Tribeca Film Festival’s Nora Ephron Prize winner Adult Life Skills – In Cinemas Tomorrow – Meet the Cast of Adult Life Skills
Adult Life Skills has generated buzz from its female writer/director Rachel Tunnard, Nora Ephron Prize winner at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival and nomination for a BAFTA short film. On the verge of her 30th birthday Anna is given an ultimatum to move out of the shed, stop dressing like a teenager and get a haircut that doesn’t question her gender. The hilarious quarter-life crisis film is a story about the universal theme of being lost and finding yourself and gaining self confidence.
To mark the release of Adult Life Skills we’re going to take a look at a few of the cast members and their led up to their roles in Adult Life Skills...
Jodie Whittaker returns to her hometown of West Yorkshire to play Anna in her latest film Adult Life Skills, a 30 year old still mourning the death of her twin brother that spends her days making thumb videos while living in her mums shed. Jodie made her acting debut in The Storm at Shakespeare’s Globe. Since then she has worked in theatre, film and television. Jodie landed her first major movie role in the film Venus where she co-starred as Jessie. You also may have recognised Jodie from the films One Day and St. Trinian’s.
Jodie also plays Samantha Adams in Attack the Block, a British science fiction horror comedy film. Samantha has just moved to the block and is a working as a trainee nurse who gets mugged by teenagers but is then saved from the mugging by aliens.
Jodie has also stars in the ITV drama Broadchurch. She plays the role of Beth, a mother grieving the death of her murdered child. Not only is her character battling the grief of a child but also deals with a rebellious teenager and a challenging marriage. A character with so much depth and emotion would be difficult for most people to play but Jodie pulls it off seamlessly. One could say this TV role helped her prepare for her role in Adult Life Skills as her character tries to move past the death of her twin brother.
Brett Goldstien
British actor Brett Goldstein is best known for his comedy acts. Brett began his stand up comedy career with a show titled ‘Brett Goldstein Grew Up in a Strip Club’ which led him to become popular amongst the comedy circuit. His funny personality led him to act in a variety of TV sitcoms and then he moved toward the film industry in which he wrote and starred in ‘Super Bob’, a comedy about the world’s only superhero going on a date for the first time in 6 years.
One of his most popular TV sitcoms is the British comedy-drama ‘Derek’ in which Brett plays Tom. Tom is often found visiting his granddad in the home. He eventually becomes Hannah’s boyfriend, but due to Hannah’s busy schedule they hardly have any time together. In series two the couple try for a baby and Tom struggles to find work.
Brett also stars as personal trainer Danny Jones in the series Hoff the Record alongside David Hasselhoff. Hoff the Record is a British television comedy show in which David Hasselhoff plays a fictionalised version of himself. You can now find Brett in the film Adult Life Skills where he plays the awkwardly funny Brendan who tries to seduce the main character Anna.
Lorraine Ashbourne
Lorraine Ashbourne is an English stage, film and television actress. As a stage actress she regularly appears as Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer and as Emilia in Othello at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. Lorraine has also appeared in many British series and television films including The Street, True Dare Kiss, Playing the field and Casualty just to name a few. The Selfish Giant, another well known film Lorraine has starred in, is a British drama film inspired by the Oscar Wilde story ‘Of the Same Name’.
You may also recognise Lorraine from the popular film King Kong in which her and her husband Andy Serkis both have roles in. In Lorraine’s most recent film, Adult Life Skills, she plays the concerned mother of 30 year old Anna who gives her daughter the ultimatum to be moved out her shed by Anna’s 30th birthday.
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