Beyond the Gates Podcast (inspired by Twilight Zone, Black Mirror etc.) - Episode 1
Ryan Hawkins VA for Christopher
Looking for an English male voice actor with a London-based accent. We're looking for natural, true to life acting as opposed to stylised.
Christopher is a somewhat gruff man in his early 60s (slight Ray Winstone vibes). He came from a tough working class background, and was a career criminal as a young man. He feels guilty about being an inadequate father but tries to make up for it with his granddaughter who he dearly loves.
Throughout the story, Christopher goes on an intense emotional journey which begins with a heartfelt goodbye on what he thinks is his deathbed. He is then awoken: forcefully resurrected to face trial for the crimes of his past, forced to confront his new reality and the notion that he might never be able to see his loved ones again.
This is a link to the script, though keep in mind we might make some small changes before recording: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aohn3uufn37ono0/Beyond%20the%20Gates%20-%20Episode%201%20-%20Postmodern%20Justice.pdf?dl=0
I love you too, sweetie. More than you could ever know. More than all the flowers in the world.
[Terminally ill, near to death; speaking lovingly to his granddaughter]
Who the hell do you think you are?! You don’t know respect. You don’t know what it was like for people like me growing up. I didn’t have money, I didn’t have any opportunities. So what? I nicked some stuff.
[Passionately, angrily and vulnerably defending himself against judgmental prosecutor]
Death? What do you mean death?! What about my family? I want to see my family! This can’t be real… I can’t take this… help me.
[Reacting to being sentenced to death and knowing he won't see his family again]
