Sean is one of our two stars – he’s the voice actor behind all our male characters. In episode one he plays Kyle, a boy-next-door with a soft spot for investigative journalist Aileen.

 

 

Sean’s gained quite a reputation for his work on the stage, the small screen and the big screen. He won the Best Actor – Television Scottish BAFTA for ‘Consenting Adults’ in 2007. He played the lead in Oscar-nominated short film ‘Cashback’, and was so good that he reprised the role in the feature film. You’ll also recognise him as the captain of Harry Potter’s Quidditch Team.

We asked Sean to take our One Minute Interview and here’s the result…

 

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One minute interview: Sean Biggerstaff

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Occupation:
Actor

Where were you born?
Glasgow

Where do you live now?
Glasgow

How many books are there on your shelves?
>200

What’s been the most fun thing about this project? (The first word of your answer must begin with L and the last word begin with B!)
Learning how people in other disciplines work. I’ve never been involved with animation before.

Do you think that constraints are creative?
Hugely. I find that it’s much harder to focus and make progress when you have too many avenues open to you. Limitations make you think.

Who do you think stole the book from the National Library?
Peter Mandelson. This stinks of him.

Which book would you most hate to lose?
The old paperback copy of Catch 22 that I neglected to return to the school library.

Who’s your favourite fictional detective?
Sally Lockhart

Who’s your favourite fictional dog?
Mutley

Which book has affected you the most?
Ooh. Tough one. Water Music by T.C. Boyle is right up there, as is The Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee.

When and where do you read the most?
Whilst travelling.

Where’s your favourite ‘booky’ place?
Any book shop with a coffee shop in it works for me. I like combining the two.

What do you like most about a book apart from the story: its size, its smell, its cover, its…?
I like small, well worn hardbacks. They make the most satisfying little ‘clunk’ when you close them with one hand.

For you what does a book lack the most – music, moving pictures, …?
Physicality. Your imagination can fill in all the other gaps, but you cannot physically interact with the events in a book.

Have you ever used a book as a 1) doorstop, 2) missile, 3) an excuse not to do the washing up?

1) I can’t remember doing so but I probably have.
2) Lots. At school.
3) I’m not sure how that would work

Have you ever regarded a book as a friend, or indeed a monster?
Both. My own volumes (that I prize above my dukedom) are dear friends. Everything that I only read because a teacher made me was a monster.