Eoin Macken
Cold (2013)
If you follow Eoin Macken on Twitter, then you’ve probably heard of his soon to be released indie film, Cold, which Macken wrote, directed and starred in alongside fellow Merlin co-star Tom Hopper. According to Macken, the film was inspired by a piece in John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and follows the story of two English brothers (played by Macken and Hopper) who find themselves ostracized in a small western village in Ireland after the death of their father. Macken described the film on his blog as “both a love story and the resolution of cracked relationships,” teasing that the film has “an incredible and unexpected twist.” Cold definitely makes our list of films starring former Merlinactors we can’t wait to see – if only because we’ve been hearing so much about it over the past couple of months!
Tom Hopper
Black Sails (2014)
A pirate? Why does that seem like the perfect role for Tom Hopper?! Though the project has yet to begin filming, Starz is describing the new series Black Sails(which can claim Michael Bay as an executive producer) as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, set twenty years before the classic novel takes place. The show has been signed for eight episodes so far, and Hopper is set to play Billy Bones, first mate of The Walrus. His character will find himself caught in the middle of the power struggle between Flint and his main dissenter Singleton. We are seriously excited to see this.
Adetomiwa Edun
The Hour (2011-2012)
Aside from playing Sir Elyan on Merlin, Adetomiwa Edun’s biggest role to date has been as Sey Ola in the thrilling Cold War-era espionage drama The Hour (which stars the likes of Dominic West, Oona Chaplin and Anna Chancellor). Edun appears in five episodes of the series, but his performance is incredibly layered and memorable – in 2×02, he delivers a powerful speech about democracy and freedom which will stay with you.
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