well-versed in this method, having worked with Simon on his previous film, NIGHT BUS.

I loved every second of this experience and made some great new friends in the cast and crew and already missing them! Returned from Hackney bruised and battered but proud of the work I had done and looking forward to it's release in March or April of next year.

And managed to catch up with my old KIDNAPPED mates Jamie Laird & Stewart McCheyne in Bethnal Green for a laugh and much reminiscing about our touring escapades around the UK in 2014. Just the pick-me-up I needed after a long coach journey down to London from Glasgow!!

Then back on the happy bus to Glasgow, my 43rd birthday and a screening of THE BOLANDER GREEN SOCIETY feature film at The Glad Cafe, Shawlands. Great fun and delighted with the movie and nice to meet up with the rest of the cast and crew. The film will be touring festivals later in the year.

I was then invited onto BBC 5Live to chat with presenter Adrian Chiles about Cathkin Park and my great grandfather John Weir's time at Third Lanark and lovely to catch up with old friends at BBC Scotland after many years! Rehearsals followed for a new Feature Film and then back to 'pirate mode'

and more brilliant CAPTAIN MORGAN gigs in Dundee and Glasgow with my usual glamorous crew and another successful series of live appearances, before heading down to the Hilton Hotel in Sheffield for another COLOPLAST UK corporate roleplay event, which was again great fun and worthwhile.

Train back to Glasgow and another audition, followed by more CAPTAIN MORGAN live events and then started on TV pilot EDINBURGH BLUE with a great cast and crew, headed up by my co-star from COPS & MONSTERS, Chris Bain. I play the mercurial Sgt McKinnon and great fun on this job!

Landed another role in an upcoming tv series, more of which later and ended a brilliant month with an exciting shoot on another Feature Film....all will be revealed in the near future!! Finally bowed to pressure and started my own Official Facebook Page which you can check out here Simon Weir Facebook Official Page

Shooting EDINBURGH BLUE, this photo is courtesy of director Chris Bain. So in conclusion, another fab month of interesting and exciting work and huge thanks to my agent, Daniel Tasker at  Billboard Personal Management for landing me two great roles in fantastic productions this month.